shaidar9haran's Ballot for Week 7 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 10:32PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
A week off actually improved their KenPom Rating and the much anticipated return of Harry Giles should be Monday or Wednesday |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
A win against Temple closes out the difficult part of their Non-Con, after the holidays they'll start Con play @ two ranked teams in a row. |
| 3 |
UCLA
|
UCLA's offense is must see TV at this point. They can get lazy on D at times but made a run any time OSU got it close. |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
Monk, Holy Shit. For all the crap Kentucky is getting for their D, they're ranked 6th in efficiency. Giving up too many ORebs though (238th) |
| 5 |
Baylor
|
Baylor had a few tune-ups this week, nothing much was learned about their squad, it'll be intersting to see if they can develop a 3pt threat |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
Devonte Graham has been underutilized and they're one of the worst FT shooting teams, but those are small gripes for this team. |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
Showed amazing grit and talent continually fighting back against UK, underperforming Hicks and Britt are minor worries at this point. |
| 8 |
Gonzaga
|
Closing out games has proven to be an issue, and for a team with their size/length they don't cause TOs or prevent ORebs |
| 9 |
Louisville
|
The Big Game is on the horizon and UL will need to increase their 226th ranked eFG%, but their D should give the fast cats fits. |
| 10 |
Purdue
|
Purdue has found 3pt shooters to complement both big men; Haas is in a slump but Swanigan is more than covering it. |
| 11 |
West Virginia
|
Much is made of their Def TO%, but its worth noting their 4th best at protecting the ball on O, that discrepancy covers any shooting woes. |
| 12 |
Creighton
|
The offensive efficiency is starting to cool and the defense isn't improving; Mo Watson needs to return to being a distributor first. |
| 13 |
Virginia
|
The game against Cal will be the first meaningful competition since the WVU loss, need to do a better job of getting to the line - 326th nat |
| 14 |
Butler
|
Kelan Martin had his coming out party as they took down the big boys. Lack of size hurts their second chance opps. 244th nationally. |
| 15 |
Indiana
|
Hard to trust a team that can't protect or steal the ball. 307th in TO% and 331st in DefTO%. Shooting & Rebounding won't cover that blemish |
| 16 |
Wisconsin
|
Nigel Hayes is getting to the line and not jump shooting and Happ has become the most used player, this is Wisconsin's winning formula |
| 17 |
Arizona
|
Strong win over A&M, Zona's young core is doing a lot of growing, still no sign of Trier, but reinforcements may be coming, at least PJC... |
| 18 |
Oregon
|
Something is still broken on this offense, they're turning it over at a high rate & unable to buy a bucket from 3. Expect that to tighten up |
| 19 |
Notre Dame
|
Two tough blown leads have proven they belong, but also shown flaws. Lack of size prevents rebounding and getting to the line. |
| 20 |
Xavier
|
The 6-9 Sr. Rashid Gaston is a relatively unknown, but is currently 6th in the nation in OReb% |
| 21 |
Saint Mary's
|
Jock Landale has continued his amazing season, but the shooting around him has cooled and so have my expectations of this team. |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
This is one of the most fun teams in the nation with the freshman Isaac, returning studs XRM and Bacon, and the big guy Ojo down low. |
| 23 |
Florida
|
Canyon Barry has been cold from 3, but him and Allen taking 50+% of shots is the best way for Floriday to have offensive success |
| 24 |
Cincinnati
|
This team protects the ball and plays amazing D. Washington and Evans are providing the offense, but could get to the line more as a team |
| 25 |
USC
|
Next 5: VaTech, Minnesota, Arkansas, Clemson, Texas Tech |