Lexical_Analysis's Ballot for Week 15 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gonzaga
|
Fuck the haters, undefeated is undefeated |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
Odds they go back to back (even with out Arch)? |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
Back to first in the Big 12, surprise surprise |
| 4 |
Baylor
|
Really curious to see how they do in March |
| 5 |
UCLA
|
Alonzo "Magic Kareem Steph Einstein Ali King Jr" Trier led a solid comeback vs Oregon |
| 6 |
Louisville
|
It's Virginia, I expected them to lose |
| 7 |
Oregon
|
Almost swept UCLA, slipped up in the end though |
| 8 |
Arizona
|
Good team, they just better hope Oregon doesn't go off in the Pac-12 tour (or the big dance) |
| 9 |
North Carolina
|
Don't think about it too much... |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
They can beat anyone. Or lose to anyone. West Virginia basketball! |
| 11 |
Kentucky
|
Back to normal after the loss to us |
| 12 |
Virginia
|
Beat Louisville, very close loss to Tech. Great team overall, a contender |
| 13 |
Duke
|
K's back and they're back. Would not want to play them right now |
| 14 |
Florida
|
Defense is great; as long as our offense has rhythm we can win |
| 15 |
Purdue
|
This team could win the first round of the tournament |
| 16 |
Cincinnati
|
SMU showed them there's two teams in the AAC |
| 17 |
Florida State
|
Dominated in South Bend this weekend |
| 18 |
Wisconsin
|
They're in sort of in our spot pre-Kentucky, not enough good wins |
| 19 |
SMU
|
Cincy was the win they needed |
| 20 |
South Carolina
|
Thornwell is a beast. Still nervous about facing their defense |
| 21 |
Saint Mary's
|
You tried |
| 22 |
Creighton
|
The Big East is devouring itself alive (and I love it) pt. 1 |
| 23 |
Wichita State
|
Winning the MVC? Classic Wichita State |
| 24 |
Maryland
|
I don't really understand Maryland |
| 25 |
Butler
|
The Big East is devouring itself alive (and I love it) pt. 2 |