Blazeth's Ballot for Preseason of 2016-17
Submitted on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 1:22PM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
early big game: vs. Kansas, Nov. 15 |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
early big game: vs. Indiana, Nov. 11 |
| 3 |
Kentucky
|
early big game: vs. Michigan State, Nov. 15 |
| 4 |
Villanova
|
early big game: @ Purdue, Nov. 14 |
| 5 |
Oregon
|
early big game: vs. Valporaiso, Nov. 17 |
| 6 |
North Carolina
|
early big game: @ Indiana, Nov. 30 |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
early big game: vs. Northern Iowa, Nov. 26 |
| 8 |
Virginia
|
early big game: vs. Iowa, Nov. 25 |
| 9 |
Wisconsin
|
early big game: @ Creighton, Nov. 15 |
| 10 |
Michigan State
|
early big game: vs. Arizona, Nov. 11 |
| 11 |
Saint Mary's
|
early big game: @ Dayton, Nov. 19 |
| 12 |
Indiana
|
early big game: vs. Kansas, Nov. 11 |
| 13 |
Louisville
|
early big game: vs. Purdue, Nov. 30 |
| 14 |
Arizona
|
early big game: vs. Michigan State, Nov. 11 |
| 15 |
Gonzaga
|
early big game: vs. San Diego State, Nov. 14 |
| 16 |
Purdue
|
early big game: vs. Villanova, Nov. 14 |
| 17 |
UCLA
|
early big game: @ Kentucky, Dec. 3 |
| 18 |
UConn
|
early big game: vs. Syracuse, Dec. 5 |
| 19 |
West Virginia
|
early big game: @ Virginia, Dec. 3 |
| 20 |
Texas
|
early big game: vs. Northwestern, Nov. 21 |
| 21 |
Creighton
|
early big game: vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 15 |
| 22 |
Syracuse
|
early big game: @ Wisconsin, Nov. 29 |
| 23 |
Iowa State
|
early big game: vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 1 |
| 24 |
URI
|
early big game: vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 19 |
| 25 |
California
|
early big game: vs. San Diego State, Nov. 21 -- Next 5 out: Cincinnati, Wichita State, San Diego State, Florida State, Virginia Tech |