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.


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Dec 17, 2018Week 7 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Kansas (56)
9-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
1586
Points
2Michigan (1)
11-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Elton Alexander
Lowest: 8 - John Bednarowski
1442
Points
3Duke (5)
9-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
1488
Points
4Virginia (1)
9-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 8 - James Crepea
1400
Points
5Tennessee (2)
8-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1464
Points
6Nevada
11-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Elton Alexander
Lowest: 9 - James Crepea
1319
Points
7North Carolina
8-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Mark Berman
1126
Points
8Gonzaga
9-2Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 14 - Carlos Silva
1147
Points
9Auburn
9-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Elton Alexander
1156
Points
10Michigan State
9-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1070
Points
11Florida State
8-1Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - John Bednarowski
Lowest: 17 - Jon Nyatawa
949
Points
12Ohio State
9-1Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Brian Holland
647
Points

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13Marquette
8-2Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Shannon Ryan
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
350
Points
14Virginia Tech
9-1Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
838
Points
15Texas Tech
10-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
912
Points
16Wisconsin
9-2Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
619
Points
17Buffalo
10-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
684
Points
18Arizona State
8-1Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
415
Points
19Mississippi State
9-1Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
529
Points
20Houston
10-0Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
266
Points
21Indiana
9-2Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
226
Points

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22Villanova
8-4Actual: 30
Highest: 12 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
52
Points
23Nebraska
9-2Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
156
Points
24Iowa
8-2Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
224
Points
25Furman
12-0Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - Mark Berman
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
208
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Kentucky