ayushg3's Week 17 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | (0) Nothing much to say, I expect them to hold this rankings through the end of the season and grab the top overall seed provided the AAC tournament goes as expected |
| 2 | Kansas | (0) Two close wins against tough competition, exciting close to the regular season for them |
| 3 | Alabama | (0) Narrow win in Arkansas, still look dominant and there is ABSOLUTELY nothing more I would like to discuss about this team |
| 4 | UCLA | (0) Ever so slightly shaky in Boulder, but generally two excusable wins |
| 5 | Marquette | (+3) Huge win against Creighton, this offense is terrifying |
| 6 | Purdue | (-1) Lost 3 of 4 including their only game this week, again I'm scared teams are able to gameplan them, but I will only seriously doubt them if they drop a game this week |
| 7 | Arizona | (-1) Heartbreaking |
| 8 | Gonzaga | (+2) Solid win over SMC to split the title, very excited for this tournament |
| 9 | Texas | (-2) To those arguing about head-to-head, the home team won each game in the Baylor series, these two are neck and neck and this team doesn't plummet in my eyes after a road B12 loss |
| 10 | Baylor | (+1) Yes they lost to K-State, yes I'm still moving them up based on their win over Texas |
| 11 | UConn | (+5) After a stumble to open Big East play, the Huskies are officially back, don't sleep on them |
| 12 | Kansas State | (+5) Impressive week after a down period, benefitting from the sheer quantity of losses |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | (0) Can't believe this team doesn't move even after that dreadful performance |
| 14 | Tennessee | (0) What is this team? |
| 15 | Indiana | (+3) Going 1-1 really means a 3 spot jump? What was this week, why did genuinely every team split their games? |
| 16 | Providence | (-1) Tough loss against UConn, strong bounce back on Sunday |
| 17 | Creighton | (-5) My love for this team is coming back to bite me, after a tough loss to Marquette, they didn't want to play again |
| 18 | Virginia | (-9) I feel like this is still generous |
| 19 | San Diego State | (+4) How did this man get a wide open look at the buzzer? Great shot btw |
| 20 | Xavier | (-1) Is Villanova the best team in the Big East? |
| 21 | Saint Mary's | (-1) Can't complain about a regular season split with Gonzaga, again, I'm very excited for this conference tournament |
| 22 | Kentucky | (NR) NO THEY'RE BACK :'( |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | (NR) Congrats to my Owls! First title ever! |
| 24 | Texas A&M | (0) All I see is a home win and a road loss, let's not read too deep into which teams they came against |
| 25 | Oral Roberts | (NR) You don't just happen to stay undefeated in conference play for this long, clearly there's something here |
Overall Rationale
Dropped from rankings: Iowa State (21), Northwestern (22), TCU (25) // Others considered: TCU, Maryland, Pitt, Duke, Nevada // 15 of my T25 from last poll lost this week, crazy season so far, March cannot come sooner // Teams I'm high on: Texas, UConn, Tennessee, Creighton, SDSU, TCU, Arkansas // Teams I'm low on: Purdue, Providence, Virginia