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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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Jan 1, 2018 Week 9 Rankings for Shannon Ryan1 Michigan State (43) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 43 Voters Lowest: 4 - Tyson Alger 1600 Points
2 Duke (21) 13-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger 1556 Points
3 Arizona State 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Jesse Newell 1336 Points
4 Villanova (1) 13-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Paul Klee Lowest: 8 - Norm Wood 1444 Points
5 Oklahoma 11-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 19 - Jesse Newell 1160 Points
6 Xavier 14-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - David Cloninger Lowest: 15 - Graham Couch 1325 Points
7 West Virginia 12-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Mark Berman Lowest: 13 - Theo Lawson 1304 Points
8 Purdue 13-2 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 883 Points
9 Kansas 11-2 Actual: 10Highest: 3 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 20 - David Cloninger 963 Points
10 Miami (FL) 12-1 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Matt Vautour 782 Points
11 North Carolina 12-2 Actual: 12Highest: 4 - Doug Doughty Lowest: 19 - Norm Wood 890 Points
12 Arizona 11-3 Actual: 14Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Doug Doughty 832 Points
13 Kentucky 11-2 Actual: 17Highest: 5 - Doug Doughty Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 742 Points
14 Virginia 12-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Zach Osterman Lowest: 19 - Graham Couch 1048 Points
15 TCU 12-1 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 760 Points
16 Wichita State 11-2 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Brant Wilkerson Lowest: 17 - Craig Meyer 1026 Points
17 Texas A&M 11-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Kevin McNamara Lowest: 21 - Carlos Silva 894 Points
18 Texas Tech 12-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Graham Couch 483 Points
19 Florida State 11-2 Actual: 24Highest: 12 - Graham Couch Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 119 Points
20 Baylor 10-3 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - David Cloninger Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 83 Points
21 Creighton 11-3 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - Seth Davis Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 54 Points
22 Cincinnati 12-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Jesse Newell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 410 Points
23 Arkansas 11-2 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 254 Points
24 UCLA 11-3 Actual: 30Highest: 21 - Brian McInnis Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 14 Points
25 Tennessee 9-3 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 198 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Gonzaga 21-Seton Hall 25-Clemson