University of Kansas Logopantherhawk17's Ballot for Week 10 of 2016-17

Submitted on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 7:16PM EST
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1 Baylor University Logo Baylor I had 1. Villanova, 2. KU, 4. Baylor last week. Hard to figure out what to do, but decided to move Baylor to #1. Don't think KU deserves #1.
2 University of Kansas Logo Kansas KU and Villanova are about as close as it gets in my book.
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova
4 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Might be playing the best ball of anyone in the country right now. I could easily see UK reaching #1 in the next couple weeks.
5 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA I worry about UCLA playing a high level offense. Fortunately for them they won't see one until the NCAA Tournament.
6 Duke University Logo Duke Still waiting on word about Jefferson's foot. Injuries have really tripped this team up.
7 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Still unbeaten. But without a relevant game for over a month it's hard to care about what they've done lately. Saturday should be fun.
8 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Dismantled NC State. But that GT loss still lingers and is why they stay at 8 for the second straight week.
9 Creighton University Logo Creighton Moved up a lot due to some losses ahead of them. Not entirely sold on Creighton though. Wednesday against Butler should tell us more.
10 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Loss to Texas Tech on the road isn't terrible, but it's a missed opportunity for a team trying to knock off Kansas.
11 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Dropped a spot with the road loss to Notre Dame. Nothing embarrassing about that, though.
12 Butler University Logo Butler Great win against Villanova - their 4th Top 25 win (2 home/2 neutral). Two poor losses keep them from being higher, however.
13 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Arizona and Oregon each move up 1 to 13 & 14 for me. They are both perceived as a notch below UCLA by most...
14 University of Oregon Logo Oregon ... but either Arizona or Oregon could walk away with the Pac 12 title - they are tied atop the standings through 4 games.
15 Purdue University Logo Purdue Looked quite good against Wisconsin. Brought Purdue up to FSU & Notre Dame's level and Purdue owns the head-to-head with Notre Dame.
16 Florida State University Logo Florida State Not sure I trust FSU quite yet, but 4 straight ranked opponents (3 at home) will give FSU a great opportunity to rise even higher.
17 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Felt like Notre Dame had a week that deserved a rise but I don't really have anyone for them to jump other than Virginia.
18 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Tough two loss stretch against FSU and Pitt but those are two quality opponents and Virginia has shown they can beat good teams, too.
19 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Didn't look particularly great at Purdue, but Wisconsin's 3 losses are all very respectable - but they just need to get some wins to match.
20 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati Road win at Houston is good, but nothing to brag about.
21 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's Win against BYU is good and one of their best wins, but until we see them play Gonzaga there will still be questions.
22 University of Florida Logo Florida Great efficiency numbers, some decent results lately. They should enter the game at South Carolina undefeated in SEC play for a great game.
23 Xavier University Logo Xavier Tough week coming up with @Villanova and @Butler. Win just one and Xavier should jump a little bit in the rankings.
24 University of Minnesota Logo Minnesota I never thought I would rank Minnesota. I don't know what this says about college basketball, but I imagine it isn't something good.
25 Kansas State University Logo Kansas State Sort of a moral victory ranking. KSU is two possessions @KU and @Maryland from being undefeated. But they have no good wins.