CrusherTusher's Ballot for Week 17 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 10:26PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kansas
|
(2) Best resume in basketball and playing extremely well right now. |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
(1) Even with the shocking loss to BYU they still are worthy of a 1 seed if the win out. |
| 3 |
North Carolina
|
(4) UNC is playing themselves into a 1 seed with big wins over highly ranked teams. They are playing great basketball right now |
| 4 |
Oregon
|
(5) I think Oregon is the best team in the Pac 12. Their big win vs Arz still stands out to me as to why they are ranked ahead of UCLA. |
| 5 |
UCLA
|
(7) UCLA had a huge win @Arz propelling them to #5. They now have 3 very impressive wins: @UK, vs OR, and @Arz. |
| 6 |
Villanova
|
(3) Don't have as good of a resume as the teams ranked ahead of them, but still have a solid team. |
| 7 |
Arizona
|
(6) Not a huge drop off after the home loss to UCLA. They still only have 4 losses and are tied for 1st in the PAC 12. |
| 8 |
Louisville
|
(9) Even with the loss @UNC they move up a spot in tmy rankings because of how well they played in their win vs Cuse and it was a good loss. |
| 9 |
Kentucky
|
(13) Huge win vs Florida. They matured this last week and even won without Fox. This should have locked in yet another SEC title for UK. |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
(15) WVU rebounded off of a tough week with 2 solid wins. Next up is a road test on Monday @BU. |
| 11 |
Florida State
|
(17) After a nice week with two road wins FSU moves back up in my rankings. |
| 12 |
Florida
|
(11) Florida drops one spot in my rankings after their loss @UK. It's a learning point that should help them come tournament time. |
| 13 |
Baylor
|
(8) Baylor continued their downward slope with a tough loss @ISU. However, they still have one of the best resumes. |
| 14 |
Purdue
|
(12) Tough loss @Michigan, but they still sit at the top of the B10. All Purdue needs to do is win 1 game this next week for the title. |
| 15 |
SMU
|
(20) SMU made a nice jump this week with 2 really solid wins. This team has looked strong this season and should continue. |
| 16 |
Butler
|
(25) Wow, Butler really impressed me this last week with two huge wins @Nova and @Xavier. They deserve the biggest jump this week. |
| 17 |
Duke
|
(10) Really bad week for the Blue Devils with two road losses. I still think they're a very good team, but we'll see this next week. |
| 18 |
Wichita State
|
(21) WSU keeps rolling and is now moving on to Arch Madness with a share of the MVC. Big week ahead. |
| 19 |
Saint Mary's
|
(22) Not much changed for the Gales as they beat two teams they should've. We'll see how they fair vs the likes of BYU and Gonzaga this week |
| 20 |
Cincinnati
|
(16) UC blew one vs UCF and drops accordingly so. Still with 4 losses they look fine for the tourney, but lack good wins. |
| 21 |
Notre Dame
|
(24) Rested most of the week and then went 1-0. Not much changed and they continue to steadily rise with a solid resume. |
| 22 |
Iowa State
|
(NR) Winning their last 5; ISU has a chance to claim 2nd in the B12. They have the look of a team that will be under seeded, but deadly. |
| 23 |
Miami (FL)
|
(NR) Miami deserves to be ranked after a great week with wins @UVA and vs Duke. They are going to cause some teams trouble in March. |
| 24 |
Wisconsin
|
(14) What a head scratcher Wisconsin is right now. They were looking so good, but now look the polar opposite dropping 4 of their last 5. |
| 25 |
Dayton
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(NR) Dayton beats out Vermont for my #25 spot after winning their 8th straight game. Dayton looks solid and has only 1 questionable loss. |