shaidar9haran's Ballot for Week 4 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 10:57PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
Their shorthanded roster didn't face another test this week, but proved they can dominate without 3 talented players and 2 more hobbled. |
| 2 |
Kentucky
|
With their only top 100 KenPom opponent being Michigan State, they've done a lot of flexing against inferior competition, tougher week ahead |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
Kansas has started going small with Vick and Jackson at the 3/4 on nearly 25% of possessions, has been very successful. |
| 4 |
North Carolina
|
Back to back wins over OkSt and Wisky capped off an impressive Maui; Meeks and Bradley rank 1/2 in OR%, scary to see from the young man. |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
The young Mikal Bridges is 8th in the nation in ORtg; not bad for the 5th or 6th man on a national contender. |
| 6 |
Virginia
|
Kyle Guy has been better than anticipated, and should help cover for the loss of Nichols. The defense has started off legendary. |
| 7 |
Baylor
|
Huge wins over Oregon and Lousiville to start the season; they've played strong D without fouling ranking 11th in Def FTA/FGA. |
| 8 |
Xavier
|
Sumner and Bluiett might be the best one two punch in the NCAA; Baylor will be a real test for both teams this weekend. |
| 9 |
Gonzaga
|
With the deepest corps of big men and solid role pieces on the wings and backcourt the Zags just fended off two straight top 25 teams. |
| 10 |
Louisville
|
They don't turn it over and play amazing defense, even with any struggles shooting the ball that will win them the majority of games. |
| 11 |
Indiana
|
They're committing and forcing TOs at a horrendous rate (326th and 332nd Nationally); If the OReb regresses, they could see more bad losses. |
| 12 |
Saint Mary's
|
The defense hasn't been elite, but when the offense is 3rd in eFG% and 9th in TO% you can't complain. |
| 13 |
UCLA
|
They're playing at a blistering pace as young guns Ball and Leaf are top 50 nationally in ORtg. |
| 14 |
Creighton
|
Creighton is the best 3 point shooting team in the nation, I expect that to regress, but Mo Watson's 21st best AssistRate shouldn't. |
| 15 |
Arizona
|
Rumors of Trier's return haven't come to fruition, but he'll be needed if the Butler game showed us anything. Depth and Shot-Making lacking. |
| 16 |
Purdue
|
Haas is being utilized on greater than 28% of possessions and it still feels like he could get the ball more, feed him please. |
| 17 |
Butler
|
Another Butler team that excels at nothing but shows no weakness. While they foul frequently depth and Def TO% should cover for it. |
| 18 |
Oregon
|
It looks like Brooks wasn't the only problem with this team; the shots are not falling from 3 (286th Nationally) and TOs are high (299th) |
| 19 |
Syracuse
|
#1 in opponent eFG% and #7 in 3 point shooting, occassionally you're going to get outplayed as they did against USC |
| 20 |
Iowa State
|
Tough loss against the Zags nothing to hang your head about; the emergence of Burton has been elpful for the variety to this offense. |
| 21 |
Florida
|
Florida's allowing Offensive Rebounds at an alarming rate (306th Nationally) teams that crash the boards and have size can exploit them. |
| 22 |
West Virginia
|
For a team that's physical and doesn;t shoot well, they'll need to be better than 328th at hitting their freebies |
| 23 |
Wisconsin
|
It's unlike Wisky to be in the 200s for Off & Def TO%; they're shooting and missing far too many threes |
| 24 |
URI
|
Opponents are hitting 80% of their FTs, that should regress heavily. More concerning is lack of size leading to being 272nd in allowing OReb |
| 25 |
Cincinnati
|
Next 5: South Carolina; Wichita St, Michigan, Miami, Texas A&M |