Gonzaga University Logo206-Ginge's Ballot for Week 10 of 2016-17

Submitted on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 1:50AM EST
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1 University of Kansas Logo Kansas The Jayhawks have won 14 straight, but a narrow win at home (that should've gone to overtime) is concerning.
2 Baylor University Logo Baylor In polls, it matters how you win. The Bears went down to the final minute at home twice last week. If they win @WVa, they'll jump KU.
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova Hinkle Fieldhouse is a rough place to play, and Villanova still has both an impressive resume and solid metrics.
4 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA I don't trust the Bruins, but it's hard to argue with one loss and a win @UK. I expect them to pick up three more losses in Pac-12 play.
5 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky The most efficient team, and likely the most talented as well. Wouldn't be surprised to see them at #1 before the season ends.
6 Duke University Logo Duke Their only full-strength loss is to my #1, but would Grayson Allen have swung the Virginia Tech game? Hard to know. Tough week ahead.
7 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga They're unbeaten, and for once their SOS is solid, with three top-50 wins, but they also trailed at the half against Pacific.
8 Creighton University Logo Creighton The Big East is back, man, and Creighton's a big part of that. A home game against Butler will be a good chance to prove it.
9 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia The metrics love this team, but a home loss to Temple is holding them back from a higher ranking. Plus, their current SOS is terrible.
10 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Yes, I know they lost to Notre Dame last week, but it was an away game. They have the toughest SOS of any top-10 team and a 13-3 record.
11 Florida State University Logo Florida State They're 4-0 against top-50 teams, but like West Virginia they carry a home loss to Temple, who are not good. Super tough stretch ahead.
12 Purdue University Logo Purdue I thought they were underrated going into their game against Wisconsin, and they made a good argument. They're the B1G frontrunners now.
13 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Probably going to be controversial since they were #13 in the overall poll last week and lost, but it was a road loss.
14 University of Oregon Logo Oregon I question how good of a win UCLA is, but they're still 14-2 against a really solid SOS.
15 University of Arizona Logo Arizona They're here more because of their lack of losses than their quality wins, but they'll have ample opportunity to prove themselves in the Pac
16 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame A win against Louisville really bolstered a resume that needed that sort of a win. KenPom doesn't like them much, though.
17 Butler University Logo Butler Yeah, yeah, they beat Villanova, but are we seriously going to reward a team that lost to Indiana State? They opened MVC play 0-4, btw.
18 Xavier University Logo Xavier Only one top-50 win, but their SOS is still solid and the worse of their two losses is on the road to a not-bad Colorado team.
19 University of Virginia Logo Virginia They're better than their loss @Pittsburgh, but they still lost that game. Expect them to grab some great wins in ACC play and climb again.
20 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Yeesh, and I thought the Apple Cup was a brutal rivalry game. They'll be haunted by their loss to Georgia Tech for a while, though.
21 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's Only one top-50 win, and a loss to a UT-Arlington team that isn't what we thought it would be. Jock Landale is really good, though.
22 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati I honestly didn't want to rank Cincinnati since they lack a real quality win, but metrics love them and I can't think of four better teams
23 University of Minnesota Logo Minnesota Their win @Purdue looks even better now.
24 University of Florida Logo Florida Poor Florida. Their three losses are to top-15 teams, and metrics like them more than the voters, but they're stuck being second in the SEC.
25 Southern Methodist University Logo SMU Who wants to be #25? Not USC, apparently. Texas Tech lost to KU after beating WVU. So, SMU it is.