sully_felton's Ballot for Week 11 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 11:34PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
Nova is good at shootyhoops. Two somewhat trap games this week when they go at Georgetown and at UConn. |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
Everyone underestimated UVA at the beginning of the season. Started unranked in most polls, now they sit at #2. Impressive. |
| 3 |
West Virginia
|
A 1 point loss on the road against a top 10 team shouldn't drop this team out of the top 5. |
| 4 |
Oklahoma
|
Sleevetrae continues his campaign with two top 25 wins this week over Texas Tech and TCU at home. |
| 5 |
Purdue
|
Right now, the best team in the B1G. They have Wisconsin and Iowa this week, then Michigan comes to town the following week. |
| 6 |
Texas Tech
|
Road loss to OU cancels out after an impressive win at home against WVU. These guys are legit. |
| 7 |
Duke
|
Ranking teams 3-7 was incredibly difficult this week. Fortunately Duke got the short end of the stick and drops 2 spots. |
| 8 |
Wichita State
|
Shocker Nation scraped by a feisty Tulsa team last week. Tough two game stretch coming up with SMU at home and Houston on the road. |
| 9 |
Michigan State
|
These guys need to figure it out quick. They have six days until their next home game, giving them some time to do so. |
| 10 |
Kansas
|
That god awful last possession from KSU avoided another Kansas home loss. Should be a movie when they head to Morgantown on Monday. |
| 11 |
Xavier
|
They did get clapped by Villanova, but the home Creighton win justifies their ranking. It's never easy to play at the Pru. |
| 12 |
Gonzaga
|
St. Mary's lowkey has won 12 games in a row. They head to Spokane on Thursday. Interesting game for the Zags. |
| 13 |
Cincinnati
|
This team is flying under the radar. Tricky game against UCF this week, but they should be fine until 1/31 when they host Houston. |
| 14 |
Arizona
|
Zona looking more like Zona, as they got past the Oregon's last week. Jumping ASU should be satisfying for them. |
| 15 |
Arizona State
|
Losing at Zona and at Colorado (eh) are tolerable, but now losing to Oregon at home drops them out of the top 10. |
| 16 |
Auburn
|
Longest win streak in college basketball? Check. First place in the SEC? Check. Who knew? |
| 17 |
North Carolina
|
TJ GIBBS NOOOOOOOO YOU WERE SO CLOSE |
| 18 |
Seton Hall
|
Got embarrassed by Marquette. Hall still looks good as they look to rebound against Xavier this week. |
| 19 |
Tennessee
|
UT bounces back after a rough start in the SEC bloodbath. Should be exciting when they go to Mizzou and SCar this week. |
| 20 |
Clemson
|
If Wofford can win in Chapel Hill, then Clemson for sure has a shot. Maybe. Probably not. |
| 21 |
Ohio State
|
Undefeated in the B1G along with Purdue. This team is scary. |
| 22 |
TCU
|
This is the best 1-4 team in conference play in the country. 3 of their 4 losses went to OT and lost by a combined 11 points. |
| 23 |
Michigan
|
Mo Wagner is good at basketball. |
| 24 |
Kentucky
|
Solid win against a struggling A&M team, should be fun when Florida comes to Rupp on Saturday. |
| 25 |
Miami (FL)
|
Three Point Chain U with a tough road loss to a trendy Clemson team. Should be interesting when Duke comes into town. |