simmar13's Ballot for Week 12 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 10:12PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
LW: 1 - 19-1 - Seton Hall (W), Providence (W) - Win over Seton Hall was one of the team's best performance this season |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
LW: 2 - 18-1 - @Iowa St. (W), Texas (W) - Huge week, @West Virginia and @Kentucky |
| 3 |
Baylor
|
LW: 3 - 18-1 - Texas (W), @TCU (W) - Good rebound from last week |
| 4 |
Gonzaga
|
LW: 4 - 19-0 - @Santa Clara (W), Portland (W) - Still the last unbeaten |
| 5 |
Kentucky
|
LW: 6 - 17-2 - @Mississippi St. (W), South Carolina (W) - Proved they're much better than the rest of the SEC |
| 6 |
Florida State
|
LW: 12 - 18-2 - Notre Dame (W), Louisville (W) - Wow, FSU went 5-1 in its 6 straight games against ranked teams (losing only @UNC) |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
LW: 11 - 18-3 - @Syrcause (W), Boston College (W) - Was a nervy one against BC |
| 8 |
Arizona
|
LW: 16 - 18-2 - @USC (W), @UCLA (W) - With Trier returning, Arizona can only get better |
| 9 |
Oregon
|
LW: 9 - 18-2 - California (W), Stanford (W) - Sooner Brooks can come back 100% the better for Oregon |
| 10 |
UCLA
|
LW: 5 - 19-2 - Arizona St. (W), Arizona (L) - Tough loss at home v Arizona |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
LW: 13 - 15-3 - @Boston College (W), Georgia Tech (W) - Two big road tests this week, ND and Nova |
| 12 |
Louisville
|
LW: 8 - 16-4 - Clemson (W), @Florida St. (L) - Close loss @FSU, but has a chance to get on a win streak in its next 3 |
| 13 |
Butler
|
LW: 15 - 17-3 - Marquette (W), @DePaul (W) - Was extremely close to a devastating OT loss @DePaul |
| 14 |
Notre Dame
|
LW: 17 - 17-3 - @Florida St. (L), Syracuse (W) - Very good bounce back victory v Syracuse |
| 15 |
Purdue
|
LW: 18 - 16-3 - Illinois (W), Penn St. (W) - Two comfortable wins for Purdue, sets up nicely for their trip to Michigan St. |
| 16 |
Wisconsin
|
LW: 19 - 16-3 - Michigan (W), @Minnesota (W) - Took OT @Minnesota but they got what matters |
| 17 |
Creighton
|
LW: 10 - 18-2 - @Xavier (W), Marquette (L) - Losing Mo Watson to an ACL tear clouds up Creighton's future |
| 18 |
Duke
|
LW: 14 - 15-4 - Miami (W) - On paper it seems like an easy victory, but this comeback win can be huge to get Duke going |
| 19 |
Cincinnati
|
LW: 20 - 17-2 - Temple (W), @Tulane (W) - Xavier game will be an important game for both teams |
| 20 |
West Virginia
|
LW: 7 - 15-4 - Oklahoma (L), @Kansas St. (L) - Crushing week for WVU |
| 21 |
Saint Mary's
|
LW: 22 - 17-2 - Pacific (W), Pepperdine (W) - Season will be defined in Gonzaga rematch |
| 22 |
Maryland
|
LW: 24 - 17-2 - @Iowa (W) - @Minnesota will give us a look as to where Maryland is at |
| 23 |
Kansas State
|
LW: NR - 15-4 - @Oklahoma St. (W), West Virginia (W) - After close losses @Kansas and v Baylor, KSU got its big win |
| 24 |
Xavier
|
LW: 21 - 14-5 - Creighton (L), Georgetown (W) - Loss against Creighton was a game XU needed to get back on track - and prove itself |
| 25 |
UNC Wilmington
|
LW: NR - 19-2 - @Charleston (W), Drexel (W) - Tearing up the CAA - Falling Out: 23 Florida, 25 Texas Tech |