MBakhsh's Ballot for Week 10 of 2016-17
Submitted on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 2:23AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Baylor
|
Two very shaky wins, but hard to argue with a perfect record |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
Good wins and the only other undefeated |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
Hard to drop much with just one quality loss |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
After narrowly dodging a bullet in Lawrence, Kansas travels down a spot |
| 5 |
UCLA
|
Something something defense, something something close out games |
| 6 |
Kentucky
|
Last year: regularly crush respectable foes, then randomly lose to Auburn. Now still crushing weaker teams but looks mortal against Top 15. |
| 7 |
Duke
|
Their ceiling is an indefinite numbered ranking but they do trip up occasionally, will be interesting to see how they do without K |
| 8 |
Creighton
|
The picture of consistency...just forget about Oral Roberts |
| 9 |
Oregon
|
Could have been #3 or even #2 without the Georgetown loss... |
| 10 |
North Carolina
|
Maybe the biggest wildcard on the rankings, but Sunday was quite promising |
| 11 |
Arizona
|
11-20 are all close but definitely the most consistent of the bunch and is doing well on the road, which last year's team had issues with |
| 12 |
Louisville
|
Kentucky win keeping them afloat, it's just so rare to see that happen. 3 losses but still some other good wins and can compete with anyone. |
| 13 |
Purdue
|
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| 14 |
Notre Dame
|
Fantastic offense & great at winning tight games |
| 15 |
Florida State
|
Want to see how they do against the teams above them before moving up |
| 16 |
Butler
|
Great wins but too inconsistent...losing to St. John's is questionable, losing to Indiana State is cringeworthy. |
| 17 |
Xavier
|
Good start to Big East play |
| 18 |
West Virginia
|
The big draw was supposed to be the Virginia win but since then UVA dropped 2 more. Good OSU win also but little else to balance Temple/TTU |
| 19 |
Virginia
|
Another relatively weak start to ACC play, but should improve quickly much like last year |
| 20 |
Wisconsin
|
Unfortunately have yet to keep a team above them (UNC, Creighton, Purdue) within single digits |
| 21 |
Florida
|
Has only lost to Top 15 teams |
| 22 |
Saint Mary's
|
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| 23 |
Cincinnati
|
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| 24 |
Minnesota
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| 25 |
Iowa State
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26) Seton Hall 27) Wichita State 28) USC 29) Clemson 30) Virginia Tech 31) Alabama A&M |