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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 21, 2020Week 5 Rankings for Shannon Ryan
1Gonzaga (61)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1597
Points
2Baylor (3)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner
1538
Points
3Kansas
7-1Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 36 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jesse Newell
1426
Points
4Iowa
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 10 - Sam Blum
1365
Points
5Villanova
7-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters
1304
Points
6Tennessee
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner
1109
Points
7Houston
5-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Seth Davis
1272
Points

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8Missouri
5-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jesse Newell
768
Points
9West Virginia
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1225
Points
10Rutgers
6-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Sam Blum
Lowest: 20 - Luke DeCock
878
Points
11Wisconsin
6-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: 16 - Mark Berman
1051
Points
12Virginia
3-1Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
510
Points
13Texas
7-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Dave Preston
1035
Points
14Texas Tech
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Luke DeCock
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
661
Points
15Illinois
5-3Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Jesse Newell
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
468
Points
16Creighton
6-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Paul Klee
Lowest: NR - Doug Doughty
773
Points

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17Oregon
6-1Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
167
Points
18North Carolina
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Seth Davis
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
492
Points

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19Michigan State
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 3 - Stephen Tsai
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
839
Points
20Michigan
6-0Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
367
Points
21Virginia Tech
6-1Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
181
Points

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22Louisville
4-1Actual: 37
Highest: 22 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
8
Points
23Ohio State
6-1Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Zach Klein
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
245
Points
24Florida State
4-1Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Doug Doughty
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
335
Points

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25Duke
3-2Actual: 20
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
352
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Xavier