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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.


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Dec 23, 2024Week 8 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Tennessee (41)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 41 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner
1528
Points
2Auburn (21)
11-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters
1505
Points
3Iowa State
10-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Mark Zeigler
1415
Points
4Duke
10-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
1344
Points
5Florida
12-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner
1239
Points
6Alabama
10-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Mitchell Northam
1258
Points
7Marquette
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 16 - Mike Hlas
1038
Points
8Kansas
9-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 15 - Donna Ditota
1097
Points
9Oregon
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 18 - Jeff Neiburg
970
Points

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10Michigan State
10-2Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Mitchell Northam
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
426
Points
11UConn
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: 20 - Shane Mettlen
903
Points
12Oklahoma
12-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Seth Davis
850
Points
13Kentucky
10-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Victor Flores
959
Points
14Gonzaga
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Dylan Sinn
757
Points
15Texas A&M
10-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
811
Points
16Houston
8-3Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
615
Points
17San Diego State
8-2Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
319
Points
18Mississippi State
11-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Stephen Thompson
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
423
Points
19UCLA
10-2Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
246
Points

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20Baylor
7-3Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
123
Points

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21St. John's
10-2Actual: 29
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
90
Points
22Maryland
10-2Actual: 26
Highest: 13 - Jeff Neiburg
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
119
Points

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23Ole Miss
11-1Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
506
Points
24Illinois
8-3Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
135
Points
25Purdue
8-4Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
270
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Cincinnati23-Arkansas