Sir_Richard_Rose's Ballot for Week 8 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 1:35PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
 Villanova
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| 2 |
Arizona State
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| 3 |
Michigan State
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| 4 |
Duke
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| 5 |
Texas A&M
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The top 5 all seem really close to me. |
| 6 |
West Virginia
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Hard for me to believe they're a top 6 team, but I feel like I have to rank them up there with their only loss to A&M and a win against UVA. |
| 7 |
Virginia
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Same issue as WVU. They've looked good so far with no bad losses, but with all the good ACC teams, we could see them take a slip. |
| 8 |
Oklahoma
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One of the hottest teams in the country. I think there is a short road ahead to the top 5 if they keep winning. |
| 9 |
Wichita State
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| 10 |
Xavier
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One loss, but nothing majorly impressive. |
| 11 |
Kansas
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| 12 |
Purdue
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I'm fairly impressed with them so far. I think the fact that they've been winning puts them over UK and UNC. |
| 13 |
Kentucky
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| 14 |
North Carolina
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| 15 |
TCU
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Despite undefeated, I'm hesitant to put them higher. Winning their next 2 would put them in the Top 10 for sure though. |
| 16 |
Miami (FL)
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Everyone was unsure about Miami to begin with, so a bad loss does not make them look good. |
| 17 |
Tennessee
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This is where things start to get tricky for the rest of the rankings. |
| 18 |
Texas Tech
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I actually feel more impressed so far by TTU than TCU, but I feel the loss doesn't let me rank them higher. |
| 19 |
Cincinnati
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| 20 |
Arizona
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| 21 |
Baylor
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| 22 |
Seton Hall
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| 23 |
Florida State
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| 24 |
Creighton
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| 25 |
Arkansas
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