rbhindepmo's Ballot for Week 3 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Villanova
|
L: 2. Beat Lafayette, Purdue, Western Michigan, Wake Forest, UCF |
| 2 |
Kentucky
|
L: 3. Beat SF Austin, Canisius, Michigan State, Duquesne |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
L: 1. Beat Duke and Siena. Lost to Indiana. |
| 4 |
North Carolina
|
L: 5. Beat Tulane, Chattanooga, LB State, Hawaii. |
| 5 |
Duke
|
L: 4. Beat Marist, Grand Canyon, Penn State, Rhode Island. Lost to Kansas |
| 6 |
Virginia
|
L: 7. Beat UNC Greensboro, St. Francis-Brooklyn, Yale |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
L: 8. Beat Lehigh, Buffalo, Missouri, Clemson, Northern IA |
| 8 |
Arizona
|
L: 10. Beat Michigan State, CSU Bakersfield, Sacred Heart. |
| 9 |
UCLA
|
L: 11. Beat Pacific, CS-Northridge, San Diego, Long Beach State |
| 10 |
Louisville
|
L: 12. Beat Evansville, William & Mary, LB State. |
| 11 |
Texas
|
L: 13. Beat Incarnate Word, LA-Monroe, EWU. |
| 12 |
Syracuse
|
L: 16. Beat Colgate, Holy Cross, Monmouth |
| 13 |
Indiana
|
L: 17. Beat Kansas, UMass Lowell, Liberty |
| 14 |
Iowa State
|
L: 18. Beat Savannah State, Mount St. Marys, The Citadel |
| 15 |
West Virginia
|
L: 20. Beat Mount St Mary's, MS Valley State, New Hampshire |
| 16 |
California
|
L: 19. Beat South Dakota State, UC Irvine |
| 17 |
Oregon
|
L: 6. Beat Army, Valpo. Lost to Baylor. |
| 18 |
Wisconsin
|
L: 9. Beat Central Arkansas, Chicago State. Lost to Creighton |
| 19 |
Miami (FL)
|
L: 21. Beat Western Carolina, North Florida, Penn |
| 20 |
Purdue
|
L: 15. Beat McNeese and Georgia State. Lost to Villanova |
| 21 |
Michigan
|
L: NR. Beat Howard, IUPUI, Marquette, SMU |
| 22 |
Gonzaga
|
L: NR. Beat Utah Valley, San Diego State, Bryant. |
| 23 |
Creighton
|
L: NR. Beat UMKC, Wisconsin, Washington State, NC State |
| 24 |
Saint Mary's
|
L: NR. Beat Nevada, Prairie View A&M, Dayton. |
| 25 |
Arkansas
|
L: NR. Beat Fort Wayne, Southern Illinois, UT-Arlington. Dropped from Last poll: UConn, Texas A&M, Dayton, Cincy, NC State |