simmar13's Ballot for Week 11 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 7:03PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
LW: 2 - 17-1 - Xavier (W), @St. John's (W); Number of impressive wins allows them to stay above Kansas |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
LW: 3 - 16-1 - @Oklahoma (W), Oklahoma St. (W); Will have a claim to be #1 in a couple weeks (@WV, @UK, v BU) |
| 3 |
Baylor
|
LW: 1 - 16-1 - @West Virginia (L), @Kansas St. (W); Bad loss but has more quality wins than Gonzaga |
| 4 |
Gonzaga
|
LW: 4 - 17-0 - Loyola Marymount (W), St. Mary's (W); Very good win v St. Mary's as it is one of its few statement games on the schedule |
| 5 |
UCLA
|
LW: 5 - 18-1 - @Colorado (W), @Utah (W); A win is a win |
| 6 |
Kentucky
|
LW: 6 - 15-2 - @Vanderbilt (W), Auburn (W); Head-to-head loss keeps UCLA in front |
| 7 |
West Virginia
|
LW: 14 - 15-2 - Baylor (W), @Texas (W); Intimidating defense in huge win v Baylor - will always keep them in games |
| 8 |
Louisville
|
LW: 8 - 15-3 - Pittsburgh (W), Duke (W); Really impressed with their defense and the team as a whole |
| 9 |
Oregon
|
LW: 9 - 16-2 - Oregon St. (W); Completely different team now that Brooks is healthy |
| 10 |
Creighton
|
LW: 10 - 17-1 - Butler (W), Truman State [D2] (W); Another good home win - intriguing game @Xavier Monday |
| 11 |
North Carolina
|
LW: 12 - 16-3 - @Wake Forest (W), Florida State (W); Solid win v Florida St. |
| 12 |
Florida State
|
LW: 11 - 16-2 - Duke (W), @North Carolina (L); 1-1 this week, not the worst against Duke and UNC |
| 13 |
Virginia
|
LW: 15 - 13-3 - @Clemson (W); Good road win, head-to-head loss to Florida St. keeps UVA here |
| 14 |
Duke
|
LW: 7 - 14-4 - @Florida St. (L), @Louisville (L); Not terrible losses, but still no signature win |
| 15 |
Butler
|
LW: 13 - 15-3 - @Creighton (L), Xavier (W); Still have a very good resume and the head-to-head win v Arizona |
| 16 |
Arizona
|
LW: 17 - 16-2 - Arizona St. (W); Big game coming up @UCLA |
| 17 |
Notre Dame
|
LW: 18 - 16-2 - @Miami (W), @Virginia Tech (W); Need to stop letting teams back into the game |
| 18 |
Purdue
|
LW: 16 - 14-4 - @Iowa (L); I still like this Purdue team - Swanigan needs to be getting more respect |
| 19 |
Wisconsin
|
LW: 20 - 14-3 - Ohio St. (W); Good chance to win the BIG10, unfortunately Purdue has the head-to-head win |
| 20 |
Cincinnati
|
LW: 22 - 15-2 - SMU (W), @East Carolina (W); AAC is UC's to lose, especially with win v SMU |
| 21 |
Xavier
|
LW: 19 - 13-4 - @Villanova (L), @Butler (L); Tough road games this past week - need a good performance v Creighton |
| 22 |
Saint Mary's
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LW: 21 - 15-2 - @Portland (W), @Gonzaga (L); Will need to get revenge against Gonzaga in the second matchup |
| 23 |
Florida
|
LW: 23 - 14-3 - @Alabama (W), Georgia (W); Kentucky games will be a good measuring stick |
| 24 |
Maryland
|
LW: NR - 16-2 - Indiana (W), @Illinois (W); Very good start to the BIG10 |
| 25 |
Texas Tech
|
LW: NR - 13-4 - Kansas St. (W), @Oklahoma (L) Tough decision, rewarded them for K St Win; Falling from Rankings: 24 Minnesota, 25 Kansas St. |