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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Feb 9, 2026Week 14 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Arizona (59)
23-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 59 Voters
1475
Points
2Michigan
22-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 59 Voters
1416
Points

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3Illinois
20-4Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 13 - Chris Murray
1060
Points
4Iowa State
21-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1247
Points
5UConn
22-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Seth Davis
1227
Points
6Houston
21-2Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 24 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Kevin Sjuts
1275
Points
7Duke
21-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Randy Heitz
1254
Points
8Gonzaga
23-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Percy Allen
Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn
803
Points
9Nebraska
21-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Shane Mettlen
Lowest: 11 - John Johnson
1091
Points
10Kansas
18-5Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: 14 - Mark Berman
966
Points
11Michigan State
20-4Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: 15 - Randy Heitz
929
Points
12Florida
17-6Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
718
Points
13Purdue
19-4Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
785
Points
14Virginia
20-3Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 23 - Andy Greder
642
Points
15Texas Tech
17-6Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters
549
Points

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16North Carolina
19-4Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Joe Cook
Lowest: 22 - Geoff Grammer
863
Points
17St. John's
18-5Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
524
Points
18Vanderbilt
19-4Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: 25 - Stephen Means
375
Points

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19Louisville
17-6Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Bruce Pascoe
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
182
Points
20Saint Louis
23-1Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - Andy Greder
422
Points
21Arkansas
17-6Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
304
Points
22Kentucky
17-7Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
80
Points

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23Tennessee
16-7Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
26
Points
24BYU
17-6Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
198
Points
25Miami (OH)
24-0Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
195
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Clemson