Barnhard's Ballot for Week 7 of 2015-16
Submitted on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 9:45AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Oklahoma
|
OU has been #1 in my poll since the beginning. I truly believe they're the best team in the country. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Let's see if they can keep things rolling in Big Ten play. It won't be easy. |
| 3 |
Xavier
|
I decided to have Xavier jump KU this week, simply for the fact that they're still undefeated after having played a pretty tough schedule. |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
KU is at 4, but 1-4 is super close in my poll. |
| 5 |
Providence
|
I'm quite high on Providence. Kris Dunn is an absolute game-changer. Bentil is a budding star. |
| 6 |
Maryland
|
They deserve to be this high, but I'm not sure they're really this good just yet. |
| 7 |
Arizona
|
Once Sean Miller figures out the right lineups, they could be really good. |
| 8 |
Virginia
|
They've proven that the GW game was just a fluke. Now, GW is good, but UVA would absolutely win big if they played again today. |
| 9 |
Purdue
|
I still believe in Purdue. They played a terrible game against a great team in Butler and still managed to hang around. |
| 10 |
Louisville
|
They've been solid so far, but conference play will show us who this team really is. |
| 11 |
Iowa State
|
Another UNI victim. Iowa State will be okay, but they have some things to figure out. |
| 12 |
Miami (FL)
|
It's obvious that they just looked beyond Northeastern. This team could win the ACC. |
| 13 |
Butler
|
Butler is a legitimate veteran-laden team. They're a Sweet 16 team without a doubt. Dunham was TERRIBLE against Purdue and they still won. |
| 14 |
West Virginia
|
Press Virginia can be really good. If they can dictate the pace for 40 minutes, they can beat anyone. |
| 15 |
SMU
|
I'm not totally sold on SMU. For whatever reason, it feels like they could crumble at any moment. |
| 16 |
Cincinnati
|
This Cincy team could be special for Mick Cronin. |
| 17 |
North Carolina
|
They'll be fine. They'll move up quickly during ACC play. |
| 18 |
Kentucky
|
Growing pains. |
| 19 |
Duke
|
They've got some work to do - especially in the backcourt. |
| 20 |
Baylor
|
I'm not sold on Baylor, but they deserve to be here thus far. |
| 21 |
GW
|
GW is for real. The problem knowing how good they are already is that it won't be as crazy a surprise when they make noise in March. |
| 22 |
Villanova
|
I'm not very high on Nova - I wasn't last year either. We'll see how they end up doing in conference play with a good Big East this year. |
| 23 |
Texas A&M
|
Possibly the best team in the SEC. |
| 24 |
South Carolina
|
Undefeated is undefeated. They played Clemson pretty close, but hey, they still won. |
| 25 |
Northern Iowa
|
Giant killers. Couldn't decide between UNI, Utah, or Chatt, but I gave UNI the nod in the end. |