Shannon RyanChicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
E-mail: sryan@chicagotribune.com
Twitter: @SRyanAthletic
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

9

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Feb 5, 2018Week 14 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Villanova (48)
22-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 48 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 17 Voters
1608
Points
2Virginia (16)
22-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters
1572
Points
3Purdue (1)
23-2Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - David Cloninger
Lowest: 3 - 61 Voters
1500
Points
4Michigan State
22-3Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Jon Nyatawa
1407
Points
5Cincinnati
21-2Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1305
Points
6Xavier
21-3Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Jesse Newell
1350
Points
7Auburn
21-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Scott Mansch
1138
Points
8Saint Mary's
23-2Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Brant Wilkerson
Lowest: 22 - Kevin McNamara
895
Points
9Duke
19-4Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 18 - John Feinstein
1075
Points
10Gonzaga
21-4Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Carlos Silva
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
851
Points
11Kansas
18-5Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1015
Points
12Clemson
19-4Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Jon Nyatawa
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
720
Points

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13Michigan
19-6Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
331
Points
14Ohio State
20-5Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Paul Klee
747
Points
15Arizona
19-5Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Brian McInnis
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
816
Points

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16Texas Tech
19-4Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 18 - Scott Mansch
1182
Points
17Oklahoma
16-6Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
636
Points
18Tennessee
17-5Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
739
Points
19Rhode Island
19-3Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
486
Points
20North Carolina
17-7Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
304
Points
21Nevada
20-4Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
205
Points

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22Alabama
15-8Actual: 35
Highest: 22 - Shannon Ryan
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
8
Points
23Butler
17-7Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
65
Points

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24West Virginia
17-6Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Brant Wilkerson
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
457
Points
25Miami (FL)
17-5Actual: 25
Highest: 19 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
76
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Wichita State24-Kentucky