206-Ginge's Ballot for Week 10 of 2016-17
Submitted on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 1:50AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kansas
|
The Jayhawks have won 14 straight, but a narrow win at home (that should've gone to overtime) is concerning. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
In polls, it matters how you win. The Bears went down to the final minute at home twice last week. If they win @WVa, they'll jump KU. |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
Hinkle Fieldhouse is a rough place to play, and Villanova still has both an impressive resume and solid metrics. |
| 4 |
UCLA
|
I don't trust the Bruins, but it's hard to argue with one loss and a win @UK. I expect them to pick up three more losses in Pac-12 play. |
| 5 |
Kentucky
|
The most efficient team, and likely the most talented as well. Wouldn't be surprised to see them at #1 before the season ends. |
| 6 |
Duke
|
Their only full-strength loss is to my #1, but would Grayson Allen have swung the Virginia Tech game? Hard to know. Tough week ahead. |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
They're unbeaten, and for once their SOS is solid, with three top-50 wins, but they also trailed at the half against Pacific. |
| 8 |
Creighton
|
The Big East is back, man, and Creighton's a big part of that. A home game against Butler will be a good chance to prove it. |
| 9 |
West Virginia
|
The metrics love this team, but a home loss to Temple is holding them back from a higher ranking. Plus, their current SOS is terrible. |
| 10 |
Louisville
|
Yes, I know they lost to Notre Dame last week, but it was an away game. They have the toughest SOS of any top-10 team and a 13-3 record. |
| 11 |
Florida State
|
They're 4-0 against top-50 teams, but like West Virginia they carry a home loss to Temple, who are not good. Super tough stretch ahead. |
| 12 |
Purdue
|
I thought they were underrated going into their game against Wisconsin, and they made a good argument. They're the B1G frontrunners now. |
| 13 |
Wisconsin
|
Probably going to be controversial since they were #13 in the overall poll last week and lost, but it was a road loss. |
| 14 |
Oregon
|
I question how good of a win UCLA is, but they're still 14-2 against a really solid SOS. |
| 15 |
Arizona
|
They're here more because of their lack of losses than their quality wins, but they'll have ample opportunity to prove themselves in the Pac |
| 16 |
Notre Dame
|
A win against Louisville really bolstered a resume that needed that sort of a win. KenPom doesn't like them much, though. |
| 17 |
Butler
|
Yeah, yeah, they beat Villanova, but are we seriously going to reward a team that lost to Indiana State? They opened MVC play 0-4, btw. |
| 18 |
Xavier
|
Only one top-50 win, but their SOS is still solid and the worse of their two losses is on the road to a not-bad Colorado team. |
| 19 |
Virginia
|
They're better than their loss @Pittsburgh, but they still lost that game. Expect them to grab some great wins in ACC play and climb again. |
| 20 |
North Carolina
|
Yeesh, and I thought the Apple Cup was a brutal rivalry game. They'll be haunted by their loss to Georgia Tech for a while, though. |
| 21 |
Saint Mary's
|
Only one top-50 win, and a loss to a UT-Arlington team that isn't what we thought it would be. Jock Landale is really good, though. |
| 22 |
Cincinnati
|
I honestly didn't want to rank Cincinnati since they lack a real quality win, but metrics love them and I can't think of four better teams |
| 23 |
Minnesota
|
Their win @Purdue looks even better now. |
| 24 |
Florida
|
Poor Florida. Their three losses are to top-15 teams, and metrics like them more than the voters, but they're stuck being second in the SEC. |
| 25 |
SMU
|
Who wants to be #25? Not USC, apparently. Texas Tech lost to KU after beating WVU. So, SMU it is. |