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

-7

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Feb 11, 2019Week 15 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Duke (24)
21-2Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 24 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1554
Points
2Tennessee (40)
22-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Jesse Newell
1573
Points
3Virginia
20-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Scott Gleeson
Lowest: 8 - Elton Alexander
1406
Points
4Gonzaga
23-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1457
Points
5Kentucky
20-3Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 6 Voters
1330
Points
6Nevada
23-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Scott Mansch
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1230
Points
7North Carolina
19-4Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Scott Wolf
1178
Points
8Michigan
22-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 11 Voters
1253
Points
9Marquette
20-4Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - John Bednarowski
Lowest: 21 - Jesse Newell
953
Points

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10Virginia Tech
18-5Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
393
Points
11Michigan State
19-5Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 17 - Dave Preston
948
Points
12Kansas
18-6Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
699
Points
13Purdue
17-6Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Tom Bragg
900
Points

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14Houston
23-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell
1022
Points
15Villanova
19-5Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Brian Holland
753
Points
16Kansas State
18-5Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - John Feinstein
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
444
Points
17Iowa
19-5Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Ken Weinman
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
399
Points
18Florida State
18-5Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - David Cloninger
455
Points
19Louisville
17-7Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - John Feinstein
542
Points

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20Texas Tech
19-5Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Joey Knight
660
Points
21Wisconsin
17-7Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
403
Points
22Cincinnati
20-4Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
76
Points
23LSU
19-4Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Kayla Anderson
Lowest: NR - Seth Davis
437
Points
24Maryland
18-6Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - David Cloninger
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
196
Points
25Iowa State
18-6Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - James Crepea
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
280
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Buffalo