DCProf's Ballot for Week 9 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2:42AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Michigan State
|
Outside of loss to Duke, have beaten every other team by double digits. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
Beat MSU, but bad loss at BC and several narrow wins #2 SOR |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
#3 SOR. No shame losing at Butler. |
| 4 |
Arizona State
|
#1 SOR. Validated by playing tough at Zona. Still best resume in CBB. |
| 5 |
Oklahoma
|
#4 SOR. Wins at TCU/Wichita St. and against USC, Oregon, Northwestern. |
| 6 |
Xavier
|
#5 SOR. Only loss to ASU. Wins over Cincy and Baylor |
| 7 |
West Virginia
|
12 straight wins since opening loss to TexA&M, beat UVA, #10 SOR. |
| 8 |
TCU
|
Narrow loss to OU, but still good resume, balanced ream, and #12 SOR. |
| 9 |
Virginia
|
#9 SOR. Fewer quality wins than teams ranked ahead, lost to WVU. |
| 10 |
Texas A&M
|
#11 SOR. Best resume of 2 loss teams. Not at full strength in loss to Bama. |
| 11 |
Purdue
|
#8 SOR and 7 wins against teams in the RPI top 75. |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
Bad loss to Wofford, but #7 SOR and 6 top 75 RPI wins. |
| 13 |
Kansas
|
Have looked shaky at times, ranked this high on name more than resume. |
| 14 |
Wichita State
|
No top 40 wins so far, but no bad losses and potential top 10 team. |
| 15 |
Seton Hall
|
#17 SOR. Wins over Texas Tech/Louisville/Baylor. Bad loss to Rutgers. |
| 16 |
Texas Tech
|
#16 SOR. Wins over Baylor/Nevada/Northwestern. Loss to Seton Hall. |
| 17 |
Arizona
|
Looking like eventual top 10 team. Good wins vs. Texas A&M/UNLV/Bama/ASU |
| 18 |
Clemson
|
Thin resume, but only 1 loss and #15 SOR. Best win over Florida. |
| 19 |
Miami (FL)
|
#13 SOR but resume thin. Best win @ Minnesota. Bad loss to NM St. |
| 20 |
Cincinnati
|
Handled UCLA team which beat Kentucky easily, hence ranked above UK. |
| 21 |
Kentucky
|
Best wins of season this weekend vs. Louisville/Georgia. Improving. |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
Played Duke close in Cameron. Best win at Florida so far. |
| 23 |
Gonzaga
|
Wins over Texas/Creighton. SOR #29 |
| 24 |
Arkansas
|
#20 SOR. Wins over Oklahoma/Tennessee/Minnesota. Losses to UNC/Houston |
| 25 |
Tennessee
|
#14 SOR. Win over Purdue, losses to UNC, Nova, Arkansas. |