brvheart's Ballot for Week 8 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baylor
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Wins against Oregon, Michigan State, VCU, Xavier, and Louisville (who just beat Kentucky for those keeping score) |
| 2 |
UCLA
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Beat tourney teams Michigan and Ohio State, but beating Kentucky on the road counts for a LOT. |
| 3 |
Villanova
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Beaten Purdue, ND, and Temple. This is the definitive #1 team in the country? Playing @Creighton and @Butler in next 9 days with be a test |
| 4 |
West Virginia
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One loss on a neutral court. |
| 5 |
Gonzaga
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| 6 |
Kansas
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One loss on a neutral court. |
| 7 |
Louisville
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If the win against UK was on the road they would have leaped to at least 4th. At home, they don't get quite the bump. |
| 8 |
Creighton
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No losses. |
| 9 |
Butler
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Only loss on the road by 1 to in-state rival. Beat tourney teams IU, Utah, AZ, NU, and Cincy. |
| 10 |
Virginia
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Lost at home, hasn't really beaten anyone. Iowa? Cal? They will finally be tested this week against Louisville. |
| 11 |
Duke
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Lost to the only decent team they've played on a neutral court. Lost a starter to a suspension this week. |
| 12 |
Kentucky
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Think you're better than USC? Win your games. One loss on the road, one at home. They should probably be dropped further. |
| 13 |
Indiana
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Two losses to Butler and UIFW. But they did beat Kansas AND UNC. Must get consistent. |
| 14 |
North Carolina
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They need to beat UK if they want to be in the top 10. (They should probably beat Indiana while they're at it) |
| 15 |
USC
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Keep winning.... keep moving up. |
| 16 |
Saint Mary's
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One loss. (but a bad one at home) |
| 17 |
Florida State
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Beaten probable tourney teams Florida and Minnesota. Lost to probable tourney team Temple by 3 in only loss. @Virginia in 6 days. |
| 18 |
Wisconsin
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Two to both good teams they've played. Haven't been tested by any other decent teams. |
| 19 |
Kansas State
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| 20 |
Purdue
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Are they good? No idea. They've lost to Louisville and Villanova, but haven't beaten anyone else but Notre Dame. |
| 21 |
Texas Tech
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| 22 |
Xavier
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| 23 |
Arkansas
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| 24 |
Arizona
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| 25 |
Clemson
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