Michigan State University LogoDCProf's Ballot for Week 9 of 2017-18

Submitted on Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2:42AM EST
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1 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Outside of loss to Duke, have beaten every other team by double digits.
2 Duke University Logo Duke Beat MSU, but bad loss at BC and several narrow wins #2 SOR
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova #3 SOR. No shame losing at Butler.
4 Arizona State University Logo Arizona State #1 SOR. Validated by playing tough at Zona. Still best resume in CBB.
5 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma #4 SOR. Wins at TCU/Wichita St. and against USC, Oregon, Northwestern.
6 Xavier University Logo Xavier #5 SOR. Only loss to ASU. Wins over Cincy and Baylor
7 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia 12 straight wins since opening loss to TexA&M, beat UVA, #10 SOR.
8 Texas Christian University Logo TCU Narrow loss to OU, but still good resume, balanced ream, and #12 SOR.
9 University of Virginia Logo Virginia #9 SOR. Fewer quality wins than teams ranked ahead, lost to WVU.
10 Texas A&M University Logo Texas A&M #11 SOR. Best resume of 2 loss teams. Not at full strength in loss to Bama.
11 Purdue University Logo Purdue #8 SOR and 7 wins against teams in the RPI top 75.
12 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Bad loss to Wofford, but #7 SOR and 6 top 75 RPI wins.
13 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Have looked shaky at times, ranked this high on name more than resume.
14 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State No top 40 wins so far, but no bad losses and potential top 10 team.
15 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall #17 SOR. Wins over Texas Tech/Louisville/Baylor. Bad loss to Rutgers.
16 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech #16 SOR. Wins over Baylor/Nevada/Northwestern. Loss to Seton Hall.
17 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Looking like eventual top 10 team. Good wins vs. Texas A&M/UNLV/Bama/ASU
18 Clemson University Logo Clemson Thin resume, but only 1 loss and #15 SOR. Best win over Florida.
19 University of Miami (Florida) Logo Miami (FL) #13 SOR but resume thin. Best win @ Minnesota. Bad loss to NM St.
20 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati Handled UCLA team which beat Kentucky easily, hence ranked above UK.
21 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Best wins of season this weekend vs. Louisville/Georgia. Improving.
22 Florida State University Logo Florida State Played Duke close in Cameron. Best win at Florida so far.
23 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Wins over Texas/Creighton. SOR #29
24 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas #20 SOR. Wins over Oklahoma/Tennessee/Minnesota. Losses to UNC/Houston
25 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee #14 SOR. Win over Purdue, losses to UNC, Nova, Arkansas.