/r/CollegeBasketball Poll

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Villanova	I'm picking based off my previous ballot, they were number 1 and they've remained unbeaten with a solid win over Purdue.
2	Kentucky	Also unbeaten with nice win over Michigan State but I don't think that's enough to top Villanova.
3	Duke	Only 1 loss to a very strong Kansas team, as well as playing without a few top players in that one. Will jump back as soon as Nova/UK lose.
4	Indiana	Big win over Kansas so have to put them above KU, but still too small of a sample size so this is a tough choice.
5	Kansas	Win over #1 Duke and a reasonable loss to Indiana. KU and Indiana could go either way at 4 and 5.
6	North Carolina	Dropped 2 spots from my opening picks strictly because SOS. Will be easier to pick after the Maui Invitational.
7	Arizona	Undefeated with 1 top tier win against Michigan State. Not enough to justify being picked higher, but they've done their job thus far.
8	Virginia	They have Iowa and OSU coming up. We'll know more soon, so far no mistakes.
9	Xavier	I like the Clemson win a ton. Missouri was a little close for comfort and UNI is a decent win. Not better than any team above them though.
10	Oregon	Lose to Baylor but at Baylor so not too detrimental. I dropped them a few but I think Baylor might be a meaningless loss in time.
11	Gonzaga	Kept the same spot I had them at last time, no losses but no wins over anyone their not supposed to be beating.
12	Creighton	Great win against Wisconsin, no losses too count against them.
13	Wisconsin	Only loss to Creighton, who I slide above them in ranking.
14	Michigan State	Losses to Arizona and Kentucky and questionable win over Florida Gulf Coast, but credit for their SOS. 2 good losses > 0 against no names.
15	Louisville	Too small of sample size still, but no losses Purdue game coming up soon will tell us more.
16	UCLA	Haven't lost haven't played a test yet.
17	Maryland	Haven't lost haven't played a test yet.
18	Syracuse	Haven't lost haven't played a test yet.
19	Purdue	Loss to Villanova at home hurts but not too much.
20	Baylor	Win over Oregon as well as Florida Gulf Coast who held their own vs Michigan State.
21	URI	I'll get in on the URI hype. Loss to Duke doesn't hurt and win over Cincy is a great win for program.
22	Iowa State
23	Saint Mary's
24	Michigan	Wins over Marquette and SMU.
25	West Virginia

njhokie5's Ballot for Week 3 of 2016-17