University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logomountaineer2016's Ballot for Week 4 of 2016-17

Submitted on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 9:55AM EST
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1 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Haven't lost or looked shaky at all. Simple as that.
2 Villanova University Logo Villanova Firing on all cylinders at the moment.
3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina I don't want to jinx anything, but we look damn good all around.
4 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Ever since losing that opening game, they've looked as good as anyone in the nation.
5 University of Virginia Logo Virginia They've had 3 games where they held their opponent to under 40. Most points they've allowed all season is 52. Best D in the country.
6 Duke University Logo Duke Deliberated for quite some time between UVA and Duke. In the end, UVA's absurd defense won out. But Duke has looked great since faltering.
7 Xavier University Logo Xavier Their ranking is more about all the top teams that were upset this past week, more than what its done. That's not to discount them though
8 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga They move into my top ten after their win against ISU.
9 Baylor University Logo Baylor Baylor can rise even higher if they beat Xavier in a few days. Already they've displayed amazing resolve in their W against Louisville.
10 Indiana University Bloomington Logo Indiana I wanted to drop them further, but with all the upsets that happened this week, I just couldn't justify having anyone else in the ten spot.
11 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA They haven't really played a tough opponent, but they've looked extremely good.
12 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's Jock Landale is looking like an All-American.
13 University of Arizona Logo Arizona They fall because of their loss.
14 University of Oregon Logo Oregon Starting to look like Oregon might not be all that we thought it'd be.
15 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Why did pretty much every team ranked from 10-20 get upset this past week?
16 Purdue University Logo Purdue An understandable loss to Nova is the only blemish this team has.
17 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Lost to UNC, and then rebounded with a convincing win over some scrubs
18 University of Rhode Island Logo URI Treading water since they didn't lose.
19 Syracuse University Logo Syracuse Despite losing to South Carolina, I won't penalize them too hard because I think they're still a very strong team
20 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State Dropped four spots for me. Only thing keeping them in is their sheer talent. Especially the talent of one Monte Morris.
21 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Lost to Temple
22 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech Lost, but then turned it around with a good win on Sunday.
23 University of South Carolina Logo South Carolina Their defense has looked very strong in wins over Michigan and Syracuse
24 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland No tough opponents, but they've looked good.
25 Butler University Logo Butler Butler is undefeated, and has quality wins too.