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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Jan 4, 2016 Week 9 Rankings for Shannon Ryan1 Kansas (44) 12-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 44 Voters Lowest: 4 - Graham Couch 1598 Points
2 Oklahoma (21) 12-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 3 - 7 Voters 1574 Points
3 Maryland 13-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1459 Points
4 Virginia 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 9 Voters Lowest: 6 - 5 Voters 1409 Points
5 Michigan State 14-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1400 Points
6 Arizona 13-1 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 10 Voters Lowest: 17 - Aaron Brenner 1126 Points
7 North Carolina 13-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jeff Faraudo 1275 Points
8 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1039 Points
9 Providence 14-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Jason Butt Lowest: 17 - Soren Petro 1108 Points
10 Miami (FL) 12-1 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Kevin Lyttle Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 921 Points
11 Iowa State 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - Cecil Hurt 844 Points
12 Xavier 13-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Graham Couch Lowest: 19 - Jeff Faraudo 1001 Points
13 Louisville 12-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Dick Vitale Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 568 Points
14 Duke 12-2 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Scott Mansch Lowest: 20 - Mark Berman 830 Points
15 Villanova 12-2 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 979 Points
16 SMU 13-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Elton Alexander Lowest: NR - Terry Toohey 731 Points
17 West Virginia 12-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Tod Palmer 558 Points
18 Texas A&M 11-2 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Mark Berman Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty 420 Points
19 Butler 11-3 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - John McNamara Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 516 Points
20 Iowa 11-3 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Cecil Hurt Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 456 Points
21 Purdue 13-2 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Randy Rosetta Lowest: 25 - Scott Wolf 450 Points
22 South Carolina 13-0 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Chris Dachille Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 286 Points
23 Pittsburgh 12-1 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 103 Points
24 Baylor 10-3 Actual: 31Highest: 23 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 22 Points
25 Dayton 11-2 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 100 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-UConn