ncaafan2's Ballot for Week 13 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gonzaga
|
Say hello to our new basketball overlords |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
What a comeback and win over Virginia. Tough 2 pt loss on the road, but I still think they are the team to beat come March |
| 3 |
Baylor
|
They didn't lose this week! Excited to see them face off with KU this week |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
Impressive win in Rupp and hard to win at WVU |
| 5 |
Arizona
|
Look like the class of the PAC12 after Oregon and UCLA slipped up. Trier takes this team to a new level |
| 6 |
Louisville
|
Had a really hard time ranking 6-12 after so many teams incurred losses this week. Louisville has been playing well and didn't lose |
| 7 |
Virginia
|
No shame in losing on the road at Villanova and almost pulling it out |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
They didn't look right against Miami, but every team around them also lost, so hard to move them down |
| 9 |
Kentucky
|
Losing to UT doesn't look as bad after they knocked off KSU as well. |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
That oklahoma loss still gives me pause, but watching them destroy Kansas still tells me this team is really good |
| 11 |
Florida State
|
With a target on their back, two ACC losses. Need to rebound here soon. |
| 12 |
Wisconsin
|
Almost a very bad loss to Rutgers. At least they rebounded on the shoulders of Happ |
| 13 |
Cincinnati
|
Solid win over a rival. Great defense, but a baaad conference may allow them to climb the rankings slowly |
| 14 |
Oregon
|
Should not lose to CU, but at least it was on the road? |
| 15 |
UCLA
|
Just need some more quality wins rather than just the win over Kentucky |
| 16 |
Maryland
|
They just keep winning. |
| 17 |
Butler
|
Play down to their competition too much to rank them much higher. Bad loss to Georgetown and almost lost to Depaul last week. (Also, ISU) |
| 18 |
South Carolina
|
Took care of business in a weak SEC |
| 19 |
Northwestern
|
Welcome to the rankings! |
| 20 |
Florida
|
Great defense, solid bench, and when their offense puts it together, they are tough to beat. Excited to see them take on UK this week |
| 21 |
Purdue
|
Welp, losing to Nebraska doesn't help |
| 22 |
Notre Dame
|
Was down on this team last week and 2 losses are not helping their case. They need more quality wins rather than just tough losses |
| 23 |
Duke
|
I really wanted to drop them out, but couldn't find enough deserving teams to overcome Duke's talent |
| 24 |
USC
|
Nice win over UCLA. Ton of athletes on this squad |
| 25 |
SMU
|
Next 5: SM, Creighton, MTSU, Xavier, Ill State |