simmar13's Ballot for Week 13 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gonzaga
|
LW: 4 - 22-0 - San Diego (W), @Pepperdine (W) - Facing the same questions this year as Villanova last year |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
LW: 1 - 20-2 - @Marquette (L), Virginia (W) - Unusual collapse @Marquette |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
LW: 2 - 19-2 - @West Virginia (L), @Kentucky (W) - Huge comeback @Kentucky |
| 4 |
Baylor
|
LW: 3 - 20-1 - Texas Tech (W), @Ole Miss (W) - Just keep winning; I feel like I should have had Baylor lower - these are the top 3 teams |
| 5 |
Arizona
|
LW: 8 - 20-2 - Washington St. (W), Washington (W) - One of the few top teams to win both games this week |
| 6 |
North Carolina
|
LW: 7 - 19-4 - Virginia Tech (W), @Miami (L) - Still leading the ACC... |
| 7 |
Virginia
|
LW: 11 - 16-4 - @Notre Dame (W), Villanova (L) - Dominating win @Notre Dame |
| 8 |
Oregon
|
LW: 9 - 19-3 - @Utah (W), @Colorado (L) - Shooting was off @Colorado |
| 9 |
Louisville
|
LW: 12 - 17-4 - @Pittsburgh (W), NC St. (L) - What a game @Pittsburgh! |
| 10 |
Kentucky
|
LW: 5 - 17-4 - @Tennessee (L), Kansas (L) - Tough, tough, tough losses, but mark my word, this team will be back |
| 11 |
Wisconsin
|
LW: 16 - 18-3 - Penn St. (W), Rutgers (W) - Avoided a valiant effort by Rutgers in OT |
| 12 |
Florida State
|
LW: 6 - 18-4 - @Georgia Tech (L), @Syracuse (L) - Ugh, two bad losses |
| 13 |
West Virginia
|
LW: 20 - 17-4 - Kansas (W), Texas A&M (W) - Great bounce back week! |
| 14 |
UCLA
|
LW: 10 - 19-3 - @USC (L) - This was a huge win for USC |
| 15 |
Butler
|
LW: 13 - 18-4 - @Seton Hall (W), Georgetown (L) - Does this mean Georgetown is back? |
| 16 |
Cincinnati
|
LW: 19 - 19-2 - Xavier (W), USF (W) - Crosstown Shootout Victory! |
| 17 |
Saint Mary's
|
LW: 21 - 19-2 - San Francisco (W), @Santa Clara (W) - If SMC can keep winning, it will set up a great game with Gonzaga |
| 18 |
Maryland
|
LW: 22 - 19-2- Rutgers (W), @Minnesota (W) - Chance for a big week v Purdue this week |
| 19 |
Creighton
|
LW: 17 - 19-3 - @Georgtown (L), DePaul (W) - Have now lost 2 of 3 since losing Mo Watson |
| 20 |
Purdue
|
LW: 15 - 17-5 - @Michigan St. (W), @Nebraska (L) - Good win @Michigan St. |
| 21 |
Duke
|
LW: 18 - 16-5 - NC St. (L), @Wake Forest (W) - Duke was seconds away from having its season unravel |
| 22 |
SMU
|
LW: NR - 18-4 - @UCF (W) - Cincinnati rematch coming up in a couple weeks |
| 23 |
Notre Dame
|
LW: 14 - 17-5 - Virginia (L), @Georgia Tech (L) - Terrible week for the Irish, this showed what happens when the Irish miss from outside |
| 24 |
Northwestern
|
LW: NR - 18-4 - Nebraska (W), Indiana (W) - Is this the year Northwestern makes the tournament? |
| 25 |
South Carolina
|
LW: NR - 17-4 - Auburn (W), @Missouri (W) - Good opportunity next couple of weeks - Falling Out: 23 Kansas St., 24 Xavier, 25 UNC Wilmingham |