simmar13's Ballot for Week 14 of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 3:11PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
LW: 1 - 24-0 - @BYU (W), Santa Clara (W) - St. Mary's this week, even Gameday will be there! |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
LW: 2 - 22-2 - @Providence (W), St. John's (W) - Letting teams back into games late, is this sign of fatigue with a 7 man rotation? |
| 3 |
North Carolina
|
LW: 6 - 21-4 - Pittsburgh (W), Notre Dame (W) - Duke game this week! |
| 4 |
Oregon
|
LW: 8 - 21-3 - Arizona St. (W), Arizona (W) - Oregon hitting the heights we envisioned at the beginning of the season |
| 5 |
Louisville
|
LW: 9 - 19-4 - @Boston College (W) - Still a very dangerous team |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
LW: 3 - 20-3 - Baylor (W), Iowa St. (L) - Still in control of the Big 12 |
| 7 |
Baylor
|
LW: 4 - 20-3 - @Kansas (L), Kansas St. (L) - Bad week, but still have opportunities for rematches (KU and WVU) |
| 8 |
Arizona
|
LW: 5 - 21-3 - @Oregon St. (W), @Oregon (L) - Ran out of the building against a hot shooting @Oregon |
| 9 |
Wisconsin
|
LW: 11 - 20-3 - @Illinois (W), Indiana (W) - Intriguing matchup with Northwestern coming up |
| 10 |
Florida State
|
LW: 12 - 20-4 - @Miami (W), Clemson (W) - 4 of the next 6 on the road, how will FSU handle this? |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
LW: 7 - 17-5 - Virginia Tech (W), @Syracuse (L) - The week after I buy into UVA, they lose |
| 12 |
UCLA
|
LW: 14 - 21-3 - @Washington St. (W), @Washington (W) - 2 good road wins this week |
| 13 |
Kentucky
|
LW: 10 - 18-5 - Georgia (W), @Florida (L) - Can UK rebound and win the SEC? |
| 14 |
Cincinnati
|
LW: 16 - 21-2 - @Tulsa (W), Connecticut (W) - UC is on a really good roll (other than close win @Tulsa) |
| 15 |
Purdue
|
LW: 20 - 19-5 - Northwestern (W), @Maryland (W) - 2 really good wins for Purdue this week |
| 16 |
West Virginia
|
LW: 13 - 18-5 - @Iowa St. (W), Oklahoma St. (L) - Every time when I want to buy in, WVU loses |
| 17 |
Saint Mary's
|
LW: 17 - 21-2 - @Pacific (W), @San Diego (W) - Want to know how to kill a team? Hold them to 9 points at the half |
| 18 |
Butler
|
LW: 15 - 18-5 - Creighton (L) - Can't be losing at home, especially with a trip to Marquette where 'Nova has already lost |
| 19 |
Duke
|
LW: 21 - 18-5 - @Notre Dame (W), Pittsburgh (W) - Duke finally got their quality win! |
| 20 |
Maryland
|
LW: 18 - 20-3 - @Ohio St. (W), Purdue (L) - 3 of next 4 on the road, Northwestern and Wisconsin |
| 21 |
Florida
|
LW: NR - 18-5 - Missouri (W), Kentucky (W) - Excellent win over UK! |
| 22 |
Creighton
|
LW: 19 - 20-4 - @Butler (W), Xavier (L) - Creighton and Xavier both tried to lose, but, alas, Xavier prevailed |
| 23 |
SMU
|
LW: 22 - 20-4 - East Carolina (W), @Tulsa (W) - Great matchup with UC this week! |
| 24 |
South Carolina
|
LW: 25 - 19-4 - @LSU (W), Georgia (W) - Really winnable set of games coming up |
| 25 |
USC
|
LW: NR - 20-4 - @Washington St. (W), @Washington (W) - Falling Out 23 Notre Dame, 24 Northwestern |