TheRealHenryG's Week 16 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | They've lost just once against teams not ranked #2. |
| 2 | Alabama | Strong argument for #1, but 4 losses, only one against a top ten team, don't cut it for me. |
| 3 | Kansas | Best resume in the country and showed great tenacity to come back against Baylor. |
| 4 | Purdue | Despite the recent struggles, they're 24-4 with a boatload of good wins. |
| 5 | UCLA | 23-4 with no losses outside of KenPom top 50. |
| 6 | Arizona | Worse losses than UCLA but better wins. UCLA has been better on the road, as well as being better on metrics. |
| 7 | Texas | 21-6 with good wins, but they've been poor recently. |
| 8 | Virginia | They're 23-4, but have scraped by in 3 straight. No room for error in Charlottesville. |
| 9 | Baylor | 20-7 with no bad losses and great wins. |
| 10 | Tennessee | 20-7 with some bad losses but great wins. |
| 11 | Kansas State | 20-7 with some bad losses but great wins. Barely top 25 on KenPom, but #7 on my metrics |
| 12 | Marquette | 21-6, beaten nearly every good team in the Big East + Baylor. Still haven't beaten a single good team on the road. |
| 13 | Creighton | Top 5 in the country since 1/1 per Torvik. Need to win a tough road game to prove it. |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 22-5 but a couple bad losses and only a few good wins. Pedestrian on metrics. |
| 15 | Iowa State | 17-9 with some bad losses but they've beaten a who's who of good teams in the B12. |
| 16 | TCU | Great resume if you ignore games where important players missed time. Unfortunately, that's nearly the entire year, so they're difficult to place. |
| 17 | Gonzaga | 23-5 with one bad loss, two good wins, one GREAT win, and an overall softer schedule. |
| 18 | Xavier | 20-7, beaten basically everyone good in the Big East, but two really bad losses. |
| 19 | San Diego State | 21-5 with no bad losses, but hasn't beat anyone good outside of decent Mountain West teams. |
| 20 | UConn | 20-7 with a couple of bad losses and very good wins. #6 on KenPom. |
| 21 | Indiana | 19-8 with really good wins but some undesirable losses. |
| 22 | Providence | 20-7 with 2 bad losses and a couple of solid wins. Weak on metrics. |
| 23 | Northwestern | 19-7 with very good wins but some bad losses. Barely top 50 on KenPom. |
| 24 | Illinois | Great resume outside of the two Penn State games. What could've been. |
| 25 | Saint Mary's | 3 bad losses and just two good wins. #8 on KenPom. 26-29: Texas A&M, NC State, Maryland, Missouri |
Overall Rationale
My metrics have the following rankings: Kansas - Purdue - Iowa State - Texas - Baylor - Alabama - Kansas State - Indiana - TCU - Northwestern - UCLA - Tennessee - UCONN - Illinois - Michigan St. - SDSU - Mizzou - Maryland - Marquette - Rutgers - Houston - Virginia - Xavier - Iowa - Arizona