Travbowman's Week 17 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | Top two is pretty clear to me |
| 2 | Duke | Sleep walking through their schedule |
| 3 | Florida | Best team at UF since 2014 |
| 4 | Alabama | huge game at Tennessee this weekend |
| 5 | Tennessee | Need a strong finish to try for last one seed |
| 6 | Houston | Big Monday rematch at TTU should be spicy |
| 7 | Texas A&M | Not a good week in College Station |
| 8 | Michigan State | Great week in East Lansing |
| 9 | Iowa State | Need everybody healthy |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Should not have lost to Oregon |
| 11 | St. John's | Pitino keeps making comments about death and killing himself and it's worrying me |
| 12 | Michigan | Trip to Lincoln tonight won't be easy |
| 13 | Texas Tech | Huge week for the Tortilla Boys |
| 14 | Purdue | Big Three look exhausted. Need to get them help |
| 15 | Memphis | No idea where to put them |
| 16 | Kentucky | They'll probably lose to OU and beat Auburn this week |
| 17 | Arizona | Rough way to end that BYU game |
| 18 | Maryland | Crab Five is a good nickname |
| 19 | Marquette | I had them top 5 for a good portion of the year. Oops |
| 20 | Louisville | Pat Kelsey is national coach of the year. Please stop nominating other guys |
| 21 | Clemson | Two good years in a row for Brownell. Has he turned a corner? |
| 22 | Creighton | Getting back to preseason expectations |
| 23 | Missouri | Need to win both games this week |
| 24 | Kansas | Self is a master but this roster isn't built well |
| 25 | Saint Mary's | Gonzaga was no match |
Overall Rationale
Just missed: UCLA, Mississippi St, Ole Miss, Gonzaga, Oregon, Utah St, BYU