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

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Jan 12, 2026Week 10 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Arizona (60)
16-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Shane Mettlen
1524
Points
2UConn
16-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1358
Points
3Iowa State (1)
16-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 5 - David Jablonski
1448
Points
4Purdue
15-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Randy Heitz
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1253
Points
5Michigan
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 10 - Mark Berman
1300
Points
6Duke
15-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Chris Lea
Lowest: 10 - C.J. Moore
1237
Points
7Gonzaga
17-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Mark Berman
Lowest: 12 - Seth Davis
1050
Points
8Houston
15-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters
1130
Points
9BYU
15-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1013
Points
10Nebraska
16-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 11 - 14 Voters
1056
Points
11Michigan State
14-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 13 - Zach Klein
865
Points
12Vanderbilt
16-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1035
Points
13Illinois
13-3Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
778
Points
14Alabama
11-5Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
470
Points
15Texas Tech
12-4Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
609
Points
16Virginia
14-2Actual: 16
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
515
Points
17North Carolina
14-2Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
659
Points
18Arkansas
12-4Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
492
Points
19Louisville
12-4Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
336
Points
20Florida
11-5Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
349
Points
21Tennessee
11-5Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Matt Young
Lowest: NR - 29 Voters
140
Points
22Utah State
14-1Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
161
Points
23Saint Louis
15-1Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
92
Points
24Georgia
14-2Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Justin Jackson
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
227
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25Auburn
10-6Actual: 37
Highest: 19 - Anthony Kristensen
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
14
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Clemson25-Seton Hall