bobsaget824's Ballot for Week 9 of 2017-18| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan State
|
Best resume of the 1 loss teams, but it's really close with Duke. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
See above. |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
Still a great team, Butler has their number, tough road loss. |
| 4 |
Arizona State
|
Tough road loss to in-state rival, still with wins over X and KU, have a case for best 1 loss resume |
| 5 |
Xavier
|
Didn't look great against DePaul, their loss against ASU was made slightly worse |
| 6 |
Oklahoma
|
Big win = big jump. Also their loss to Arkansas got a bit better with Arkansas beating Tenn this week. |
| 7 |
West Virginia
|
Still haven't beaten enough quality opponents to be a top 5 team. |
| 8 |
Wichita State
|
A 2 loss team with talent, but without the resume, no movement here this week as that didn't change |
| 9 |
Virginia
|
Lack of top 25 wins holds them back |
| 10 |
Kansas
|
Didn't look great against Texas although they got the win, and the 2 losses prevent them from being higher |
| 11 |
North Carolina
|
Moving up as a product of the teams in front losing more than what they did this week. |
| 12 |
TCU
|
Tough 1 point loss against a good Okla team won't drop them too far. |
| 13 |
Arizona
|
Small jump here with the win over ASU, but still have 3 losses, and the win against TAMU just lost a bit of quality |
| 14 |
Purdue
|
I know you want 15, but not this week. |
| 15 |
Miami (FL)
|
2 wins, teams in front lost, but not enough for a big jump |
| 16 |
Kentucky
|
2 wins, teams in front lost, but not enough for a big jump |
| 17 |
Texas A&M
|
The loss wasn't necessarily the problem, it was also the manner in which they lost by 22 points. |
| 18 |
Texas Tech
|
Quality win this week, small jump |
| 19 |
Gonzaga
|
Not much change this week for Gonzaga, just beat the teams they were supposed to |
| 20 |
Seton Hall
|
Quality win this week over Creighton, small jump. |
| 21 |
Cincinnati
|
Didn't do much to hurt or help them this week. |
| 22 |
Arkansas
|
Should make a splash into the rankings this week at 22 due to the win against Tenn |
| 23 |
Florida State
|
Yeah they lost, but it was to Duke, not going to knock them much for that one and they played them tough. |
| 24 |
Baylor
|
Loss to a quality team, but still a loss. |
| 25 |
Clemson
|
Need some more quality wins, but they look talented enough and at 12-1 belong here this week |