bkervick's Week 17 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Up 1. These 3 teams were my pre-season top 3 and I have had all 3 top 5 for every week except one (Houston got to 7 one week). Houston 10 or 11 games at least 95 game score. |
| 2 | Purdue | Up 1. Took care of business in about the lightest week you can have in the B1G. |
| 3 | UConn | Down 2. Losing on road at Creighton is fine, but margin and manner are demerits. |
| 4 | Tennessee | Up 1. Closer than expected against Missouri, but took care of business against A&M at home. |
| 5 | Kansas | Up 2. Light week, but cruised against Texas without McCullar. We'll see how they do without him extended time. |
| 6 | Marquette | Up 2. Easy schedule week, but dominated. |
| 7 | Arizona | Down 3. Cougs are decent, but can't lose at home. Recovered well against Wash. |
| 8 | Alabama | Down 2. Road loss, but gave up 117 in regulation, yikers. Nice home win against Florida earlier in the week. |
| 9 | North Carolina | Up 1. Only 1 game, but 10 point win on road against tourny team in low poss count is very good result. |
| 10 | Iowa State | Up 1. I was too low last week, so keeping them in similar range despite loss at Houston. |
| 11 | Auburn | Up 2. 20 point major conference road wins don't grow on trees. |
| 12 | Illinois | Down 3. 1 point quad 2 road loss isn't ideal but also not horrible. Iowa win is fine. Meh week. |
| 13 | Creighton | Down 1. Hard to go down in the poll when you beat #1 by 19, but losing by double figures in next week to a somewhat reeling team will do that. |
| 14 | Duke | -- Losses abound behind them, road loss to decent team after strong margin road win. |
| 15 | Baylor | -- Lost two single digit 1-A games this week, one in OT. Not dropping them, especially with losses behind them. |
| 16 | Saint Mary's | Up 3. Longest active win streak. Hung on against San Fran at home. Very likely to win WCC. |
| 17 | San Diego State | Down 1. Lost tight one at Utah St and then massacred Fresno. |
| 18 | Utah State | Up 3. Big home win vs. SDSU in a 1-game week. |
| 19 | Florida | Down 1. OT road loss at Alabama is basically a win. |
| 20 | Dayton | Down 3. Only game this week, Quad 2 road loss. 3 of past 4 have been subpar performances. |
| 21 | Kentucky | Up 1. This and next team with similar weeks. Big win and a letdown road loss. |
| 22 | Washington State | Up 2. Difference between them and Kentucky is their big win was on the road. |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Up 2. Only game close home win vs. Maryland. |
| 24 | Texas Tech | Down 4. Tough road loss |
| 25 | South Carolina | New. Strong double figure quad 1 win at Ole Miss. 11th in WAB still. |
Overall Rationale
Out: Colorado State (from #23). 2 loss week, but both on road. Most strongly considered: Miss St, TCU, Clemson, Seton Hall, Northwestern, Indiana St, Nebraska, Gonzaga