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> BIOGRAPHY

Luke Winn joined SPORTS ILLUSTRATED in 2002 and is now a senior writer for SI.com and SI. He primarily covers college basketball, but has dabbled in everything from the Olympics to the legacy of Ken Griffey Jr.'s 1989 Upper Deck rookie card. His weekly Power Rankings, which blend advanced statistical analysis with commentary and original graphics, are his signature column and a must-read for college hoops fans. Winn's magazine and online stories have earned seven best-writing awards from the U.S. Basketball Writers' Association since 2009 (for features, enterprise, columns and game coverage), and he received Time Inc.'s Henry R. Luce Award for his Olympics Blog.

Winn grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wis., and attended Northwestern University, where he graduated with a B.S. in journalism in 2002. He interned at the Wisconsin State Journal, Chicago Tribune and SI.com (formerly CNNSI.com) while in college. He started his SI career as an online college sports producer one month after graduation, and has been with the company ever since.

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> OLYMPICS ARCHIVES

Luke Winn: Final Four Power Rankings: Louisville team to beat in Atlanta (04/03/2013)
Luke Winn: Despite Kevin Ware's injury, Cardinals persevere and advance (04/01/2013)
Luke Winn: Four questions that matter most for Duke-Louisville (03/30/2013)
Luke Winn: For Duke, Elite Eight game vs. Louisville has title feel (03/30/2013)
Luke Winn: March Madness: Ranking the title chances of this year's Sweet 16 teams (03/28/2013)
Luke Winn: Rhymes, rhythm and hard work: Behind the scenes with Miami (03/26/2013)
Luke Winn: UCLA loss in NCAA tournament puts Ben Howland's job at risk (03/23/2013)
Luke Winn: March Madness 2013: The 11 (or higher) seed power rankings (03/20/2013)
Luke Winn: Louisville, Indiana top championship hierarchy as the Big Dance looms (03/17/2013)
Luke Winn: End of Syracuse-Georgetown leaving hole in hoops landscape (03/16/2013)
Luke Winn: Russ Smith honors deceased coach on road to Big East success (03/15/2013)
Luke Winn: Can Buzz Williams and Marquette crash Big East's last dance? (03/13/2013)
Luke Winn: Gonzaga, Duke, Indiana lead latest edition of Power Rankings (03/12/2013)
Luke Winn: Gonzaga, Georgetown battle atop latest Power Rankings (03/06/2013)
Luke Winn: As Kelly returns, Duke reminds everyone why it's a title threat in Miami win (03/03/2013)
Luke Winn: Gonzaga ascends, while Indiana falls in latest Power Rankings (02/27/2013)
Luke Winn: Jamaal Franklin balances skill, emotions as SDSU looks toward NCAAs (02/22/2013)
Luke Winn: Indiana, Miami battle once again for Power Rankings supremacy (02/20/2013)
Luke Winn: Celebrating Michael Jordan's 50th: Analyzing the college years (02/15/2013)
Luke Winn: Power Rankings: Indiana takes top spot, Miami hot on its heels (02/13/2013)
Luke Winn: An inside look into VCU's unmatched Havoc defense (02/11/2013)
Luke Winn: Indiana reclaims Power Rankings throne, Syracuse tumbles (02/06/2013)
Luke Winn: Hoosiers finally play like No. 1 team in beating top-ranked Michigan (02/03/2013)
Luke Winn: Stellar offense leads Michigan to the top of latest Power Rankings (01/30/2013)
Luke Winn: Kansas soars, Louisville slips in latest edition of Power Rankings (01/23/2013)
Luke Winn: Carter-Williams saves best for last in Syracuse upset of Louisville (01/19/2013)
Luke Winn: Early Warnings: Sizing up college hoops' contenders, pretenders (01/18/2013)
Luke Winn: Louisville breaks through, Duke falls in latest power rankings (01/16/2013)
Luke Winn: Midseason Power Rankings: Duke, Louisville head of the class at halfway point (01/09/2013)
Luke Winn: Breaking down the assist king: Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams (01/04/2013)
Luke Winn: Duke stays atop Power Rankings, but Louisville, Michigan in the hunt (01/02/2013)
Luke Winn: My college basketball predictions for 2013 (12/26/2012)
Luke Winn: 11 Russdiculous facts about Louisville's Russ Smith (12/21/2012)
