Kevin McNamaraWPRO-Providence / KevinMcSports.com (Providence, RI)
E-mail: kvmc3333@aol.com
Twitter: @KevinMcNamara33
About: Kevin McNamara is the Host of the KevinMcSports Hour at WPRO radio in Providence and writes for KevinMcSports.com and the Boston Globe. He covered college basketball at the Providence Journal for 30 years and also covered multiple Super Bowls, World Series, NBA Finals, Final Fours and Ryder Cups in his career.


Ballot Score

-11

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Dec 22, 2025Week 8 Rankings for Kevin McNamara
1Arizona (38)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 38 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1428
Points
2Michigan (19)
11-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Andy Greder
1408
Points
3UConn
12-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1281
Points
4Iowa State (1)
12-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1320
Points
5Purdue
11-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1174
Points
6Gonzaga
12-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - John Johnson
1080
Points
7Duke
11-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Jeff Rabjohns
Lowest: 10 - Joe Cook
1148
Points
8Michigan State
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
985
Points
9Houston
11-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1061
Points
10BYU
11-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya
Lowest: 13 - John Johnson
966
Points
11North Carolina
11-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - John Johnson
Lowest: 20 - Shane Mettlen
806
Points
12Alabama
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Matt Young
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
638
Points
13Vanderbilt
12-0Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 21 - Seth Davis
810
Points
14Kansas
9-3Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
494
Points
15Tennessee
9-3Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
460
Points
16Louisville
10-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
555
Points
17Nebraska
12-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 19 - Dick Vitale
704
Points
18Illinois
8-3Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Matt Young
429
Points
19Arkansas
9-3Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Toyloy Brown
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
470
Points
20Virginia
10-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
252
Points
21Florida
8-4Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Brian Holland
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
215
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
22Texas Tech
9-3Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jeff Neiburg
588
Points
23Iowa
10-2Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
79
Points
24Georgia
10-1Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Percy Allen
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
127
Points
25Seton Hall
11-1Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
49
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-USC