University of Rhode Island LogoPillPushr's Ballot for Week 3 of 2016-17

Submitted on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 9:15AM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Villanova University Logo Villanova Has looked impressive, huge win on the road at Purdue
2 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Very solid. Will know more w/ games v Iowa, Ohio St upcoming
3 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Dismantled a less-than-impressive looking MSU
4 Indiana University Bloomington Logo Indiana Their win vs. Kansas may be best of young season so far
5 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Dominant win at SDSU reason for high ranking
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Has won comfortably, but has yet to play anyone of note
7 Duke University Logo Duke Lost to KU, but has actually looked real good, even with injuries
8 Xavier University Logo Xavier With some injuries, has managed to win, although w/ some questionable results
9 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Tough schedule, huge win vs Duke, tough loss to IU, will make way back to Top 5 I'm sure
10 Creighton University Logo Creighton I was very impressed with this team vs Wisconsin
11 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Same boat as UNC, looked good, but played no one
12 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Seeing this team, I think they will start dropping some games soon
13 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's Impressive wins at Nevada, and vs Dayton
14 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA Has proven they have a lot of talent, will see vs more high quality opponents
15 University of Oregon Logo Oregon Tough loss, but w/o Brooks and Baylor looks pretty solid
16 Baylor University Logo Baylor Very comfortable win against Oregon
17 University of Michigan Logo Michigan 20 point wins over both SMU and Marquette
18 Syracuse University Logo Syracuse Undefeated, but will know more in coming week vs better opponents
19 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State Played no one, but unbeaten, still a ? team at this point
20 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Has looked a little hit and miss, likely a team to improve as season progresses
21 University of Rhode Island Logo URI Looked solid vs Cincinnati, but missed big opportunity to knock off a hobbled Duke team
22 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Dominant against minor competition
23 Purdue University Logo Purdue Squandered opportunity vs Villanova, looked sketchy vs Georgia St
24 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Looking impressive thus far, but competition not great
25 University of Northern Iowa Logo Northern Iowa Crushed ASU, nice win vs Oklahoma, looked solid vs Xavier gets them in