Kevin McNamara WPRO-Providence / KevinMcSports.com (Providence, RI) About: Kevin McNamara has been a Sports Writer at The Providence Journal since 1988. Kevin has covered college basketball for the paper for more than 20 years and followed the Big East, the Atlantic 10 and the Ivy League over that time. He has also covered the Red Sox in the World Series, the Celtics in the NBA Finals a bit of everything in between in his career. Kevin is a native of Coventry.
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Dec 24, 2018 Week 8 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Kansas (4) 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 6 - 15 Voters 1386 Points
2 Duke (35) 11-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 1529 Points
3 Tennessee (12) 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 12 Voters Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell 1471 Points
4 Michigan (9) 12-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1472 Points
5 Virginia (4) 11-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - James Crepea 1427 Points
6 Nevada 12-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell 1316 Points
7 Gonzaga 11-2 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1199 Points
8 Michigan State 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray 1146 Points
9 Florida State 11-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - Jesse Newell 1061 Points
10 Auburn 10-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Graham Couch Lowest: 25 - Mark Cooper 770 Points
11 Texas Tech 10-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 845 Points
12 Arizona State 9-2 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - John Werner Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell 626 Points
13 Wisconsin 10-2 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - James Crepea Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 673 Points
14 North Carolina 8-3 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell Lowest: 22 - Craig Meyer 678 Points
15 Mississippi State 11-1 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 518 Points
16 Oklahoma 11-1 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - Mark Cooper Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 163 Points
17 Ohio State 11-1 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland 737 Points
18 Virginia Tech 10-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 924 Points
19 Kentucky 9-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 664 Points
20 Houston 12-0 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 274 Points
21 Marquette 10-2 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 538 Points
22 St. John's 12-0 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 67 Points
23 NC State 11-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 292 Points
24 Nebraska 10-2 Actual: 26Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 160 Points
25 Iowa 10-2 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 178 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Buffalo 23-Indiana