ouguy2017's Ballot for Week 7 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Villanova
|
(1) Top team in the nation still. Nothing has changed here. |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
(2) Almost swapped them and Duke with Duke looking better and better |
| 3 |
Duke
|
(3) See above |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
(5) Swapped with Baylor after an exciting, impressive win |
| 5 |
Baylor
|
(4) See above |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
(7) |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
(6) They showed how good they can be, but they need to get healthy |
| 8 |
UCLA
|
(11) Continues to impress |
| 9 |
Louisville
|
(9) |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
(10) |
| 11 |
Wisconsin
|
(13) |
| 12 |
West Virginia
|
(14) |
| 13 |
Purdue
|
(15) |
| 14 |
Butler
|
(18) Great win over Indiana. |
| 15 |
Indiana
|
(8) Close neutral loss to Butler isn't bad, but this team is hard to figure out |
| 16 |
Creighton
|
(12) Close win over a bad ORU team, yikes. |
| 17 |
Arizona
|
(17) |
| 18 |
Oregon
|
(20) |
| 19 |
Xavier
|
(16) Another team hard to figure out, but a close win over an ok Wake team is, ehhh. |
| 20 |
Florida State
|
(21) |
| 21 |
USC
|
(25) |
| 22 |
Saint Mary's
|
(23) |
| 23 |
Notre Dame
|
(24) Not going to punish a team for losing a tight game to a good Purdue team, especially towards the bottom of the rankings |
| 24 |
Cincinnati
|
(UR) Interesting team with a good win over Iowa State but other than that? No real clear top teams from 17 on. |
| 25 |
Seton Hall
|
(UR) Others considered: South Carolina, Maryland, Ok State, Valpo, and Providence |