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 2, 2017 Week 9 Rankings for Shannon Ryan1 Villanova (59) 14-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters 1619 Points
2 Baylor (6) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - Seth Davis 1532 Points
3 Kansas 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 26 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1503 Points
4 UCLA 14-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Dick Vitale 1406 Points
5 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Graham Couch Lowest: 14 - Doug Doughty 1280 Points
6 Duke 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch 1090 Points
7 West Virginia 12-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1179 Points
8 Gonzaga 14-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1357 Points
9 Louisville 12-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1063 Points
10 North Carolina 12-3 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Paul Klee Lowest: 25 - Jason Butt 785 Points
11 Oregon 13-2 Actual: 15Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 771 Points
12 Creighton 13-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - Geoff Grammer 1015 Points
13 Virginia 11-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Soren Petro Lowest: 20 - Scott Mansch 954 Points
14 Wisconsin 12-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Paul Klee 865 Points
15 Arizona 13-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Andrew Lopez Lowest: 22 - Cecil Hurt 613 Points
16 Florida State 14-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Stephen Schramm 902 Points
17 Florida 10-3 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 193 Points
18 Saint Mary's 12-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 416 Points
19 Purdue 12-3 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Clay Fowler Lowest: NR - Tony Parks 405 Points
20 Butler 12-2 Actual: 18Highest: 6 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 477 Points
21 Xavier 12-2 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Mandy Mitchell 634 Points
22 Notre Dame 12-2 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 250 Points
23 Indiana 10-4 Actual: 25Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 74 Points
24 Cincinnati 12-2 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - Jason Butt Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 258 Points
25 Virginia Tech 12-1 Actual: 21Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 293 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-USC