ukfan8293's Ballot for Week 5 of 2015-16| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan State
|
Sparty has been more impressive than anyone to this point in the season |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
Kansas almost dropped a stunner to Harvard but prevailed |
| 3 |
Iowa State
|
Cyclones keep on keepin on |
| 4 |
Maryland
|
Loss to UNC was @ UNC and could have gone either way |
| 5 |
Kentucky
|
Loss @ UCLA hurts the psyche of a young team, but they are still one of the 5 best in the country |
| 6 |
Oklahoma
|
Big match up against Nova Monday |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
Big win @ home over Maryland, but still not sure if they are ready to contend |
| 8 |
Villanova
|
Big match up against Oklahoma Monday |
| 9 |
Duke
|
Need to find a way to separate themselves in the tough ACC |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
UVA has allowed a lot of points thus far. How will they hold up come ACC play |
| 11 |
Purdue
|
Purdue is sneaking their way into contention in the BIG 10 |
| 12 |
Xavier
|
Xavier will have to prove itself in the crosstown shootout and @ Villanova in the coming weeks |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt
|
Vandy is good. They are a legitimate threat to UK in the SEC. |
| 14 |
Arizona
|
Zona got a big win @ Gonzaga without Tarczewciski |
| 15 |
West Virginia
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| 16 |
Gonzaga
|
Loss to Zona hurts but not the end of the world for the Zags |
| 17 |
Cincinnati
|
Butler loss will sting, but a win over crosstown rival Xavier would be nice bump |
| 18 |
Oregon
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| 19 |
Texas A&M
|
Loss to a good Arizona St team drops the Aggies, but not too bad |
| 20 |
Syracuse
|
Is Syracuse as good as we all once thought? |
| 21 |
Miami (FL)
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| 22 |
SMU
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| 23 |
Providence
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| 24 |
Baylor
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| 25 |
Arizona State
|
The Sun Devils were impressive in their lashing of Texas A&M |