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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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Dec 26, 2016 Week 8 Rankings for Shannon Ryan1 Villanova (56) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 56 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1614 Points
2 Baylor (6) 12-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 8 - Seth Davis 1458 Points
3 UCLA (3) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - Craig Meyer 1518 Points
4 Kansas 11-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 13 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1461 Points
5 Duke 12-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Graham Couch 1375 Points
6 Louisville 11-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 7 Voters Lowest: 10 - Craig Handel 1260 Points
7 Kentucky 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1171 Points
8 North Carolina 11-2 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Graham Couch Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1113 Points
9 Gonzaga 12-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - Mike Barber 1222 Points
10 Creighton 12-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Soren Petro 1049 Points
11 West Virginia 11-1 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jon Wilner 933 Points
12 Virginia 10-1 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Seth Davis 892 Points
13 Purdue 11-2 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Patrick Murray 745 Points
14 Butler 11-1 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 16 - 6 Voters 837 Points
15 Indiana 10-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 19 - Scott Wolf 709 Points
16 Wisconsin 11-2 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Cecil Hurt 772 Points
17 Arizona 11-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Andrew Lopez Lowest: 23 - Matt Vautour 512 Points
18 Oregon 11-2 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 321 Points
19 Saint Mary's 10-1 Actual: 19Highest: 16 - Patrick Murray Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 407 Points
20 Florida State 12-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Scott Richey Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 326 Points
21 Xavier 10-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Steve Wiseman Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters 548 Points
22 Notre Dame 10-2 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 204 Points
23 Cincinnati 10-2 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 207 Points
24 Florida 9-3 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 76 Points
25 South Carolina 9-2 Actual: 34Highest: 24 - Clay Fowler Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 4 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-USC