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 25, 2023 Week 8 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Purdue (46) 11-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 46 Voters Lowest: 2 - 14 Voters 1486
2 Kansas (5) 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 3 - 21 Voters 1424
3 Houston (9) 12-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner 1408
4 Tennessee 9-3 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 22 Voters Lowest: 23 - Dave Borges 1125
5 UConn 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - Stephen Means 1149
6 Kentucky 9-2 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1077
7 Illinois 9-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - Luke DeCock 907
8 Florida Atlantic 10-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn 1098
9 Arizona 9-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1193
10 North Carolina 8-3 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Bob Holt 958
11 Oklahoma 10-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Dave Borges Lowest: 22 - Mia O'Brien 772
12 Wisconsin 9-3 Actual: 23Highest: 9 - Adam Cole Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 291
13 Marquette 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - David Jablonski Lowest: 20 - Donna Ditota 926
14 BYU 11-1 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 576
15 Colorado State 11-1 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 574
16 Clemson 10-1 Actual: 18Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 24 - 7 Voters 516
17 Baylor 10-2 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Calum McAndrew Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 520
18 Gonzaga 9-3 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - JB Ricks Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 580
19 Memphis 10-2 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Dave Borges Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 498
20 Duke 8-3 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 554
21 Ole Miss 12-0 Actual: 24Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 243
22 Utah 9-2 Actual: 29Highest: 18 - Todd Golden Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 45
23 Providence 11-2 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Steve Greenberg Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 128
24 James Madison 12-0 Actual: 20Highest: 5 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 417
25 Auburn 9-2 Actual: 26Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 122
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Texas 22-Creighton
