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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

8

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Dec 18, 2017Week 7 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Michigan State (15)
10-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1560
Points
2Villanova (45)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 45 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1602
Points
3Miami (FL)
9-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Jesse Newell
1308
Points
4Duke
11-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger
1390
Points
5Arizona State (5)
10-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell
1429
Points
6Kentucky
9-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
1231
Points
7North Carolina
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 13 Voters
1332
Points
8Xavier
10-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Matt Vautour
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1073
Points
9West Virginia
9-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Theo Lawson
1040
Points

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10Purdue
11-2Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 22 - Theo Lawson
706
Points
11Kansas
8-2Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
791
Points
12TCU
10-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Mark Cooper
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
789
Points

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13Texas A&M
9-1Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Bob Holt
Lowest: 15 - Carlos Silva
1156
Points
14Wichita State
8-2Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Elton Alexander
Lowest: 19 - Lindsay Schnell
851
Points
15Baylor
9-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
396
Points
16Virginia
9-1Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters
796
Points

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17Gonzaga
9-2Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Doug Doughty
831
Points
18Oklahoma
8-1Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters
691
Points
19Arizona
8-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
396
Points
20Texas Tech
9-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Carlos Silva
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
308
Points

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21Louisville
8-2Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
28
Points
22Florida State
9-1Actual: 24
Highest: 11 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
164
Points
23Creighton
8-2Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - Theo Lawson
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
144
Points
24Cincinnati
9-2Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
314
Points
25Notre Dame
8-3Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - Theo Lawson
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
73
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Tennessee23-Seton Hall