Shannon RyanChicago 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.


Ballot Score

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Jan 2, 2017Week 9 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Villanova (59)
14-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters
1619
Points
2Baylor (6)
13-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Seth Davis
1532
Points
3Kansas
12-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 26 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1503
Points
4UCLA
14-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Dick Vitale
1406
Points
5Kentucky
11-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 14 - Doug Doughty
1280
Points
6Duke
12-2Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Graham Couch
1090
Points
7West Virginia
12-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1179
Points
8Gonzaga
14-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1357
Points
9Louisville
12-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters
1063
Points
10North Carolina
12-3Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Paul Klee
Lowest: 25 - Jason Butt
785
Points
11Oregon
13-2Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
771
Points
12Creighton
13-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Geoff Grammer
1015
Points
13Virginia
11-2Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Soren Petro
Lowest: 20 - Scott Mansch
954
Points
14Wisconsin
12-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Paul Klee
865
Points
15Arizona
13-2Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Andrew Lopez
Lowest: 22 - Cecil Hurt
613
Points
16Florida State
14-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Stephen Schramm
902
Points

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17Florida
10-3Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
193
Points
18Saint Mary's
12-1Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
416
Points
19Purdue
12-3Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Clay Fowler
Lowest: NR - Tony Parks
405
Points
20Butler
12-2Actual: 18
Highest: 6 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
477
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
21Xavier
12-2Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Mandy Mitchell
634
Points
22Notre Dame
12-2Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
250
Points
23Indiana
10-4Actual: 25
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
74
Points
24Cincinnati
12-2Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - Jason Butt
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
258
Points
25Virginia Tech
12-1Actual: 21
Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
293
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-USC