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