trickleupgangsta's Ballot for Week 17 of 2021-22
Submitted on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 10:27PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
Top 2 remain unchanged due to most other top teams losing. Zags loss at Saint Mary's not terrible |
| 2 |
Arizona
|
Arizona was bewildered against a Colorado team playing well at home. Watch out for the Buffs in P12 tourney |
| 3 |
Duke
|
3 ACC losses by a combined 4 points. 1 of 2 top 10 teams to not lose this week. |
| 4 |
Auburn
|
Auburn needs more from their guards come March |
| 5 |
Baylor
|
Looked great avenging the Kansas loss. Up to 3rd in Kenpom |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
Hard fought loss against great Baylor team. B12 tourney should be a fun one. |
| 7 |
Providence
|
Congratulations to the 3 loss BE champs. Good week week with wins over Xavier and Creighton. |
| 8 |
Wisconsin
|
Winners of 4 in a row. Big matchup with Purdue inbound. |
| 9 |
Kentucky
|
Great game with red-hot Arkansas. Impressive 2nd place in Kenpom. |
| 10 |
Purdue
|
Defense will get them bounced in the first weekend if not improved upon. |
| 11 |
Arkansas
|
13 out of last 14. Wins over Tennessee, Kentucky, Auburn. Things are looking up for the hogs. Woo pig |
| 12 |
USC
|
Survived the Oregon road trip without a loss by the thinnest of margins. Huge week coming up with opportunities against Zona and UCLA |
| 13 |
UCLA
|
Poor shooting against Oregon, great shooting against Oregon State This team has to get inside offense from Cody Riley if they want viability |
| 14 |
Texas Tech
|
Tough road loss to decent TCU squad. Offense can be an issue, but with their defense they can win most times |
| 15 |
Villanova
|
Close road loss to good Uconn team. Providence is in their sights |
| 16 |
Tennessee
|
Played great against Auburn in the victory, despite near collapse |
| 17 |
Murray State
|
Impressive blowout of Belmont followed by near tragedy against SEMO. Awesome season by these Racers. |
| 18 |
UConn
|
Great past few weeks. Awesome win against Nova. |
| 19 |
Saint Mary's
|
Wins over SF, BYU last week. Most impressive victory over Gonzaga this week. Saint Mary's is looking very good and just the right time. |
| 20 |
Houston
|
First post-Sasser win over a top 60 Kenpom team with SMU victory. Still, very good 4 loss team. |
| 21 |
Texas
|
Nice rebound week |
| 22 |
Colorado State
|
Nice win over Wyoming. Looking forward to the showdown with Boise State on Saturday |
| 23 |
Illinois
|
Close loss against Ohio State. Rebound over Michigan |
| 24 |
Iowa
|
Blowout win over Michigan State. |
| 25 |
Ohio State
|
Next 5: Davidson, Alabama, Boise State, Michigan State, North Texas |