Bradcav1's Ballot for Week 7 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 6:12PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
still rolling. excited for a potential Nova Creighton undefeated matchup |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
Bragg is back giving them ability to go big or small. Graham and Mason are underrated performers |
| 3 |
Duke
|
finally getting healthy which is scary |
| 4 |
Baylor
|
owns a great resume and undefeated record |
| 5 |
UCLA
|
great offensive and unselfish team led by Ball. Might have best top 7 in country beside Duke |
| 6 |
Kentucky
|
Monk and Fox create best backcourt in country. Should roll through SEC and have tough test vs Lville |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
love their frontline, lost an entertaining game vs UK. Berry is soooo important |
| 8 |
Gonzaga
|
deep team that has a chance to take their undefeated record into February |
| 9 |
Creighton
|
almost lost at Oral Roberts, but survive and advance. Patton and Thomas have been suberb |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
owns great win @ UVA. pressing style allows them to crush lesser teams |
| 11 |
Xavier
|
Davis should be back soon, but X has kept it close with lesser competition. could fall to bottom of top 25 |
| 12 |
Butler
|
loss @ Ind St is stain on otherwise good resume. team is better than sum of its parts. Baldwin emerging as a difference maker |
| 13 |
Indiana
|
loss @ IPFW is stain on otherwise good resume. explosive offensively. |
| 14 |
Wisconsin
|
right spot for wisconsin. flawed team but Koenig, Hayes, and Happ playing well |
| 15 |
Virginia
|
strong disciplined team that owns nice wins over OSU, Prov. @ Cal will be toughest road game so far |
| 16 |
Louisville
|
excellent defensive team with huge game against an exciting UK team. Purdue win was highlight of non con |
| 17 |
Purdue
|
showed adaptability by going small in comeback vs ND. Swanigan is a monster |
| 18 |
Arizona
|
really nice win over TA&M on a neutral. best win of season. KJS and Alkins getting a lot of PT which will pay off come March |
| 19 |
USC
|
they just need to hang on with Boatright out. survive and advance. |
| 20 |
Oregon
|
still not playing to their potential. new concern is Boucher sat out vs UNLV and may miss some time |
| 21 |
Saint Mary's
|
The dayton win does not look as strong as it once did. Needs to take 2 out of 4 vs BYU and Gonzaga |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
strong non con play. wins over Minn, Illinois, and Florida. only loss to Temple. Interesting to see where they end up in ACC |
| 23 |
Florida
|
solid team with low ceiling. have no bad losses and good wins over SH, Miami, and St. Bon |
| 24 |
Notre Dame
|
have blown two huge leads in marquee games. Farrell and Colson are two of most improved players in NCAA |
| 25 |
South Carolina
|
solid team but need Thornwell back... Just Missed: Va Tech, Valpo, Cinci |