TheRammer's Ballot for Week 12 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas
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| 2 |
Villanova
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| 3 |
Gonzaga
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prediction: first #1 seed to lose to #16 |
| 4 |
Kentucky
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| 5 |
Baylor
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| 6 |
North Carolina
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| 7 |
Louisville
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FSU 73, LOU 68 |
| 8 |
Wisconsin
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| 9 |
West Virginia
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OKLA 89, WVU 87 (OT); KSU 79, WVU 75 |
| 10 |
Arizona
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| 11 |
UCLA
|
ARIZ 96, UCLA 85 |
| 12 |
Purdue
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| 13 |
Virginia
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| 14 |
Butler
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| 15 |
Florida State
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| 16 |
Duke
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| 17 |
Oregon
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| 18 |
Creighton
|
MARQ 102, CREI 94 |
| 19 |
Cincinnati
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| 20 |
Notre Dame
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| 21 |
Maryland
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| 22 |
South Carolina
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| 23 |
Saint Mary's
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| 24 |
Florida
|
SC 57, FLA 53; VAN 68, FLA 66 |
| 25 |
Northwestern
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Kansas St, SMU, Xavier, Iowa St, Minnesota |