University of Notre Dame Logosimmar13's Ballot for Week 13 of 2016-17

Submitted on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 8:48AM EST
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1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga LW: 4 - 22-0 - San Diego (W), @Pepperdine (W) - Facing the same questions this year as Villanova last year
2 Villanova University Logo Villanova LW: 1 - 20-2 - @Marquette (L), Virginia (W) - Unusual collapse @Marquette
3 University of Kansas Logo Kansas LW: 2 - 19-2 - @West Virginia (L), @Kentucky (W) - Huge comeback @Kentucky
4 Baylor University Logo Baylor LW: 3 - 20-1 - Texas Tech (W), @Ole Miss (W) - Just keep winning; I feel like I should have had Baylor lower - these are the top 3 teams
5 University of Arizona Logo Arizona LW: 8 - 20-2 - Washington St. (W), Washington (W) - One of the few top teams to win both games this week
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina LW: 7 - 19-4 - Virginia Tech (W), @Miami (L) - Still leading the ACC...
7 University of Virginia Logo Virginia LW: 11 - 16-4 - @Notre Dame (W), Villanova (L) - Dominating win @Notre Dame
8 University of Oregon Logo Oregon LW: 9 - 19-3 - @Utah (W), @Colorado (L) - Shooting was off @Colorado
9 University of Louisville Logo Louisville LW: 12 - 17-4 - @Pittsburgh (W), NC St. (L) - What a game @Pittsburgh!
10 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky LW: 5 - 17-4 - @Tennessee (L), Kansas (L) - Tough, tough, tough losses, but mark my word, this team will be back
11 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin LW: 16 - 18-3 - Penn St. (W), Rutgers (W) - Avoided a valiant effort by Rutgers in OT
12 Florida State University Logo Florida State LW: 6 - 18-4 - @Georgia Tech (L), @Syracuse (L) - Ugh, two bad losses
13 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia LW: 20 - 17-4 - Kansas (W), Texas A&M (W) - Great bounce back week!
14 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA LW: 10 - 19-3 - @USC (L) - This was a huge win for USC
15 Butler University Logo Butler LW: 13 - 18-4 - @Seton Hall (W), Georgetown (L) - Does this mean Georgetown is back?
16 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati LW: 19 - 19-2 - Xavier (W), USF (W) - Crosstown Shootout Victory!
17 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's LW: 21 - 19-2 - San Francisco (W), @Santa Clara (W) - If SMC can keep winning, it will set up a great game with Gonzaga
18 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland LW: 22 - 19-2- Rutgers (W), @Minnesota (W) - Chance for a big week v Purdue this week
19 Creighton University Logo Creighton LW: 17 - 19-3 - @Georgtown (L), DePaul (W) - Have now lost 2 of 3 since losing Mo Watson
20 Purdue University Logo Purdue LW: 15 - 17-5 - @Michigan St. (W), @Nebraska (L) - Good win @Michigan St.
21 Duke University Logo Duke LW: 18 - 16-5 - NC St. (L), @Wake Forest (W) - Duke was seconds away from having its season unravel
22 Southern Methodist University Logo SMU LW: NR - 18-4 - @UCF (W) - Cincinnati rematch coming up in a couple weeks
23 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame LW: 14 - 17-5 - Virginia (L), @Georgia Tech (L) - Terrible week for the Irish, this showed what happens when the Irish miss from outside
24 Northwestern University Logo Northwestern LW: NR - 18-4 - Nebraska (W), Indiana (W) - Is this the year Northwestern makes the tournament?
25 University of South Carolina Logo South Carolina LW: NR - 17-4 - Auburn (W), @Missouri (W) - Good opportunity next couple of weeks - Falling Out: 23 Kansas St., 24 Xavier, 25 UNC Wilmingham