falconlover79's Ballot for Week 10 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 11:12PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(LW: 7) Xavier has the resume to stay in the this spot despite the loss to Providence. Top 5 spot awaits if they can beat Villanova. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
(LW: 1) The Spartans are helped by a week of chaos, plus their outstanding resume. |
| 3 |
West Virginia
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(LW: 5) West Virginia has the longest winning streak in the nation and they get Esa Ahmad back soon. |
| 4 |
Duke
|
(LW: 2) Duke's defence has definitely been lacking recently, but they have a chance to rebound against some of the weaker ACC teams. |
| 5 |
Wichita State
|
(LW: 6) Two dominant home wins as the Shockers wait for a matchup with a top AAC team. |
| 6 |
Virginia
|
(LW: 14) Big jump for the Hoos who survived a week of chaos and managed to beat the Tar Heels as well. |
| 7 |
Arizona State
|
(LW: 4) The Sun Devils emerge from a week in the mountains with one loss and one hard fought win. Time to defend home court. |
| 8 |
Xavier
|
(LW: 7) Xavier has the resume to stay in the this spot despite the loss to Providence. Top 5 spot awaits if they can beat Villanova. |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
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(LW: 16) The development of this Red Raiders team has been fun to watch, they're young and they've won at Allen Fieldhouse, watch out Big 12 |
| 10 |
Purdue
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(LW: 13) Not much to say about Purdue this week, they won when most others didn't, however. |
| 11 |
Oklahoma
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(LW: 9) Trae Young is still the POY, but the Sooners need to have a bit more consistency from the rest of the team for a title run. |
| 12 |
Arizona
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(LW: 10) The Wildcats arguably looked a bit better than ASU in the mountains this week, but they share the same 1-1 record for the week. |
| 13 |
Seton Hall
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(LW: 20) I'm really starting to love this team. The combo of Delgado, Rodriguez, and Carrington (all seniors) are legit threats every game. |
| 14 |
Kansas
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(LW: 12) Strange week. Got dominated at home before a nice road win. I'm still concerned about all the home losses; quite unusual for KU |
| 15 |
Cincinnati
|
(LW: 19) Emphatic win against SMU. This Bearcats team is balanced and skilled enough to win the American. |
| 16 |
Auburn
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(LW: 24) What a week for Auburn. Back-to-back ranked wins and control of the SEC. That should help ease the pain of the UGA/Bama title game. |
| 17 |
Clemson
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(LW: 22) Winning in the ACC will move you up the poll, but I want to see how Clemson fares against a top 25 team first. |
| 18 |
TCU
|
(LW: 17) No shame in losing to the Jayhawks although the Frogs have two tough road games that they need to capitalize on this week. |
| 19 |
Kentucky
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(LW: 19) Still waiting for this young Cats team to be consistent and utilize all their talent; and the SEC is much more punishing this year |
| 20 |
North Carolina
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(LW: 8) Really disappointing to see this team continue to struggle, they had no answer for Virginia and they keep losing. |
| 21 |
Gonzaga
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(LW: NR) Zags are back in my rankings so long as they keep beating the lower-level WCC teams that they should be beating. |
| 22 |
Nevada
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(LW: NR) A talented team with a good non-conference and, so far, taking care of the lesser opponents in the MWC. |
| 23 |
Creighton
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(LW: NR) The next few weeks will really tell us where this Jays squad is at: Butler, @Xavier, Seton Hall, @Providence is not an easy stretch |
| 24 |
Florida
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(LW: NR) I thought this team was dead in the water (no pun intended) but they are showing fight and winning against good teams. |
| 25 |
Miami (FL)
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(LW: 18) Hard to defend a loss to Georgia Tech, even if they followed up with a W against FSU. Next 5: Michigan, FSU, Tenn, A&M, URI |