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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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Jan 26, 2026Week 12 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Arizona (60)
20-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 60 Voters
1500
Points
2UConn
19-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Victor Flores
1402
Points
3Michigan
18-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters
1379
Points
4Duke
18-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: 5 - 8 Voters
1326
Points
5Gonzaga
21-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 14 - Dylan Sinn
1097
Points
6Nebraska
20-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 8 Voters
1283
Points
7Michigan State
18-2Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Mick Shaffer
1072
Points
8Houston
17-2Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 12 - 8 Voters
983
Points
9Iowa State
18-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Mark Zeigler
1070
Points
10Illinois
17-3Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Johnny Congdon
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1060
Points
11Texas Tech
16-4Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: 16 - Percy Allen
939
Points
12Purdue
17-3Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
864
Points
13BYU
17-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Scott Hamilton
837
Points
14Kansas
15-5Actual: 14
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Mark Berman
614
Points
15Arkansas
15-5Actual: 15
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
568
Points
16Vanderbilt
17-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Sam Rothman
497
Points
17Virginia
16-3Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Andy Greder
509
Points
18Florida
14-6Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
389
Points
19Louisville
14-5Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
297
Points

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20St. John's
15-5Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
133
Points
21Alabama
13-6Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Scott Hamilton
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
202
Points
22Saint Louis
19-1Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
286
Points
23Kentucky
14-6Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
51
Points

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24North Carolina
16-4Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - Geoff Grammer
528
Points
25Miami (OH)
20-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Brenden Martin
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
140
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Clemson