rickym24's Ballot for Week 5 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 6:51PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
(-) Still most talented in the country, still undefeated (sometimes ugly), still #1 for me |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
(+1) Dismantled two top 10 teams in a row, only loss is to the #1 so they jump back to #2 for me |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
(-1) Still beating up on teams they should be beating up on, just gotta keep winning |
| 4 |
Villanova
|
(-) No feast week hangover, outscored their opponents 184 to 115 this week |
| 5 |
Florida
|
(-) Didn't play this week, still think this is a top 5 team |
| 6 |
Wichita State
|
(+2) Went on the road and beat a good Baylor team, game got close but never really felt like they were going to lose it |
| 7 |
Notre Dame
|
(-1) Only drop 1 spot because there isn't a team who'd be favored @MSU, would've liked to see them keep it closer but can't blame em |
| 8 |
Miami (FL)
|
(+3) Went on the road and beat Minnesota who I had (12) last week, great win. That backcourt is no joke |
| 9 |
Kentucky
|
(-2) Down 2 spots because of what other teams did, would've liked to see them beat a bad Harvard team by at least double digits |
| 10 |
Texas A&M
|
(-2) Like Kentucky drop because of other teams, took care of UT Rio Grande like they should have |
| 11 |
North Carolina
|
(+2)Looked fairly dominant in all 3 games (Michigan, Davidson, Tulane) It helps when you have a NPOY candidate like Luke Maye on the team :) |
| 12 |
Gonzaga
|
(+2) Took care of a Creighton team who I had on the fringe at home, looking good in Spokane (hurts me to say this) |
| 13 |
Virginia
|
(+4) Beat Wisconsin at home in an absolute barn burner, had a lot of teams in front of them lose |
| 14 |
Minnesota
|
(-2) Dropped the home game to a great Miami team, love Murphy and think this is the 2nd best team in the B1G (might not be saying much |
| 15 |
Xavier
|
(+5) Huge wins over Baylor and Cincy at home, good bounce back after that schlacking ASU gave them |
| 16 |
Arizona State
|
(+7) Tough for me to rank them behind Xavier after they smacked them but X got huge wins this week |
| 17 |
Cincinnati
|
(-7) Lost the crosstown shootout, didn't really make it all that close either. Didn't see that one coming |
| 18 |
West Virginia
|
(+3) Took care of business against NJIT, not much else |
| 19 |
Seton Hall
|
(+5) Two big wins over Texas Tech and Louisville on the road, knew keeping them ranked was the right choice last week |
| 20 |
Baylor
|
(-5) Losses to Wichita St. and Xavier on the road, not too shabby, I'm still high on the Bears |
| 21 |
Nevada
|
(+4) They keep winning, teams in front keep losing, they move up |
| 22 |
TCU
|
(NR) Same thing as Nevada, Jamie Dixon will have this team in the Tournament |
| 23 |
Purdue
|
(NR) Bounced back after some tough losses in the Bahama, 3rd best team in the B1G in my mind |
| 24 |
Louisville
|
(-8) Lost a tough road game @Purdue and lost at home to a Seton Hall team I had (24). Im a believer in the talent so they stay |
| 25 |
Creighton
|
(NR) Coming around on the Jays, played tough in Spokane. Needed a team here. [IN - Purdue/TCU/Creighton] [OUT - USC/Bama/TTU] |