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 30, 2024 Week 9 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Tennessee (41) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 41 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner 1504
2 Auburn (20) 11-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 20 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1481
3 Iowa State 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 3 - Mark Zeigler 1392
4 Duke 10-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1321
5 Florida 13-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: NR - Johnny Congdon 1202
6 Alabama 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1238
7 Marquette 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Mike Hlas 1037
8 Kansas 9-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brice Cherry Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis 1084
9 Oregon 12-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Chris Murray Lowest: 18 - Adam Lichtenstein 979
10 Michigan State 10-2 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 473
11 UConn 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 904
12 Oklahoma 13-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Shane Mettlen 863
13 Kentucky 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Victor Flores 958
14 Texas A&M 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Shane Mettlen 812
15 UCLA 11-2 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Seth Davis Lowest: 25 - Parth Upadhyaya 571
16 Houston 8-3 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 626
17 Mississippi State 11-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Stephen Thompson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 483
18 Baylor 8-3 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 139
19 St. John's 11-2 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 98
20 Gonzaga 9-4 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 383
21 Maryland 11-2 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 133
22 Illinois 9-3 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Shane Mettlen Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 193
23 Pittsburgh 10-2 Actual: 33Highest: 18 - Louis Fernandez Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 35
24 Dayton 10-3 Actual: 29Highest: 15 - Mitchell Northam Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 90
25 Purdue 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 281
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Cincinnati 21-Memphis 23-Arkansas 24-Ole Miss
