JamesBCrazy's Ballot for Week 8 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, December 25, 2017 at 3:32AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
 Michigan State
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Literally phoning this one in on Christmas morning, so you get an unedited computer/aggregate ranking this week. |
| 2 |
Villanova
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This is the last week for my own computers. Kenpom/Sagarin replace them starting next week. |
| 3 |
Texas A&M
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The computers love A&M for some reason. Kenpom doesn't, which will knock the Aggies down a bit. |
| 4 |
Arizona State
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Now that conference play's starting, the /r/cbb poll becomes a major part of the ranking, meaning this will be close to last week's poll. |
| 5 |
Duke
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Usually, I go through the ratings by hand and move teams up/down for the "human element." |
| 6 |
West Virginia
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| 7 |
North Carolina
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They would be 4th if not for the Wofford game. It's not hurting them too much; my computer rankings forgive one bad loss. |
| 8 |
Kentucky
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The computers still love Kentucky, but I'm starting to cool off on them and Kenpom agrees. They will drop, even if they win. |
| 9 |
Miami (FL)
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| 10 |
Xavier
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| 11 |
Virginia
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| 12 |
Wichita State
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| 13 |
Kansas
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| 14 |
TCU
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| 15 |
Purdue
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| 16 |
Oklahoma
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| 17 |
Arizona
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| 18 |
Tennessee
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| 19 |
Cincinnati
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| 20 |
Texas Tech
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| 21 |
Gonzaga
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| 22 |
UCLA
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Not a huge surprise to see UCLA here. |
| 23 |
Texas
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| 24 |
Seton Hall
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| 25 |
Baylor
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