shaidar9haran's Ballot for Week 12 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Villanova
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SORRY THIS WAS MADE AT THE LAST SECOND (GO PATS!) |
| 2 |
Kansas
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Dropped WVU and UCLA due to the Upsets; UCLA is a team that concerns me, their defense is terrible and you'll need that come march |
| 3 |
Gonzaga
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I think WVU's loss is much more explainable, seemed like an off night/oversight more than a worrisome trend |
| 4 |
Baylor
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Other notes: Florida St deserves to be a top ten team; they finished their 6 game gauntlet at 5-1... legit. |
| 5 |
Kentucky
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UNC seems to be a humming machine at this point, getting contributions like that from Hicks now in addition to Meeks is scary |
| 6 |
UCLA
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Zona is shooting up this list, the freshman held strong and learned a lot through the year now Trier comes at just the right time |
| 7 |
North Carolina
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Don't sleep on Louisville, they lost to FSU without Snyder, but their playmakers (snyder included) are starting to get a flow on O |
| 8 |
Florida State
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UVa still missing that go-to guard, I expect this team to win the games they should, but it'll hurt them in big time matchups |
| 9 |
Arizona
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We may have been too harsh on Wisconsin and Purdue, but with poll inertia until they have a resounding victory it's hard to justify bumping |
| 10 |
West Virginia
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them back up |
| 11 |
Oregon
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I went to BU so Creighton's loss of Mo Watson hit me hard, this team just doesn't have enough pieces to continue to reach those highs |
| 12 |
Louisville
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I dropped them based on the loss and the loss of Mo. |
| 13 |
Butler
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Duke needs to sweep this week and at least play ND well to even continue getting any respect, very precarious spot. |
| 14 |
Virginia
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I like this Cincy team a lot, saw them in person, expect them to crush X and easily win the AAC. |
| 15 |
Wisconsin
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South Carolina - looking at just games with Thornwell, very impressive resume, I assume that type of split should be taken into account |
| 16 |
Creighton
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had to include maryland based on record, but I still believe they're frauds |
| 17 |
Notre Dame
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SMU has played well, even with the loss to Cincy they're the #2 in the AAC without a doubt. |
| 18 |
Duke
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Illinois State beat Wichita and play amazing Offense, they might steal the MVC from WSU and if so, they'll be a good upset pick come march |
| 19 |
Cincinnati
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| 20 |
Purdue
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| 21 |
South Carolina
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| 22 |
Maryland
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| 23 |
SMU
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| 24 |
Saint Mary's
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| 25 |
Illinois State
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