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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Jan 19, 2026Week 11 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Arizona (61)
18-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2UConn
18-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 35 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Donna Ditota
1419
Points
3Purdue
17-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1318
Points
4Michigan
16-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Mark Berman
1377
Points
5Duke
17-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters
1296
Points
6Gonzaga
19-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
1103
Points
7Houston
17-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 8 - 7 Voters
1217
Points
8Nebraska
18-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1207
Points
9Iowa State
16-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1001
Points
10Michigan State
16-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
998
Points
11Illinois
15-3Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 16 - Jeff Rabjohns
893
Points
12BYU
16-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - Brenden Martin
791
Points
13Texas Tech
14-4Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Matt Young
Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn
805
Points
14Virginia
16-2Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Peter Rauterkus
713
Points
15Florida
13-5Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Donna Ditota
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
651
Points
16Vanderbilt
16-2Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
656
Points
17Alabama
13-5Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Eric Crawford
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
571
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
18Louisville
13-5Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
195
Points
19Clemson
16-3Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 5 Voters
449
Points
20Kansas
13-5Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
305
Points
21Georgia
15-3Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
263
Points
22Arkansas
13-5Actual: 20
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
298
Points
23Saint Louis
17-1Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
187
Points
24St. John's
13-5Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - Geoff Grammer
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
64
Points
25Kentucky
12-6Actual: 29
Highest: 21 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
27
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-North Carolina25-Miami (OH)