camfam44's Week 16 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Wish they’d be winning a bit more dominantly but unlike the other top teams, they keep winning. |
| 2 | Kansas | Fully healthy, on a win streak, great resume, best HC |
| 3 | Alabama | Rough offense outing @ Tenn but 100+ pts in next game eases my skepticism |
| 4 | UCLA | Jaiquez the star and has been amazing lately. |
| 5 | Arizona | We know what the offense is capable of but they had Utah in a box |
| 6 | Virginia | Same as houston but even more extreme. 2 road games this week |
| 7 | Purdue | Edey is still an issue for any team but I’ve had concerns about the others for awhile and that hasn’t changed. Lots of middling B10 teams have had success vs them |
| 8 | Baylor | Got to play all 40 minutes. Really like them still. |
| 9 | Texas | Hard to get a true read on but the resume speaks for itself |
| 10 | Gonzaga | Julian Strawther has had 20+ in like 5 straight. Timme is Timme, Watson looking good. They rounding into shape at the right time. |
| 11 | Tennessee | 1 great win sandwiched in between 3 pretty bad ones |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | Apparently I’m higher than most on them. Just think their starting 5 speaks for itself. |
| 13 | UConn | Same as above. Had 1-2 bad weeks and has been a top 5-10 team outside that |
| 14 | Creighton | Close L vs Providence but another great s5. |
| 15 | Marquette | I wanna like them but that Uconn blowout still sits in my mind. We’ll see after they play Creighton. |
| 16 | Northwestern | Time to put respect on their name. 5 straight wins, dealt with covid. Would like to see them win outside Evanston |
| 17 | Saint Mary's | Great team, admittedly need to watch more. NW I watch more of & impressed more |
| 18 | Indiana | Trayce + Hood-Schifino a deadly duo but IU struggles outside Assembly Hall. 2 big road games this week |
| 19 | San Diego State | Another team I need to catch more of and I like, but beat Fresno by more.. |
| 20 | Providence | Not sure why I didn’t rank them last week. Stacked roster, gritty W vs a hot Creighton |
| 21 | Kansas State | Iowa St W helped wipe that sour taste of OU loss off. Need more consistency |
| 22 | Iowa State | Similar to Kansas St, tough conference but some consistency |
| 23 | Xavier | Haven’t been overly impressive of late but still capable of playing with anyone |
| 24 | TCU | Miles is back & so is my confidence in them. KU comes to town, watch out |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 14-2 in their last 16, gotta respect it. Tenn + @Miss St + Bama all to close out, so we’ll see if they can keep it rollin |
Overall Rationale
Just missed: NC State, Memphis, Boise State