ouguy2017's Ballot for Week 10 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 12:08AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(3) Welcome back to the top spot. Still playing really well. |
| 2 |
West Virginia
|
(4) Thought about WVU for #1. Ultimately they get slotted in at #2. Impressive against OU. Upcoming games: vs Baylor, at TTU, vs KU. Spooky |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
(6) Virginia's defense is something else. Their offense was fairly good as well vs UNC. |
| 4 |
Michigan State
|
(1) Welp. Graham Couch would say this is what MSU gets for not going on the road in the non conference, and he's somewhat right. |
| 5 |
Purdue
|
(8) 2 losses are by a COMBINED 7 points. Lots of home games during this stretch, but this week is huge. 2 road games in B1G play. |
| 6 |
Texas Tech
|
(15) Impressive win at AFH. Texas Tech's defense is really good. Going to be a fun one in the LNC |
| 7 |
Duke
|
(2) Duke has struggled defensively. Still a young team, that will likely get it going sometime, but right now, they fall to 7th |
| 8 |
Seton Hall
|
(10) Everyone keeps sleeping on Seton Hall. Wins over Texas Tech, AT Louisville, vs Creighton and AT Butler. Keep sleeping on them |
| 9 |
Wichita State
|
(11) Now that Wichita State is back to full strength, they are going to be one tough team to beat. |
| 10 |
Cincinnati
|
(14) Close game at Temple, but recovered nicely with a win over SMU. Still lacking a great win though |
| 11 |
Arizona
|
(5) Bad loss at Colorado. Were outplayed the whole game. It was on the road, but still. |
| 12 |
Arizona State
|
(7) See up above. Arizona State struggled shooting wise |
| 13 |
Kansas
|
(13) Lost at home (GASP) to Texas Tech and then won at TCU. Big 12 still runs through Lawrence, but this KU team is hit and miss |
| 14 |
Oklahoma
|
(16) Losing at WVU isn't bad and was expected. Do believe WVU exploited OU's weaknesses though. Someone besides Trae has to step up |
| 15 |
North Carolina
|
(12) Both losses were on the road. 1 at FSU by 1, the other at Virginia. |
| 16 |
Xavier
|
(9) So many close games recently that Xavier was bound to lose. |
| 17 |
Creighton
|
(21) 3 losses are all to Top 25 teams away from home. Do lack great wins though |
| 18 |
TCU
|
(18) 2 home losses already in Big 12 play isn't ideal. Not sure what to think of the frogs. |
| 19 |
Gonzaga
|
(23) Kenpom likes you, but you could have helped yourself out by not being blown out at Nova and then losing to SDSU |
| 20 |
Auburn
|
(UR) Well, I was wrong on you guys. I thought you were phony, but you showed this week that you can win on the road vs a good team |
| 21 |
Tennessee
|
(20) Lost at home to Auburn. Bounced back with a home win vs UK |
| 22 |
Kentucky
|
(22) Losing at Tennessee isn't a bad loss, and to me, was expected. |
| 23 |
Florida State
|
(UR) Losing at Miami isn't a bad loss. Beating UNC by 1 was good |
| 24 |
Clemson
|
(24) Barely beating Louisville at home in OT was ok, but they won by what I expected. Travel arrangements may have played a part. |
| 25 |
Miami (FL)
|
(UR) Ohio State, ND, Michigan, Florida, and Saint Mary's. Dropped: #17 Texas A&m (Need to get healthy), #19 Arkansas, #25 SMU |