Imperialism32's Ballot for Week 10 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 9:00AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(LW: 1) There are some defensive concerns, but their offense is so good that you can't beat them unless you shoot 68% on 3's like Butler did |
| 2 |
West Virginia
|
(LW: 4) WVU has been excellent. The only thing left is a marquee road/neutral win, and they'll have a shot Saturday at Texas Tech. |
| 3 |
Purdue
|
(LW: 6) Right now, they're looking better than Michigan State. It's too bad that the teams only meet once this season, in East Lansing. |
| 4 |
Texas Tech
|
(LW: 6) Red Raiders get the first top-25 KenPom win, and do it at Allen Fieldhouse. But does that mean as much this year as the past decade? |
| 5 |
Virginia
|
(LW: 7) Followed a close shave win over Boston College by blowing out Virginia Tech and easily dispatching UNC. |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
(LW: 2) The thing about the Duke-Michigan State game is that it may have caused us to overrate BOTH teams. |
| 7 |
Duke
|
(LW: 3) The three-point disparity in conference play will even out some, but this Blue Devils team actually isn't great from beyond the arc. |
| 8 |
Wichita State
|
(LW: 15) Markus McDuffie is back, and he's made 6 of 13 threes so far. Still over a month until the first of two WSU/Cincy clashes. |
| 9 |
Gonzaga
|
(LW: 17) They've won their first four WCC games by an average of 33 points. |
| 10 |
Cincinnati
|
(LW: 19) For all the preseason hype this is the same old Cincinnati team: Elite on defense (2nd in KenPom) and just decent on offense (52nd) |
| 11 |
Kansas
|
(LW: 9) In a puzzling year of college basketball, Kansas might be the biggest enigma of them all. |
| 12 |
Arizona
|
(LW: 8) Or maybe that title belongs to Arizona. Just when we thought they had things sorted out, they drop one to Colorado. |
| 13 |
Seton Hall
|
(LW: 21) 3-0 in the Big East, but all the games have been tight. Senior-laden team has the DNA for close wins, but can it last? |
| 14 |
Oklahoma
|
(LW: 14) Hard to penalize a team too much for losing on the road to my #2 team, but that showed what happens if Trae Young isn't great. |
| 15 |
Clemson
|
(LW: 22) Six straight wins, all over top-100 KenPom competition. However, they haven't played a top-25 team yet. |
| 16 |
TCU
|
(LW: 11) The Big 12 is insane, so two close home losses to Kansas and Oklahoma really hurt. |
| 17 |
North Carolina
|
(LW: 16) First time since 2014 that both UNC and Duke are 1-2 (or worse) to start ACC play. |
| 18 |
Notre Dame
|
(LW: NR) They've shaken off the Ball State and Indiana losses with a 3-0 conference start, but they haven't gotten to the meat of it yet. |
| 19 |
Arizona State
|
(LW: 12) A rough start to Pac-12 play, but all three games so far have been on the road. |
| 20 |
Xavier
|
(LW: 13) Dropped one on the road at Providence, now they have to go to Villanova. |
| 21 |
Creighton
|
(LW: NR) No bad losses, but their best win is... UCLA on a neutral floor? |
| 22 |
Miami (FL)
|
(LW: 10) They've now taken two less-than-ideal losses with NMSU and Georgia Tech. |
| 23 |
Auburn
|
(LW: NR) So far so good for the Tigers including the impressive road win at Tennessee. |
| 24 |
Tennessee
|
(LW: 25) Well, here's where we are. A 1-1 week gets you to move up a spot. |
| 25 |
Kentucky
|
(LW: 20) FELL OUT: Texas A&M (was 18); Butler (was 23); Texas (was 24) |