hfj8120's Ballot for Week 17 of 2016-17| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas
|
#1 and #2 losing will usually make it easy for you to take the top spot |
| 2 |
UCLA
|
Went to Arizona and handed them a loss. Looking more and more like a 1 or 2 seed by the day |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
Nice victory against Creighton but still dropped a home game to Butler |
| 4 |
Gonzaga
|
It's only 1 loss but a slight down year from BYU and at home isn't the prettiest |
| 5 |
North Carolina
|
Great last week and a half with another huge matchup @Virginia come Monday |
| 6 |
Oregon
|
They were challenged this week but a win is a win is a win |
| 7 |
Arizona
|
There's no shame in losing to UCLA, and the Cats are still in great shape |
| 8 |
Kentucky
|
They haven't all be pretty lately but the Florida win is a definite confidence builder |
| 9 |
Louisville
|
It's tough stealing a win @UNC but the Syracuse win was a great bounce back |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
No easy games in the Big 12 and @Baylor on Monday should be fun |
| 11 |
Florida
|
The loss to Kentucky looks like its just a small hiccup in what could be a deep NCAA run |
| 12 |
Baylor
|
Baylor hasn't play great of late but all that can be forgiven with win against WVU |
| 13 |
Duke
|
Road games are tough in any conference never mind the ACC, this week will be a better indicator of how Duke is doing |
| 14 |
Florida State
|
Closing out @Clemson was nice but a win @Duke will be more impressive |
| 15 |
SMU
|
They just keep winning and will be rewarded |
| 16 |
Purdue
|
Michigan is hot right now, I expect Purdue to fix things in time for Indiana |
| 17 |
Notre Dame
|
5 straight wins and should be 6 against BC |
| 18 |
Saint Mary's
|
It hurts that they play in the WCC but none of their wins are even close |
| 19 |
Butler
|
Wins at Nova and at Xavier? That'll help |
| 20 |
Wisconsin
|
Badgers have not played well recently, and Iowa doesn't look like a pushover |
| 21 |
Cincinnati
|
That loss to UCF hurts, there's no way around it. Offense just disappeared. |
| 22 |
Minnesota
|
Red hot and a win @Wisconsin looks very doable right now |
| 23 |
Wichita State
|
Competition is weak but the way the Shockers are playing they could beat anybody |
| 24 |
Oklahoma State
|
The matchup against Iowa State should be one of the most exciting games early in the week |
| 25 |
Virginia
|
Only thing keeping them here is the win vs NC State Also considered: Iowa State, Middle Tennessee, Miami, Vermont, Michigan |