University of Florida Logoncaafan2's Ballot for Week 5 of 2016-17

Submitted on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 5:42PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Villanova University Logo Villanova Defending National champ. Undefeated. Enough said
2 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Toss up with Duke for number 2, but won the H2H
3 Duke University Logo Duke Have looked dominant all season, only close lose against another elite opponant
4 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA Beating UK at Rupp. welcome to the top 5.
5 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Close loss against a very good UCLA team and always looked in the game even when trailing.
6 Indiana University Bloomington Logo Indiana Against UNC and Kansas, this team has looked as good as anyone in the country
7 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Playing very well with good depth. Impressed by wins against UF, ISU and Arizona.
8 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Can't blame them for losing at Assembly Hall in a tough road environment. Still look elite.
9 Baylor University Logo Baylor The bears just keep winning and impressing me each week. Biggest surprise team of the season for me.
10 Creighton University Logo Creighton Man can they score. Big win against UW early in the season. Can't wait for them to play Nova on NYE
11 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Impressed by their domination over Syracuse
12 Xavier University Logo Xavier No shame in losing to Baylor this year, but still want to see more.
13 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Solid win vs Purdue. Their defense/press also has a lot of room for improvement which means this team could be scary going forward
14 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Were down most of the game vs OSU before pulling it out and a slip up against WVU have me questioning how elite UVA can really be
15 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's Undeated, but really won't be tested until their match-up with the Zags in league play
16 Purdue University Logo Purdue
17 Butler University Logo Butler
18 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Great win over UVA and have looked dominant at times
19 University of Oregon Logo Oregon
20 University of Florida Logo Florida Impressed by their start and have given the Zags their toughest test of the year so far.
21 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati Very impressed with that road win in Aimes. Great Defensive team
22 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame
23 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State
24 University of South Carolina Logo South Carolina Curious to see how the Thornwell suspension affects the team, dropped them a few spots for the time being
25 University of Southern California Logo USC 26-30: Arizona, Syracuse, Temple. Ohio State, and Florida State