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 16, 2026Week 15 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Michigan (60)
24-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Jon Wilner
1524
Points
2Duke
23-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 17 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters
1397
Points
3Houston (1)
23-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 6 - Kevin Sjuts
1402
Points
4UConn
24-2Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Seth Davis
1318
Points
5Arizona
23-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Dave Preston
1358
Points
6Iowa State
22-3Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Mark Zeigler
1212
Points
7Illinois
21-5Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 18 - Joe Cook
938
Points
8Florida
19-6Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: 20 - Brenden Martin
895
Points
9Purdue
21-4Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Brice Cherry
1042
Points
10Gonzaga
25-2Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters
903
Points
11Kansas
19-6Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 15 - Jackson Payne
1011
Points
12Nebraska
22-3Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 15 - David Jablonski
982
Points
13Texas Tech
19-6Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters
822
Points
14Michigan State
20-5Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Scott Hamilton
681
Points
15Virginia
22-3Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Tony Paul
Lowest: 22 - Andy Greder
730
Points
16St. John's
20-5Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 21 - Randy Heitz
590
Points
17Vanderbilt
21-4Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 24 - Dave Borges
449
Points
18Louisville
19-6Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
263
Points
19Saint Louis
24-1Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Mark Zeigler
468
Points
20Arkansas
19-6Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Mark Zeigler
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
387
Points

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21North Carolina
20-5Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Scott Hamilton
Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters
594
Points

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22Tennessee
18-7Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
36
Points
23Wisconsin
18-7Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
109
Points

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24Kentucky
17-8Actual: 30
Highest: 22 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
15
Points
25Miami (OH)
25-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
238
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-BYU25-Alabama