themidnightmamba's Ballot for Week 5 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 10:55PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
 Villanova
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| 2 |
Kansas
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| 3 |
Baylor
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they have the strongest resume in the country. Part of me wanted to put them at #2. Kansas better be on high alert. |
| 4 |
UCLA
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UCLA has such a strong case for #1 after beating Kentucky at Rupp. I can't put them at #1 yet but |
| 5 |
Duke
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| 6 |
Kentucky
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| 7 |
Gonzaga
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strong win in LA vs Arizona, almost vaulted them ahead of Kentucky but can't do it. They have a chance for a good win vs Washington |
| 8 |
North Carolina
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They aren't going to get punished badly for the loss to Indiana at Assembly Hall. |
| 9 |
Indiana
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| 10 |
Creighton
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| 11 |
Louisville
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| 12 |
Xavier
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| 13 |
Virginia
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| 14 |
Saint Mary's
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tough to win and get bumped down but with the losses of X and UVA, they slide 2 spots. |
| 15 |
Butler
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| 16 |
Wisconsin
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| 17 |
Purdue
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| 18 |
South Carolina
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| 19 |
West Virginia
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I dropped them to unranked after the Temple loss. They clearly showed they belong |
| 20 |
Arizona
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| 21 |
Oregon
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| 22 |
Florida
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Huge chance on Tuesday vs Duke. |
| 23 |
Notre Dame
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They have a huge shot this week in Newark vs Villanova. A game I expect Notre Dame to show up, both the team and their fans |
| 24 |
Cincinnati
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These last two spots are a complete crap shoot. I don't want to rank anyone here. I think there are a bunch of jumbled teams here |
| 25 |
Iowa State
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Others considered: Wichita, USC, Valpo, Ohio State... (I don't think Maryland is good) |