206-Ginge's Ballot for Week 4 of 2017-18| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
Duke
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PK80 cemented them as the definite #1 until they lose. Which, unless something crazy happens, won't be until January. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
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The other PK80 champ, Michigan State played an absolutely suffocating defense all weekend, holding all three opponents below 40% shooting. |
| 3 |
Villanova
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Mikal Bridges is looking every bit an early POY candidate, but they dodged their tougher Atlantis opponents. |
| 4 |
Kansas
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The current KenPom #1, showing a lot of balance in the young year. Hasn't played anyone since Kentucky. |
| 5 |
Texas A&M
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I kinda giggled when Greenberg said they were the best team in the SEC while Florida had Duke on the ropes, but he may have been right. |
| 6 |
Florida
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They'll be kicking themselves about that Duke game for a while, but they have no one to blame but themselves. |
| 7 |
Notre Dame
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Your Maui 2017 champs, they won that game by sheer power of not-fouling. Wichita State only had 5 FTAs. |
| 8 |
Wichita State
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Fell victim to the choke bug that swept its way around CBB this week. |
| 9 |
North Carolina
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Opponents are shooting 40% from beyond the arc against the Tarheels, and while Sparty has a good D they missed some wide open looks. |
| 10 |
Miami (FL)
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Quietly winning basketball games against unimpressive opponents right now, their fans are kind of distracted to be fair. |
| 11 |
Cincinnati
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Tough game against Xavier coming up, will be fun to watch. |
| 12 |
Kentucky
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Starting to show some growth, but is short on games to show it to the nation. They still could very well win the SEC again, though. |
| 13 |
Minnesota
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I really, really don't believe in this team. They'll play Miami on Wednesday, and that'll help me decide. |
| 14 |
West Virginia
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| 15 |
Gonzaga
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You know, I didn't expect to move the Zags up this much. But they assuaged many of my concerns, and they look like a top-15 team. |
| 16 |
Xavier
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| 17 |
Virginia
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| 18 |
USC
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Was held to under 30% from inside the arc by Texas A&M. That's atrocious. |
| 19 |
Louisville
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| 20 |
Texas Tech
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| 21 |
Baylor
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| 22 |
Creighton
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| 23 |
Oklahoma
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| 24 |
Texas
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| 25 |
TCU
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