Duhawk's Ballot for Week 3 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kentucky
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Destroyed MSU, and didn't look at their best either. These guys are good. |
| 2 |
Indiana
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Can't argue with results. |
| 3 |
Villanova
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Able to win against 2 great bigs in Purdue, in a theoretically tough matchup for them. |
| 4 |
Kansas
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Josh Jackson is pretty damn awesome, nice surprise that Azubuike has looked good. They are Big 12 favs yet again. |
| 5 |
Duke
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Without 3 stars, still one of the best teams in the country, but until they get healthy, they aren't #1. How about Kennard, though!? |
| 6 |
North Carolina
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| 7 |
Virginia
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| 8 |
Xavier
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Some growing pains but 5-0. Gates should be back this week, freshmen are coming out of their shells, defense has improved. |
| 9 |
Arizona
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| 10 |
Creighton
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Need to be taken seriously, and I just love Greg McDermott. |
| 11 |
Louisville
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Elite on D, but do they have a guy that can take over a game like their past great teams? |
| 12 |
Saint Mary's
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Dayton is a good away win. |
| 13 |
Syracuse
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| 14 |
West Virginia
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| 15 |
UCLA
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| 16 |
Gonzaga
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| 17 |
Iowa State
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130 points... holy shit. Like most of these teams, still haven't been truly tested though. |
| 18 |
Michigan
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| 19 |
Purdue
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Well built team |
| 20 |
Florida State
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| 21 |
Baylor
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Good win against a depleted Oregon |
| 22 |
Wisconsin
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Tournament results may have propped this team up a little too high. Can't fault a tough away loss too much, though. |
| 23 |
Oregon
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Not a great team without Dillon Brooks. Should be as low as they get, though, with him coming back. |
| 24 |
URI
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| 25 |
Texas
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There's probably 10 more teams I think could be top 25, just haven't seen enough yet. I.E. Florida, MIA, Butler, Cal, Wichita, ND, etc. |