Rutgers University LogoImperialism32's Ballot for Week 3 of 2017-18

Submitted on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 8:36AM EST
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1 Duke University Logo Duke (LW: 1) Beating Michigan State despite losing Bagley? That's impressive. I think we all forgot how good a college player Grayson Allen is.
2 Villanova University Logo Villanova (LW: 2) Finally get a step up in competition this week at the Battle 4 Atlantis, but they've looked as dominant as any team in the country.
3 University of Arizona Logo Arizona (LW: 3) Finally get a step up in competition this week at the Battle 4 Atlantis, but they've looked as dominant as any team in the country.
4 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State (LW: 5) Could've named their score against CAA-favorite CoC (without Jarrell Brantley, granted). Excited to see them in Maui.
5 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State (LW: 4) Lost to Duke and looked a little lackadaisical against Stony Brook. May not have quite taken the step forward I expected.
6 Purdue University Logo Purdue (LW: 7) They also get to mix it up in Atlantis, but unlike Nova/Zona the Boilermarkers have a good win under their belt (at Marquette)
7 University of Kansas Logo Kansas (LW: 6) I still don't get how they didn't beat UK by double-digits. They don't yet have a guy who can completely take over a game like that.
8 Texas A&M University Logo Texas A&M (LW: 10) What fortuitous luck that Robert Williams' suspension ends in time for this tournament at Barclays.
9 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati (LW: 9) They should have little problem taking home the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic.
10 University of Florida Logo Florida (LW: 8) Way closer than it should have been with New Hampshire. This is a team we need to see play better competition.
11 University of Southern California Logo USC (LW: 11) Avoided the road loss to Vanderbilt, and won the overtime period without Bennie Boatwright.
12 University of Virginia Logo Virginia (LW: 16) For all they've lost, this has looked like the same old Tony Bennett Virginia team.
13 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina (LW: 12) Struggled a bit with Bucknell but the Bison seem like the Patriot League favorite.
14 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky (LW: 14) I pretty much have to idea what to do with UK. On talent they're top 10, I think. On results, not yet. So I'm leaving them here.
15 University of Louisville Logo Louisville (LW: 13) The computers are way down on the Cardinals (KenPom 27). Won't get a real test until Purdue next week.
16 Xavier University Logo Xavier (LW: 23) Impressive win at Wisconsin, and they lead the country in 2P%. Should get a bit of a test with either K-State or ASU in Vegas.
17 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame (LW: 17) They'll start to face some real competition this week as well out in Maui.
18 University of Minnesota Logo Minnesota (LW: NR) So far my biggest miss of the season was having Northwestern as the third-best B1G team instead of the Gophers.
19 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga (LW: 15) Dropped four spots but not for any particular reason.
20 Baylor University Logo Baylor (LW: 18) Like many other teams, they get a nice test this week.
21 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's (LW: 19) They've been great but not dominant against a soft schedule so far.
22 University of Miami (Florida) Logo Miami (FL) (LW: 20) Blown the doors off of everybody so far but the weak schedule makes them hard to rank.
23 Southern Methodist University Logo SMU (LW: 21) Man, I still like this team a lot. Wish I could rank 20 teams between 13-20).
24 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech (LW: NR) Ranked over TCU because of the better resume.
25 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia (LW: 22) Looked like the WVU of old against American and Morgan State............ FELL OUT: TCU (LW: 24) Wisconsin (LW: 25)