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

31

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Nov 10, 2025Week 2 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Houston (18)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
1462
Points
2Purdue (36)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 36 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mia O'Brien
1459
Points
3UConn (3)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mick Shaffer
1361
Points
4Michigan (1)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - C.J. Moore
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1121
Points
5Alabama (1)
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 1 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 15 - Joe Cook
1087
Points
6Arizona
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Joe Cook
1204
Points
7Florida
1-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Owen Siebring
990
Points
8Duke (2)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Dave Borges
1223
Points
9BYU
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Kevin Sjuts
1111
Points
10St. John's
1-1Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
812
Points

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11Tennessee
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
456
Points
12Iowa State
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - Mia O'Brien
605
Points
13Kentucky
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 2 - Owen Siebring
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1072
Points
14Louisville
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Brian Holland
856
Points
15UCLA
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
609
Points

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16Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Percy Allen
969
Points

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17Creighton
1-0Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
153
Points
18North Carolina
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 4 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Shane Mettlen
494
Points
19Michigan State
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - Joe Cook
557
Points
20Arkansas
1-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Dave Borges
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
324
Points

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21Illinois
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Scott Richey
Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters
610
Points
22Gonzaga
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou
466
Points
23Kansas
1-1Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
130
Points
24Auburn
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
207
Points
25San Diego State
2-0Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
67
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Wisconsin