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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 24, 2018Week 8 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Duke (35)
11-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 35 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
1529
Points
2Michigan (9)
12-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1472
Points
3Virginia (4)
11-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - James Crepea
1427
Points
4Tennessee (12)
10-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Jesse Newell
1471
Points
5Nevada
12-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Jesse Newell
1316
Points
6Kansas (4)
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 15 Voters
1386
Points
7Gonzaga
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1199
Points
8Michigan State
10-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1146
Points
9Florida State
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Jesse Newell
1061
Points

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10Marquette
10-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Shannon Ryan
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
538
Points
11Ohio State
11-1Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brian Holland
737
Points
12Wisconsin
10-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - James Crepea
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
673
Points
13Kentucky
9-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
664
Points
14Arizona State
9-2Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - John Werner
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
626
Points
15Auburn
10-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Graham Couch
Lowest: 25 - Mark Cooper
770
Points

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16Texas Tech
10-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Graham Couch
845
Points

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17Virginia Tech
10-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
924
Points
18NC State
11-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
292
Points

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19North Carolina
8-3Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 22 - Craig Meyer
678
Points
20Mississippi State
11-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
518
Points
21Houston
12-0Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
274
Points
22Buffalo
11-1Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Graham Couch
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
279
Points
23Indiana
11-2Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Craig Meyer
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
247
Points
24Nebraska
10-2Actual: 26
Highest: 12 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
160
Points
25Iowa
10-2Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
178
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Oklahoma