Luke Winn: Duke stays on top, but not without shake-ups in Power Rankings top five (12/19/2012)
Luke Winn: Indiana's Jordan Hulls emerges as country's top offensive role player (12/14/2012)
Luke Winn: Duke claims rankings top spot, but are Blue Devils title worthy? (12/12/2012)
Luke Winn: Gators nip at heels of Duke, IU in latest college hoops power rankings (12/05/2012)
Luke Winn: Duke takes over Power Rankings top spot, Indiana moves to No. 2 (11/30/2012)
Luke Winn: Breakout sophomore James Michael McAdoo focal point of UNC's offense (11/27/2012)
Luke Winn: Hulls shines, Zeller slips in No. 1 Indiana's OT win over Georgetown (11/21/2012)
Luke Winn: Free from NCAA grip, Muhummad proves work left to do in UCLA loss (11/20/2012)
Luke Winn: The Nate Wolters Show: Critically acclaimed, sparsely attended (11/17/2012)
Luke Winn: Indiana, Louisville class of college hoops in power rankings (11/16/2012)
Luke Winn: First-year big men Anthony Bennett, Isaiah Austin make impact in season openers (11/13/2012)
Luke Winn: NCAA tourney czar Dan Gavitt talks 75th anniversary, expansion, more (11/12/2012)
Luke Winn: Star-studded UK discovers unlikely hero on opening night (11/10/2012)
Luke Winn: Revealing the method behind my 2012-13 Naismith Award watch list (11/02/2012)
Luke Winn: The Lost Art of Scoring: A case study of a historic LSU-LMU matchup (10/22/2012)
Luke Winn: Indiana, Louisville battle it out for preseason power rankings top spot (10/11/2012)
Luke Winn: Scheduleball: Colorado State, Pitt exploit weaknesses of RPI (09/27/2012)
Luke Winn: By The Numbers: Big East suffers big hit in latest conference jostling (09/14/2012)
Luke Winn: Treveon Graham, Andre Hollins to make impact in sophomore season (09/04/2012)
Luke Winn: Big Ten Summer Roundup: Zeller, Thomas returns make big impact (08/24/2012)
Closing Ceremony: The Blog’s Goodbye (08/12/2012)
New York, This Is What You Missed (08/12/2012)
Your (Final) Sunday British Newsstand (08/12/2012)
Bosco Strikes Again! (08/11/2012)
Race-Walking Back To Hitler’s Olympics (08/11/2012)
Your Saturday British Newsstand (08/11/2012)
Team USA’s (40-Year) Style Evolution (08/10/2012)
Latvia’s BMX Secret? A DIY Replica (08/10/2012)
Your Friday British Newsstand (08/10/2012)
On Bolt and Metaphorical Measurements (08/09/2012)
Pin-Trading Mission: SI For Obscurity (08/09/2012)
Your Thursday British Newsstand (08/09/2012)
Street Art Games: From Owens to Moon (08/08/2012)
Blankers-Koen Is Back On The Map (08/08/2012)
Your Wednesday British Newsstand (08/08/2012)
Fantasy Venues: An Architect’s What-Ifs (08/07/2012)
Out of India, An Improbable Boxing MC (08/07/2012)
Your Tuesday British Newsstand (08/07/2012)
Olympic Architect’s Best of London, Pt. 2 (08/06/2012)
The Olympics’ ExCeLlent Adventure (08/06/2012)
Your Monday British Newsstand (08/06/2012)
Alternate Forms Of Usain Bolt (08/05/2012)
Your Sunday British Newsstand (08/05/2012)
Brits’ Triathlon Tactics Fail At Hyde (08/04/2012)
Your Saturday British Newsstand (08/04/2012)
Bow-And-Arrow Invasion At Lord’s (08/03/2012)
An Olympic Architect’s Best Of London (08/03/2012)
Your Friday British Newsstand (08/03/2012)
Table Tennis Recon: What An Olympic Gold Medalist Uses (08/02/2012)
London’s Gallery Of Losers (08/02/2012)
Your Thursday British Newsstand (08/02/2012)
London’s Gallery Of Losers (08/01/2012)
Britain Goes Wiggold At Time Trials (08/01/2012)
Your Wednesday British Newsstand (08/01/2012)
Biggest Trailblazer at Bikini Beach Is In Referee’s Stand — Wearing A Hijab (07/31/2012)
#CODEFC’s Street Art Olympics (07/31/2012)
Your Tuesday British Newsstand (07/31/2012)
Men’s gymnastics: Sadness for U.S.; controversy for Japan and Ukraine (07/30/2012)
Your Monday British Newsstand (07/30/2012)
A Trip To Horse Guards Beach (07/29/2012)
Your Sunday British Newsstand (07/29/2012)
A Branded (And Then Unbranded) Wall (07/29/2012)
Twelve Years (And A New Country) Later, Gunawan Returns to Games (07/28/2012)
From Austerity to Audacity (07/27/2012)
A Wide-Eyed Olympic Walk (07/27/2012)
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Luke Winn: Olympic weightlifting preview (07/19/2012)