svvansea's Ballot for Week 9 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 8:23PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Michigan State
|
LW: 2 (vs Cleveland St: W, vs Savannah St: W) 14-1 (A word: These rankings are almost all about fit, not just the prior week's performance.. |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
LW: 1 (@DePaul: W, @Butler: L) 13-1 ...so TCU's loss to Oklahoma is definitely not bad, but in my eyes, they are the 19th best team) |
| 3 |
Duke
|
LW: 3 (vs FSU: W) 13-1 (^same with Wichita St) |
| 4 |
Arizona State
|
LW: 4 (@Arizona: L) 12-1 |
| 5 |
Xavier
|
LW: 6 (@Marquette: W, vs DePaul: W) 14-1 (I'm hesitant to rank them here but they can WIN and have a true 'quality loss' if there is... |
| 6 |
West Virginia
|
LW: 8 (@Oklahoma St: W) 12-1 ...such a thing. Both X and WVU look like 2 seeds) |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
LW: 14 (@Texas: W) 11-2 |
| 8 |
Purdue
|
LW: 11 (vs Lipscomb: W) 13-2 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma
|
LW: 16 (@TCU: W) 11-1 |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
LW: 9 (vs Boston College: W) 12-1 (Definitely was not a great game for the Cavaliers but the refs were awful, so I'll give them... |
| 11 |
Miami (FL)
|
LW: 10 (vs MTSU: W, @Pitt: W) 12-1 ...the benefit of the doubt for now. BC is also an underrated team) |
| 12 |
Texas A&M
|
LW: 5 (@Alabama: L) 11-2 (A&M desperately needs a good win, or their resume starts to look lackluster. 3-1 over the next 4 should do) |
| 13 |
Arizona
|
LW: 15 (vs ASU: W) 11-3 |
| 14 |
Texas Tech
|
LW: 18 (vs Baylor: W) 12-1 (Tech is an elite 8 team. I'll be rooting for them) |
| 15 |
North Carolina
|
LW: 13 (vs Wake Forest: W) 12-2 (Again, they looked shaky at home. Elite teams do not lose at home) |
| 16 |
Cincinnati
|
LW: 19 (vs Memphis: W) 12-2 |
| 17 |
Seton Hall
|
LW: 17 (vs Creighton: W, vs St. John's: W) 13-2 |
| 18 |
Kentucky
|
LW: 22 (vs Louisville: W, vs Georgia: W) (Kentucky proceeded to confuse me even more this weekend tbh) |
| 19 |
TCU
|
LW: 7 (vs Oklahoma: L) 12-1 |
| 20 |
Wichita State
|
LW: 12 (@UConn: W) 11-2 |
| 21 |
Clemson
|
LW: 25 (vs NC State: W) 12-1 |
| 22 |
Arkansas
|
LW: NR (vs CSUB: W, vs Tennessee: W) 11-2 |
| 23 |
Tennessee
|
LW: 20 (@Arkansas: L) 9-3 |
| 24 |
Gonzaga
|
LW: 21 (vs Pacific: W, vs Santa Clara: W) 12-3 (Gonzaga has been a disappointing team for me this year) |
| 25 |
Florida State
|
LW: 24 (@Duke: L) 11-2 [Dropped: Baylor (23)] (Michigan and Butler also considered) |