vikinick's Ballot for Week 5 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 1:03AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
Kentucky Lost and UNC lost, Villanova is undefeated. Not much math going on behind the scenes here. |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
Only loss to Indiana and has beaten Duke. Good enough for a 2 rank when 2 top 3 teams lose. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
When everyone else ahead of you loses, there's not many directions you should go. |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
A loss to UCLA at home isn't good, but it's not terrible. |
| 5 |
North Carolina
|
The loss to Indiana isn't looking as bad as it did a week ago. |
| 6 |
Baylor
|
Victories over Xavier, Louisville and Oregon? Looking like an elite eight team at this point. |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
A win over Arizona is impressive, but they have to figure out how to not fall apart at the end of games. |
| 8 |
UCLA
|
Beating Kentucky AT Kentucky? Impressive victory. A clear favorite in the PAC 12 has emerged. |
| 9 |
Indiana
|
It's looking more and more likely that their single loss was a fluke and shouldn't have happened. |
| 10 |
Creighton
|
The only ranked team they've played, they beat. They'll stick here until we see how they fare against Villanova. |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
Falling apart vs. West Virginia at the end of their game while AT HOME was pretty bad... |
| 12 |
Saint Mary's
|
They haven't played any ranked teams this year. I can't justify a higher position otherwise. |
| 13 |
Louisville
|
Their only loss is to Baylor. And they beat Purdue this week. Bit dicey near the end but it's good enough for a few slots up. |
| 14 |
Wisconsin
|
Quality losses to UNC and Creighton. |
| 15 |
Xavier
|
A loss to Baylor by 15 puts them back quite a few spots in my book, but Baylor is a pretty good team to lose to. |
| 16 |
Butler
|
With wins over Utah and Arizona, if they just keep winning, I'll keep ranking them higher. |
| 17 |
West Virginia
|
Beating Virgina AT Virginia more than makes up for losing to Temple by 4 in my opinion. |
| 18 |
South Carolina
|
Wins over Syracuse and Michigan. Still an undefeated team. SEC is looking weak this year except for Kentucky. Could be a contender for title |
| 19 |
Purdue
|
2 really close losses against really good teams is enough to show their potential to me. |
| 20 |
Oregon
|
Everyone else lost so they're filling in the vacuum. |
| 21 |
Florida
|
They're here until the Duke game on Tuesday, which will likely determine where they stand next week. |
| 22 |
Arizona
|
Losing to Gonzaga in neutral territory isn't all that bad, but only time will tell how they can deal with their injuries. |
| 23 |
Valparaiso
|
Their only loss is to Oregon and beat Rhode Island. They play Kentucky this week, so it's not like this ranking will matter much. |
| 24 |
Syracuse
|
A loss vs. Wisconsin hurts, but not too badly. They've only lost to now-ranked teams. |
| 25 |
Iowa State
|
A loss to unranked Cincinatti hurts them pretty badly in my book, but they were close against Gonzaga. |