shaidar9haran's Ballot for Week 6 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 9:17PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
Tatum and Bolden now have three games under their belt and Giles is expected back before Christmas, this team is looking unbeatable. |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
Toughed out a win against ND off the back of a POY performance by Hart, worth noting ND is even more lacking for size than Nova. |
| 3 |
UCLA
|
UCLA exploded on Offense vs. Michigan and is settling into an amazing 8-man rotation. If they can better their 73rd ranked D, expect final 4 |
| 4 |
Baylor
|
Baylor had the week off and couldn't continue their hot streak; some questions remain about their offense. |
| 5 |
Kansas
|
The regrettable Bragg situation will only encourage KU to go small ball more often, increasing chances for Vick/Jackson to have an impact |
| 6 |
Kentucky
|
They're still rushing a bit, 10th highest tempo and 5th fastest offense, causing sloppy offense and making their D seem worse than it is. |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
This team has been mightily impressive, but for a team with this much size they're getting killed on the OReb% (275th Nationally) |
| 8 |
Indiana
|
Indiana's opponents are shooting an NCAA worst 25.1% from 3, that should correct towards the mean, impacting their defensive outlook |
| 9 |
North Carolina
|
Missing Joel Berry is important, but even without an All-ACC player, there's no reason to have struggled this much against Davidson and Tenn |
| 10 |
Creighton
|
A real interesting dichotomy is developing for Creighton; they're 7th fastest on O, but holding teams to the 335th slowest tempo on D. |
| 11 |
Louisville
|
Louisville is quietly playing the best defense in the nation; holding opponents to the 7th lowest eFG% |
| 12 |
West Virginia
|
They're forcing an unfathomably high percentage of TOs, but a week against two 300+ rated teams shows next to nothing. |
| 13 |
Virginia
|
This team is not getting to the line hurting their offensive efficiency and it's not going to get better without Nichols. |
| 14 |
Purdue
|
Two of the higher quality losses in this young season have overshadowed how impressive this team has been aside from TO issues. |
| 15 |
Wisconsin
|
Strong and dominating road win over Marquette; they're #1 in the nation in preventing ORebs |
| 16 |
Butler
|
Butler bounced back with a strong victory over Cincy, but the two games made it clear that this team goes as far as Martin takes it |
| 17 |
Notre Dame
|
Poor shot selection showed Brey's coaching weakness down the stretch against Nova, but the rest of the game shows their high ceiling |
| 18 |
Arizona
|
Simmons, Atkins, and Markannen are using the Non-Con to gel, it's happening faster than some expected, this team is going to be a tough out |
| 19 |
Oregon
|
Still not looking fantastic in this young season, Oregon has time to get back to '15 levels, but it might be time to think this is new norm. |
| 20 |
Saint Mary's
|
Loss to UT-A looks worse than it actually is, but the home loss exposed flaws in St. Mary's game and will hurt their brand appeal for voters |
| 21 |
Xavier
|
Back to back tough road losses hurt their ranking, but a chance to improve their stock with a win against a surprisingly okay WF squad |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
Big win against Florida caps a strong Non-Con; Bacon and Isaac are legitimate stars if XRM can adjust to his new role they could win the ACC |
| 23 |
Florida
|
Played Duke tough and went strike for strike with FSU, this Florida team needs to find some offensive go-to's to round out their game. |
| 24 |
USC
|
USC didn't play this week, but is still undefeated with multiple strong wins. They wont be tested until they face Oregon 12/30 likely 13 - 0 |
| 25 |
Wichita State
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Next 5: Cincy, South Carolina, VaTech, Arkansas, Minnesota |