Kevin McNamara WPRO-Providence / KevinMcSports.com (Providence, RI) 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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Jan 5, 2026 Week 9 Rankings for Kevin McNamara1 Arizona (32) 14-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 32 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1494
2 Michigan (29) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 29 Voters Lowest: 2 - 32 Voters 1493
3 UConn 14-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 14 Voters Lowest: 7 - Percy Allen 1343
4 Iowa State 14-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 4 - 15 Voters 1390
5 Purdue 13-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Randy Heitz Lowest: 8 - Brenden Martin 1254
6 Gonzaga 16-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters 1101
7 Duke 13-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn 1206
8 Houston 13-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brenna Greene Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1113
9 BYU 13-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: 11 - 9 Voters 1039
10 Nebraska 14-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Toyloy Brown 998
11 Michigan State 12-2 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters 834
12 Alabama 11-3 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - Pat Rooney Lowest: 20 - Percy Allen 782
13 Vanderbilt 14-0 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner 936
14 Arkansas 11-3 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - Zach Klein Lowest: NR - Percy Allen 659
15 Illinois 11-3 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: 22 - Percy Allen 602
16 Texas Tech 11-3 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - Mark Zeigler Lowest: NR - Jeff Rabjohns 676
17 Kansas 10-4 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 208
18 Virginia 12-2 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - John Johnson Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 183
19 North Carolina 13-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Sam Rothman Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 557
20 Iowa 12-2 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 340
21 Villanova 12-2 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Brice Cherry Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 127
22 SMU 12-2 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Parth Upadhyaya Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 142
23 Tennessee 10-4 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Brenna Greene Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 277
24 UCF 12-1 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 132
25 Louisville 11-3 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 336
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Georgia
