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

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Mar 15, 2021Final Rankings Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Gonzaga (60)
26-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 60 Voters
1500
Points
2Illinois
23-6Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 35 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 25 Voters
1415
Points
3Baylor
22-2Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 25 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Matt Murschel
1397
Points
4Michigan
20-4Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1280
Points
5Alabama
24-6Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Stephen Tsai
1242
Points
6Ohio State
21-9Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Bruce Pascoe
1138
Points
7Texas
19-7Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Matt Murschel
Lowest: 24 - Jesse Newell
993
Points
8Oklahoma State
20-8Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
891
Points
9Iowa
21-8Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 11 - Bennett Conlin
1132
Points
10Arkansas
22-6Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Jesse Newell
895
Points

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11Houston
24-3Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Dick Vitale
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1145
Points
12West Virginia
18-9Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Jesse Newell
745
Points
13Kansas
20-8Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Bennett Conlin
Lowest: 23 - Jesse Newell
803
Points
14Florida State
16-6Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Brian Holland
Lowest: 23 - James Crepea
651
Points

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15Purdue
18-9Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
382
Points
16Loyola Chicago
24-4Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
513
Points
17San Diego State
23-4Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
521
Points
18Texas Tech
17-10Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
271
Points
19Villanova
16-6Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
490
Points

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20Virginia
18-6Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: 24 - James Crepea
584
Points
21USC
22-7Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
125
Points

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22Oklahoma
15-10Actual: 31
Highest: 16 - Chris Basnett
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
40
Points
23BYU
20-6Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
125
Points
24Virginia Tech
15-6Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
118
Points

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25Creighton
20-8Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
411
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Colorado