Ted_Lavie's Week 17 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 0 - keep on rolling |
| 2 | Alabama | 0 - stable despite closer than you would like calls |
| 3 | Kansas | +1 - 2 wins a week in the B12 is still solid |
| 4 | Purdue | -1 - home loss vs Indiana and they keep on sliding |
| 5 | Baylor | +1 - loss @ KSU then win vs Texas. Life in the B12 |
| 6 | Texas | +1 - Thrashed Iowa St before losing to Baylor. Decent. |
| 7 | Marquette | +2 - Solid win in Creighton. Marquette is still a very good team |
| 8 | UCLA | +3 - Solid wins in Utah and Colorado. Now they can enjoy back to back home games |
| 9 | Arizona | +1 - Tough loss to ASU. 2 losses in the last 4 for a team that should be better than anyone but UCLA in the P12 |
| 10 | Tennessee | -2 - Lost 5 out of the last 8 with that loss to aTm. Thrashing of South Car won't ease up any concerns I have with Ten |
| 11 | Gonzaga | +1 - They seem to be peaking at the right time |
| 12 | Kansas State | +3 - Really good week with a win @ Ok St and vs Baylor. |
| 13 | Virginia | -8 - Losing @ UNC isn't great, but forgivable. A 15pt loss @ Boston College though? Ouch |
| 14 | Indiana | -1 - Big win at Purdue after a big loss at MSU. Probably shouldn't be down a spot but Kansas St jumped them |
| 15 | UConn | +6 - The January losing streak seem like a distant memory now and UConn may be the best team in the Big East now |
| 16 | TCU | 0 - Winning in Lubbock against the red-hot Texas Tech is a nice rebound after that home loss to Kansas |
| 17 | Iowa State | -3 - They've won 4 of their last 13. As I'm writing that, it feels I have Iowa St too high but their season up to that point was pretty impressive |
| 18 | Saint Mary's | 0 - Can't knock them for a loss at Gonzaga. |
| 19 | San Diego State | +3 - They keep on finding a way to win in a tough MW and maybe eliminated New Mexico this weekend |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | -3 - Miami was one of the hottest teams in CBB before losing to FSU in one of the most WTF games of the year |
| 21 | Illinois | -2 - They've lost their last 4 away games, the last one to Ohio St. They need to pick it up to perform in the tournament |
| 22 | Maryland | +3 - They've taken care of business at home before going away for their final 2 |
| 23 | Duke | +1 - Keep on winning games they should win. Nice week for them. |
| 24 | Northwestern | -1 - Two losses this week. Both acceptable but that will slow NW momentum |
| 25 | Xavier | -5 - Winning by 22 in Seton Hall was impressive. But losing home to Villanova was not. |
Overall Rationale
Barely missed the cut: NC State, Texas A&M, Missouri