Shannon RyanChicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
E-mail: sryan@chicagotribune.com
Twitter: @SRyanAthletic
About: Shannon Ryan is a sports reporter for the Chicago Tribune, covering mainly college athletics. Before joining the Tribune, Ryan worked for seven years at The Philadelphia Inquirer, covering the NFL and college basketball.


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Feb 22, 2016Week 16 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Villanova (45)
24-3Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Kevin Lyttle
1604
Points
2Kansas (20)
23-4Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 46 Voters
1580
Points
3Virginia
21-5Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 22 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1393
Points
4Michigan State
22-5Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1346
Points
5Xavier
24-3Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1368
Points
6North Carolina
22-5Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1241
Points
7Oklahoma
21-5Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - Kevin Lyttle
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1393
Points
8Arizona
22-5Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: 23 - Michelle Kaufman
1028
Points
9Miami (FL)
21-5Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
851
Points
10Iowa
20-6Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Zac Boyer
Lowest: 16 - Matt Vautour
1144
Points
11Louisville
21-6Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Aaron Brenner
902
Points
12Maryland
23-5Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Adam Sparks
Lowest: 20 - Tod Palmer
976
Points
13West Virginia
20-7Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Matt Vautour
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
772
Points
14Kentucky
20-7Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 23 - Ryan Recker
627
Points
15Duke
20-7Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 23 - Pat Rooney
674
Points
16Baylor
20-7Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 5 Voters
521
Points
17Indiana
22-6Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - John Feinstein
Lowest: 24 - Michelle Kaufman
571
Points

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18Oregon
21-6Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Kevin Lyttle
Lowest: 23 - Graham Couch
842
Points
19Iowa State
19-8Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
616
Points
20Utah
21-7Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Kevin Lyttle
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
253
Points
21Purdue
21-7Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
357
Points

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22Saint Mary's
22-4Actual: 36
Highest: 22 - Shannon Ryan
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
10
Points
23Notre Dame
18-8Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Aaron Brenner
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
185
Points

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24Wisconsin
17-10Actual: 31
Highest: 20 - Jon Rothstein
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
27
Points
25SMU
22-4Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
154
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Texas A&M25-Texas