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MetaKoopa99's Ballot for Week 17 of 2019-20

Submitted on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 11:11PM EST

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Kansas	(+3) Finally, the top four changes! At last, we have justification to move Kansas up to No. 1, and loads of it with the top 3 all losing.
2	Baylor	(-1) Baylor may not be the best team in basketball, but they're a damn good one, and I won't punish them too much for losing to KU by three.
3	Dayton	(+3) Who'd've thought going into the season that Dayton would end up in the top 3 at some point? This is why college basketball is the best.
4	San Diego State	(-2) And the undefeated dream finally falls. Obviously, the Aztecs fall a few spots too, but nearly everyone in the top 10 lost last week.
5	Gonzaga	(-2) Same drop for the Zags, who finally fell in conference play to BYU on Saturday. Nothing to be ashamed of, BYU is an excellent team.
6	Creighton	(+4) Let's get some respect for Creighton! The Bluejays are cutting through the Big East like a knife and just stomped Butler by 22. Lordy.
7	Florida State	(+2) Remember, top 25 rankings have no impact on tournament position. I still like Duke to be ahead in the bracket, but I'll take FSU here.
8	Maryland	(-1) Maryland took an Ohio State team on the rise in Columbus to the wire for their first loss in over a month. I can't punish that much.
9	Duke	(-3) A double-digit loss to NC State made Duke look mortal for a moment. Then they kicked around VT for 40 minutes Saturday. Classic Duke.
10	Kentucky	(+1) I'm still not super impressed with Kentucky, but I have to reward them for taking down two quality opponents in one week. Top 10 it is.
11	Villanova	(+2) That's four straight wins for Nova since a three-game skid in early February. Jay Wright's squad always heats up at the right time.
12	Seton Hall	(+3) There's currently a very frightening trio at the top of the Big East. Any one of these three teams could make a deep run in March.
13	Louisville	(+3) Last week's disaster seems more like a fluke and less like a sign of things to come. Louisville handled Syracuse and UNC with ease.
14	Oregon	(0) The road trip in Arizona went about as well as it could have. Ran into the red-hot Sun Devils and left with an L but rebounded vs. Zona.
15	Penn State	(-7) Sigh. I knew the climb wouldn't last forever, but I didn't think it would come down this hard. Please tell me Myreon Jones is back now.
16	Auburn	(-4) Auburn is such a bizarre beast. Lost to Georgia and nearly lost to Tennessee before a pulling a 17-point comeback out of thin air.
17	Iowa	(+3) Big week for the Hawkeyes. Two Quad 1 wins over Minnesota and Ohio State and they're suddenly eying a chance at the Big Ten title.
18	BYU	(+5) Being one of the few to beat Gonzaga allows BYU to move up the rankings a good bit. That results also locks them into the tournament.
19	Colorado	(-2) So-so week for the Buffs. Got a decent win over USC, then earned a Q3 loss to UCLA. Then again, UCLA is on fire right now, so... wash.
20	Ohio State	(+1) Some bonus points are in order for being the first team to take down Maryland in over a month. Buckeyes gain a spot for their efforts.
21	Michigan	(NEW) Michigan should probably be in everyone's top 25 right now. The Wolverines are winners of five straight, and three of those were Q1A.
22	West Virginia	(-4) Needless to say, West Virginia's downward slide is concerning. The Mountaineers have lost four of the last five. Bad time to go cold.
23	Wisconsin	(NEW) Guess who else in the Big Ten is hot? After weeks of inconsistency, the Badgers are looking like a contender with four straight wins.
24	Marquette	(-5) Another team on a concerning downward path. Three straight losses for the Golden Eagles. They need to rebound against Georgetown.
25	Texas Tech	(NEW) The Red Raiders slide back into the rankings with a solid 2-0 week. Next 5: Arizona, Michigan State, Arizona State, LSU, Utah State