Travbowman's Week 16 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | Best resume in the country |
| 2 | Alabama | Can't drop too much for a loss at Tennessee |
| 3 | Houston | Not sure what do do with them |
| 4 | Purdue | Struggling on the road |
| 5 | UCLA | Need signature wins |
| 6 | Arizona | Final match with UCLA should be fun |
| 7 | Texas | Can they win the Big 12? |
| 8 | Baylor | Need to figure out defense |
| 9 | Virginia | I don't know how they can go mich higher in this conference |
| 10 | Gonzaga | Still alive for another WCC title |
| 11 | Marquette | Big East champs? |
| 12 | Saint Mary's | Need to sweep Zags to win WCC outright |
| 13 | Tennessee | Up and down week |
| 14 | San Diego State | Quietly a really good team in the metrics |
| 15 | Kansas State | Surprised to see th.on the 3 line in bracket preview |
| 16 | Xavier | Want to see them healthy |
| 17 | UConn | Getting hot at right time? |
| 18 | Northwestern | Want to see if they can do this on the road now |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | Good team in bad conference |
| 20 | Indiana | Rematch in West Lafayette this weekend will be huge |
| 21 | Iowa State | Need to win outside of Ames |
| 22 | Creighton | Small drop |
| 23 | Boise State | Second best team in solid conference |
| 24 | Providence | Back into my ballot |
| 25 | TCU | Barely holding onto a spot |
Overall Rationale
Feels like the top 30ish teams have been determined. At this point it's just small adjustments here and there.