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Kevin McNamaraWPRO-Providence / KevinMcSports.com (Providence, RI)
E-mail: kvmc3333@aol.com
Twitter: @KevinMcNamara33
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.


Ballot Score

-81

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Jan 2, 2023Week 9 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Purdue (60)
13-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Percy Allen
1524
Points
2UConn (1)
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Percy Allen
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1342
Points
3Arizona
13-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Bob Ballou
1334
Points
4Kansas
12-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1351
Points
5Gonzaga
12-3Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Dylan Sinn
1003
Points
6Alabama
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Steve Greenberg
Lowest: 11 - Matt Tait
1132
Points

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7Houston
14-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Seth Davis
1417
Points
8Tennessee
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1114
Points
9Texas
12-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Brian Holland
1185
Points
10UCLA
13-2Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Bret Bloomquist
Lowest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
993
Points

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11TCU
12-1Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
545
Points
12Wisconsin
10-2Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Aria Gerson
639
Points
13Virginia
10-2Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - David Jones
926
Points
14Xavier
12-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
531
Points
15Miami (FL)
13-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
814
Points
16Duke
11-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Bob Holt
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
554
Points
17Indiana
10-3Actual: 15
Highest: 13 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
558
Points

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18Arkansas
11-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
717
Points
19Baylor
10-3Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Rick Bozich
520
Points
20Auburn
11-2Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
287
Points
21Ohio State
10-3Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
114
Points
22New Mexico
14-0Actual: 21
Highest: 9 - Michelle Gardner
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
290
Points
23Missouri
12-1Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
329
Points

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24Providence
12-3Actual: 33
Highest: 23 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
14
Points
25Charleston
14-1Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
116
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Iowa State