INeedMoreCreativity's Ballot for Week 12 of 2021-22
Submitted on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 11:38PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
 Auburn
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I rank mostly by resume. Good records v good schedules means a lot. Eye test and efficiency metrics taken into account |
| 2 |
Baylor
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Resume is still one of the best in the land. I don't favor recent games more heavily, but rather look at the whole body of work equally. |
| 3 |
Arizona
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| 4 |
Kansas
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| 5 |
Gonzaga
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Resume isn't as great as the top teams at this point. 11 in WAB and 10 in SOR. |
| 6 |
Purdue
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| 7 |
Wisconsin
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| 8 |
LSU
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| 9 |
Michigan State
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| 10 |
Villanova
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| 11 |
UCLA
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| 12 |
Houston
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| 13 |
Duke
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Relatively poor resume compared to eye test and predictive rankings. I rank mostly by resume |
| 14 |
Texas Tech
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| 15 |
Tennessee
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| 16 |
Providence
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| 17 |
Xavier
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| 18 |
Kentucky
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Relatively poor resume compared to eye test and predictive rankings. I rank mostly by resume. I expect them to improve their ranking |
| 19 |
USC
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| 20 |
Colorado State
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| 21 |
Alabama
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| 22 |
Ohio State
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| 23 |
BYU
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| 24 |
Iowa State
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Welp . . . at least y'all got that over with! Resume is still top-25 worthy |
| 25 |
Illinois
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Marquette -- props for playing that hellscape of a schedule, but y'all need to have pulled out a few more of those. Almost ranked. |