Blazeth's Ballot for Week 5 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Villanova
|
(8 - 0) Baylor looks really good, but reigning champs take this for now |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
(8 - 0) Xavier win really sells them for me; they're not a fluke |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
(7 - 1) |
| 4 |
Duke
|
(8 - 1) |
| 5 |
UCLA
|
(9 - 0) |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
(8 - 0) |
| 7 |
Indiana
|
(7 - 1) |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
(8 - 1) |
| 9 |
Saint Mary's
|
(6 - 0) |
| 10 |
Creighton
|
(8 - 0) |
| 11 |
Kentucky
|
(7 - 1) |
| 12 |
Louisville
|
(7 - 1) |
| 13 |
Butler
|
(8 - 0) |
| 14 |
South Carolina
|
(8 - 0) |
| 15 |
Xavier
|
(7 - 1) |
| 16 |
West Virginia
|
(6 - 1) |
| 17 |
Virginia
|
(7 - 1) |
| 18 |
Cincinnati
|
(7 - 1) |
| 19 |
Wisconsin
|
(7 - 2) |
| 20 |
Purdue
|
(6 - 2) |
| 21 |
USC
|
(8 - 0) |
| 22 |
Florida
|
(7 - 1) |
| 23 |
Notre Dame
|
(8 - 0) |
| 24 |
Oregon
|
(7 - 2) |
| 25 |
Florida State
|
(7 - 1) Next 5 out: Arizona (6 - 2), Iowa State (5 - 2), TCU (8 - 0), Virginia Tech (6 - 1), UCF (6 - 1) |