University of California, Los Angeles Logotrickleupgangsta's Ballot for Week 17 of 2021-22

Submitted on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 10:27PM EST
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1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Top 2 remain unchanged due to most other top teams losing. Zags loss at Saint Mary's not terrible
2 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Arizona was bewildered against a Colorado team playing well at home. Watch out for the Buffs in P12 tourney
3 Duke University Logo Duke 3 ACC losses by a combined 4 points. 1 of 2 top 10 teams to not lose this week.
4 Auburn University Logo Auburn Auburn needs more from their guards come March
5 Baylor University Logo Baylor Looked great avenging the Kansas loss. Up to 3rd in Kenpom
6 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Hard fought loss against great Baylor team. B12 tourney should be a fun one.
7 Providence College Logo Providence Congratulations to the 3 loss BE champs. Good week week with wins over Xavier and Creighton.
8 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Winners of 4 in a row. Big matchup with Purdue inbound.
9 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Great game with red-hot Arkansas. Impressive 2nd place in Kenpom.
10 Purdue University Logo Purdue Defense will get them bounced in the first weekend if not improved upon.
11 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas 13 out of last 14. Wins over Tennessee, Kentucky, Auburn. Things are looking up for the hogs. Woo pig
12 University of Southern California Logo 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 University of California, Los Angeles Logo 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 University Logo 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 University Logo Villanova Close road loss to good Uconn team. Providence is in their sights
16 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee Played great against Auburn in the victory, despite near collapse
17 Murray State University Logo Murray State Impressive blowout of Belmont followed by near tragedy against SEMO. Awesome season by these Racers.
18 University of Connecticut Logo UConn Great past few weeks. Awesome win against Nova.
19 Saint Mary's College of California Logo 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 University of Houston Logo Houston First post-Sasser win over a top 60 Kenpom team with SMU victory. Still, very good 4 loss team.
21 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas Nice rebound week
22 Colorado State University Logo Colorado State Nice win over Wyoming. Looking forward to the showdown with Boise State on Saturday
23 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois Close loss against Ohio State. Rebound over Michigan
24 University of Iowa Logo Iowa Blowout win over Michigan State.
25 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State Next 5: Davidson, Alabama, Boise State, Michigan State, North Texas