University of Kansas Logopantherhawk17's Ballot for Week 12 of 2016-17

Submitted on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 5:47PM EST
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1 Villanova University Logo Villanova Villanova keeps taking care of business. Nothing flashy, but incredibly solid.
2 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Very good win in Ames. KU has a hellish next 3 games @WVU, @UK and home against Baylor. Going 1-2 should be expected.
3 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky I'm not sure we will learn anything about UK the rest of the year other than this coming weekend when they host KU. The SEC is bad.
4 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Gonzaga has been good, but like Kentucky, we aren't going to learn much about them the rest of the year.
5 University of Arizona Logo Arizona One of the best wins of the year in Pauley. This Arizona team is really good, but nobody has been talking about them.
6 Baylor University Logo Baylor Baylor has picked up two tough road wins @KSU and @TCU the past two weekends. That will go a long way to trying to dethrone KU.
7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Not a great performance at BC, but they won and it was a road game. Nothing to be overly concerned about.
8 Florida State University Logo Florida State FSU could end up on the 1 line at this rate. Great resume. I think their resume is better than their ability, but they are very good.
9 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA The lack of defense hurt them against Arizona. Will their defense improve or will they rely on their offense all year?
10 University of Oregon Logo Oregon What will Brooks' availability be like in Oregon's next few games? If he's back by the time they host Arizona, they'll be fine.
11 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Took it to Clemson at home and then put up a good fight at FSU. No shame in that two game stretch.
12 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Like Louisville, losing at FSU should not be viewed negatively - particularly with how ND played.
13 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Bad home loss to a struggling (but perhaps rejuvenated) OU squad. Road loss to K State isn't terrible, but really hurts WVU's Big 12 hopes.
14 University of Virginia Logo Virginia BC and Georgia Tech in one week is about as easy as it gets.
15 Purdue University Logo Purdue Two dominant home wins against mediocre competition.
16 Duke University Logo Duke Great second half against Miami. Can we expect to see that going forward?
17 Creighton University Logo Creighton Tough to rank Creighton right now. Could easily be lower, but I'll keep them here for now. We'll learn more in the coming weeks.
18 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin They didn't lose, but they didn't give me confidence about them moving forward.
19 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati Still just two losses, but this Cincinnati team just hasn't impressed me. But that's sort of Cincinnati's thing, right?
20 Butler University Logo Butler Definitely not a week of impressive performances, but at least they didn't lose to Marquette or DePaul.
21 Kansas State University Logo Kansas State Great win against WVU and a very solid, and underrated, win at Oklahoma State.
22 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland I don't think Maryland is a Top 25 team, but at some point you have to respect their record.
23 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State Gritty 2OT win at Oklahoma. I still don't understand this ISU team very well. Probably matchup dependent but they're capable of making noise
24 Xavier University Logo Xavier I'm disappointed in Xavier's season. They don't feel like #24 to me, but I don't know who should be here instead.
25 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Logo UNC Wilmington I like this UNC-W team. Like some others, we may not learn much about them moving forward. I hope they are considered for an at large bid.