Shannon Ryan Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) 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, 2016 Week 16 Rankings for Shannon Ryan1 Villanova (45) 24-3 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 46 Voters Lowest: 3 - Kevin Lyttle 1604 Points
2 Kansas (20) 23-4 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 2 - 46 Voters 1580 Points
3 Virginia 21-5 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 22 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1393 Points
4 Michigan State 22-5 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 11 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1346 Points
5 Xavier 24-3 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 9 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1368 Points
6 North Carolina 22-5 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1241 Points
7 Oklahoma 21-5 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1393 Points
8 Arizona 22-5 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 23 - Michelle Kaufman 1028 Points
9 Miami (FL) 21-5 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 851 Points
10 Iowa 20-6 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Zac Boyer Lowest: 16 - Matt Vautour 1144 Points
11 Louisville 21-6 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 4 Voters Lowest: 25 - Aaron Brenner 902 Points
12 Maryland 23-5 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Adam Sparks Lowest: 20 - Tod Palmer 976 Points
13 West Virginia 20-7 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Matt Vautour Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 772 Points
14 Kentucky 20-7 Actual: 16Highest: 6 - Graham Couch Lowest: 23 - Ryan Recker 627 Points
15 Duke 20-7 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Seth Davis Lowest: 23 - Pat Rooney 674 Points
16 Baylor 20-7 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 5 Voters 521 Points
17 Indiana 22-6 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - John Feinstein Lowest: 24 - Michelle Kaufman 571 Points
18 Oregon 21-6 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 23 - Graham Couch 842 Points
19 Iowa State 19-8 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - Dave Borges 616 Points
20 Utah 21-7 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 253 Points
21 Purdue 21-7 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 357 Points
22 Saint Mary's 22-4 Actual: 36Highest: 22 - Shannon Ryan Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 10 Points
23 Notre Dame 18-8 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - Aaron Brenner Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 185 Points
24 Wisconsin 17-10 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Jon Rothstein Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 27 Points
25 SMU 22-4 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 154 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Texas A&M 25-Texas