HickeysBay's Ballot for Week 8 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 8:41PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(1) Didn't lose. Stay where they are. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
(2) Didn't lose. Stay where they are. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
(3) Didn't lose. Stay where they are. |
| 4 |
Arizona State
|
(4) Didn't lose. Stay where they are. |
| 5 |
Texas A&M
|
(6) UNC loses. These guys move up. |
| 6 |
Xavier
|
(7) UNC loses. These guys move up. |
| 7 |
West Virginia
|
(9) UNC and Miami lose. These guys move up. |
| 8 |
Oklahoma
|
(11) UNC, Miami, and Gonzaga lose. These guys move up. |
| 9 |
Virginia
|
(13) UNC, Miami, and Gonzaga lose. Wichita State has looked shaky. These guys jump all 4. |
| 10 |
Wichita State
|
(12) UNC, Miami, and Gonzaga lose, but they've looked shaky. They pass the losers, but drop behind UVA. |
| 11 |
Purdue
|
(15) Have looked impressive since B4A. UNC, Miami, Gonzaga lose + TCU hasn't looked quite as dominant. They jump all 4. |
| 12 |
TCU
|
(14) Still undefeated, but no great wins. UNC, Miami, Gonzaga lose. They jump ahead of those guys, but fall behind Purdue. |
| 13 |
North Carolina
|
(5) Lost to Wofford. Decent wins over Tennessee, Arkansas, UNI, and OSU keep them from dropping too far. |
| 14 |
Kansas
|
(17) Have looked much better the past 2 games (although against not-so-great opponents). Miami, Gonzaga, Kentucky lose. KU passes them. |
| 15 |
Tennessee
|
(18) Didn't lose. They pass Miami, Gonzaga, and Kentucky. |
| 16 |
Seton Hall
|
(20) Didn't lose. They pass Miami, Gonzaga, and Kentucky. They pass Texas Tech because I made a mistake last week. |
| 17 |
Texas Tech
|
(19) Didn't lose. They pass Miami, Gonzaga, and Kentucky. They drop behind Seton Hall because I made a mistake last week. |
| 18 |
Baylor
|
(21) Didn't lose. They pass Miami, Gonzaga, and Kentucky. |
| 19 |
Miami (FL)
|
(8) Lost to a decent NMSU, but that's still a game top 25 teams should win comfortably. Have no good wins to prevent a free fall in my ranks |
| 20 |
Arizona
|
(22) Didn't lose. Their talent is hard to ignore. They pass Gonzaga and Kentucky. |
| 21 |
Cincinnati
|
(23) Didn't lose. They pass Gonzaga and Kentucky. |
| 22 |
Gonzaga
|
(10) Lost to SDSU. Their only good win is against Creighton, so they drop a fair bit with their third loss. |
| 23 |
Kentucky
|
(16) Lost to UCLA. Still have no good wins. They cling to the backend of the top 25. |
| 24 |
Creighton
|
(24) Didn't lose. Stay where they are. |
| 25 |
Oklahoma State
|
26. Auburn 27. Clemson 28. Arkansas 29. FSU 30. Boston College 31. Louisville 32. Notre Dame 33. St. John's 34. UCLA 35. New Mexico State |