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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.


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Jan 1, 2018Week 9 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Michigan State (43)
14-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 43 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Tyson Alger
1600
Points
2Duke (21)
13-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 15 - David Cloninger
1556
Points
3Arizona State
12-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jesse Newell
1336
Points
4Villanova (1)
13-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Paul Klee
Lowest: 8 - Norm Wood
1444
Points
5Oklahoma
11-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Jesse Newell
1160
Points
6Xavier
14-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - David Cloninger
Lowest: 15 - Graham Couch
1325
Points
7West Virginia
12-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Mark Berman
Lowest: 13 - Theo Lawson
1304
Points

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8Purdue
13-2Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
883
Points
9Kansas
11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: 20 - David Cloninger
963
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10Miami (FL)
12-1Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Matt Vautour
782
Points
11North Carolina
12-2Actual: 12
Highest: 4 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: 19 - Norm Wood
890
Points
12Arizona
11-3Actual: 14
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Doug Doughty
832
Points
13Kentucky
11-2Actual: 17
Highest: 5 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
742
Points

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14Virginia
12-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Zach Osterman
Lowest: 19 - Graham Couch
1048
Points
15TCU
12-1Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
760
Points

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16Wichita State
11-2Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Brant Wilkerson
Lowest: 17 - Craig Meyer
1026
Points

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17Texas A&M
11-2Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Kevin McNamara
Lowest: 21 - Carlos Silva
894
Points
18Texas Tech
12-1Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
483
Points

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19Florida State
11-2Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
119
Points

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20Baylor
10-3Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
83
Points

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21Creighton
11-3Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
54
Points
22Cincinnati
12-2Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
410
Points
23Arkansas
11-2Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
254
Points

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24UCLA
11-3Actual: 30
Highest: 21 - Brian McInnis
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
14
Points
25Tennessee
9-3Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
198
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Gonzaga21-Seton Hall25-Clemson