themidnightmamba's Ballot for Week 9 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Villanova
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| 2 |
Baylor
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the TROMPING over OU vaults them over KU for me |
| 3 |
Kansas
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| 4 |
Gonzaga
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| 5 |
Kentucky
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| 6 |
UCLA
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can't punish them too much for whats a strong loss to a very very talented Oregon team. |
| 7 |
West Virginia
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VAULT up the rankings, the losses to Duke, UNC, UVA, Louisville leave room for them to climb up. |
| 8 |
Duke
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| 9 |
Wisconsin
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| 10 |
Virginia
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I am fully aware of how weird it is that, after losing to FSU but they move up a spot but I truly don't know what else to do here. |
| 11 |
Oregon
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I am all the way back on the band wagon. The talent is there they are making their move. Jumped from 18 to 11. Want to see a good road W |
| 12 |
Louisville
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| 13 |
North Carolina
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They slide but not too much |
| 14 |
Creighton
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They slide but not too much |
| 15 |
Florida State
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| 16 |
Xavier
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| 17 |
Purdue
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| 18 |
Arizona
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| 19 |
Saint Mary's
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| 20 |
Butler
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rough rough loss to St.Johns at Carnesseca but have a chance to right the ship vs Nova. |
| 21 |
Notre Dame
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| 22 |
Virginia Tech
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Highest climb: WVU 8 spots, Oregon 7 biggest fall: Indiana 16 to unranked ( lost to Nebraska lol) |
| 23 |
Cincinnati
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Others considered: Indiana, Clemson, Oklahoma State, Valpo, Minnesota, Seton Hall |
| 24 |
Florida
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| 25 |
USC
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they slide after the Oregon loss but I won't punish them too much. THey are who we thought they were. Look for them to get a key win |