Bradcav1's Ballot for Week 4 of 2016-17
Submitted on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 12:30AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
ran through the Charleston Classic and owns an impressive road win vs Purdue. Paschal gives them new dimension at the 5 |
| 2 |
Kentucky
|
Impressive group of freshman players surrounded with veteran role players is the perfect formula for UK. Still needs a marquee win |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
a little overvalued at 3, neutral court win over Duke will be enormous by seasons end. Hard to get better guards than Mason + Graham |
| 4 |
Duke
|
will be #1 by season's end. concerning that the 3 freshman have been out for so long. Will be interesting to see how they integrate |
| 5 |
North Carolina
|
such an impressive showing in Maui. Berry so undervalued but Hicks and Meeks make the difference. Need more bench production |
| 6 |
Baylor
|
best resume to date. Oregon + FGCU(H), VCU Lville and MSU on neutral is huge. Led by veterans Motley, Lecomte, Acquil, and Freeman |
| 7 |
Virginia
|
known for the defense, but the offense may be even better. So crisp and efficient. picked apart a good Providence defense. |
| 8 |
Xavier
|
Starting to get the pieces back. No big wins but all of the wins should be top 150 in RPI/KP. They've played sneaky strong schedule |
| 9 |
Gonzaga
|
So many quality options and won against a loaded Advocare field. Zach Collins early production is surprise + makes them even more dangerous |
| 10 |
Saint Mary's
|
experienced team that has three nice wins.. Dayton(A), Nevada(H), UAB(N) |
| 11 |
Indiana
|
loss @IPFW not as bad as people think. Offense is very explosive and will be tested against UNC this week. Kansas win is huge |
| 12 |
Creighton
|
explosive offense. great wins Wisconsin(H), NCST(N), Ole Miss(N). Losing Hanson is sneaky huge |
| 13 |
Purdue
|
purdue struggles with pressure so Lville might be a bad matchup.. Swanigan vs Spalding/Johnson will be great test |
| 14 |
Iowa State
|
senior laden team that gave Gonzaga a great game in advocare finals |
| 15 |
Wisconsin
|
still have no idea how good they are.. somewhere between Creighton and Gtown which is a enormous gap. 15 seems right for now |
| 16 |
South Carolina
|
great wins over michigan at home and cuse on a neutral. strong defense |
| 17 |
USC
|
Strong wins @T&AM, SMU...great PG play with McLaughlin.. Stewart made huge jump |
| 18 |
URI
|
huge games this week @ Valpo and @ Prov. Cinci win on neutral will go long way |
| 19 |
Florida
|
strong but not spectacular team. Barry is the missing piece for Florida, need more from Robinson |
| 20 |
UCLA
|
won the Wooden Legacy, but only one solid win (TA&M). Will be tested vs UK this week |
| 21 |
Oregon
|
squandered a trip to Maui with no wins of substance. Brooks needs to regain his old form soon for Oregon to reach their peak |
| 22 |
Louisville
|
unbelievable interior D, but struggle to score for stretches. Absolutely blew the Baylor game. Mahmoud is 1 of most improved players in NCAA |
| 23 |
Butler
|
very deep team, but I dont love their upside. Wont get higher than 18ish. Kamar Baldwin has been the surprise for Butler |
| 24 |
Arizona
|
need Trier back ASAP. Alkins and KJS have showed flashes but very inexperienced. PJC and Allen are limited. Lauri needs the ball more |
| 25 |
West Virginia
|
rough loss vs Temple, but I still have faith in WV's experience and intense pressure defense |