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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Dec 15, 2025Week 7 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Arizona (42)
9-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 42 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1500
Points
2Michigan (15)
10-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Andy Greder
1470
Points
3Duke (3)
10-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - C.J. Moore
1406
Points
4UConn
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
1286
Points
5Iowa State (1)
11-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 6 - Randy Heitz
1336
Points
6Purdue
10-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Brenna Greene
1195
Points
7Gonzaga
10-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Chris Lea
1109
Points
8Michigan State
9-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Toyloy Brown
1037
Points
9Houston
10-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1079
Points
10BYU
9-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
1017
Points
11Louisville
9-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 14 - 5 Voters
921
Points
12North Carolina
9-1Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - John Johnson
Lowest: 24 - Shane Mettlen
794
Points
13Alabama
7-3Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
644
Points
14Vanderbilt
10-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 22 - Seth Davis
766
Points
15Kansas
8-3Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - Percy Allen
502
Points
16Arkansas
8-2Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Jeff Borzello
Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis
726
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
17St. John's
6-3Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
250
Points
18Nebraska
11-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 21 - Matt Young
655
Points
19Illinois
8-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - Victor Flores
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
483
Points
20Tennessee
7-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Mia O'Brien
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
286
Points
21Auburn
8-3Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
283
Points
22Virginia
9-1Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
200
Points
23Florida
6-4Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
200
Points
24Iowa
9-2Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 38 Voters
47
Points
25Georgia
9-1Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
82
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Texas Tech