BirdsBeCool's Week 17 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | +1 Great wins over top teams like Iowa St and Baylor, and a crucial loss from UConn leads to Houston being #1. |
| 2 | UConn | -1 I would like to apologize to all UConn fans for, on last week's Creighton reasoning, saying "I'm scared to watch the massacre that's happening tomorrow. Good luck against UConn." I cursed you. |
| 3 | Purdue | +0 You did good against Rutgers and Michigan, I guess? Schedule harder opponents. |
| 4 | Marquette | +2 Who knew that beating DePaul and Xavier by 34 and 24 points would lead to this big of a jump? |
| 5 | Kansas | +2 Good job beating Texas. |
| 6 | Arizona | -2 Guys, don't lose to Washington St. At least you beat Washington to (barely) keep you from dropping further. |
| 7 | North Carolina | +2 Good job beating Virginia, though that final score makes me want to gouge my eyes out. |
| 8 | Iowa State | +0 I'd move you down for losing to Houston, but Houston is #1 for me now, so I don't know. |
| 9 | Creighton | +5 You absolutely trash UConn, then somehow manage to lose St. John's? You guys are so confusing. |
| 10 | Duke | -5 Quite surprisingly, losing to Wake isn't a good thing. |
| 11 | Auburn | +1 Good job winning. |
| 12 | Tennessee | +1 See above. |
| 13 | Kentucky | +2 Last week, I said, "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE NORMAL AND CHOOSE BETWEEN WINNING AGAINST GOOD TEAMS OR LOSING A BUNCH?" I feel as though I will still be saying that one. |
| 14 | Illinois | -3 Don't lose Penn St lol |
| 15 | Baylor | -5 Don't lose lol |
| 16 | South Carolina | +1 Nice win against Ole Miss, though Lamont Paris was playing a dangerous game with the lettering QZip. |
| 17 | Alabama | -1 That was a lose-a-spot-or-two week. |
| 18 | Saint Mary's | +0 Nothing insane really happened. |
| 19 | Gonzaga | +0 See above |
| 20 | Washington State | +4 You beat 4/4 Arizona then lose to Arizona State, so I have no idea how far to push you up. |
| 21 | BYU | NR Win over Baylor is helpful in getting ranked. |
| 22 | South Florida | NR I liked USF's wins over UTSA and SMU, and decided to rank them. |
| 23 | Utah State | NR Good win against a previously ranked SDSU. |
| 24 | Nevada | NR Good win over Wyoming. |
| 25 | Clemson | NR I don't like doing this as a Gamecock fan, but here you go Clemson fans. |
Overall Rationale
Previously ranked: FAU, Michigan St, Dayton, San Diego St, Texas Tech