rickym24's Ballot for Week 12 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 10:12PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(-) "No great teams this year" people seem to be missing Nova. Get Providence & go to Marquette which should be a great game. |
| 2 |
Virginia
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(-) Don't get the attention they deserve because of their style. Their so far weak ACC schedule picks up soon, time for the Hoos to prove it |
| 3 |
Purdue
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(-) Another week, another pair of double digit conf. wins. They have experience and can shoot it. Should win 2 more games this week. |
| 4 |
Duke
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(+2) Can I rank next years Duke too? Big game @(2)UVA on Saturday. Will be big to see how those Freshmen react to the Packline. |
| 5 |
Kansas
|
(+5) Huge win @ then (4)WVU. Narrowly avoided the letdown vs Baylor. Go to Norman this week to face (15)OU and get aTm at home. |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
(+3) Killed Indiana in East Lansing. Get Illinois and Wisky, should be 2 more wins for Sparty. |
| 7 |
West Virginia
|
(-3) Choked the lead away against then (10)KU at home. Bounced back to destroy a top 50ish Texas team. Looking like 2nd in the B12 for them. |
| 8 |
Xavier
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(+5) Huge road win @ then (19)Seton Hall, looked like the X team we thought we'd get. Have 3 games that they should win this week. |
| 9 |
Cincinnati
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(+2) Destroyed the cupcakes like they should've, should do the same thing this week. AAC just got wide open for them. |
| 10 |
Arizona
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(+4) Road win @Stanford is looking a lot better given the way the Cardinal have played. Should beat the Mountain teams @home this week. |
| 11 |
North Carolina
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(+7) Extended "The Streak" to 59. I don't think we're this good but we didn't lose... go to VT before Moo U comes to the Hill. |
| 12 |
Ohio State
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(+11) Holtmann keeps them rolling. Beat NU on the road and dominated Minnesota in NYC. Don't have a bad loss on the resume. |
| 13 |
Oklahoma
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(-8) Got punked by KSU on the road before dropping in OT to Ok St. Road games are always tough, they'll be alright. |
| 14 |
Clemson
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(+6) Lost @ then (18)UNC, again. Beat a scrappy ND team w/ Farrell at home. Losing Grantham (and Zion) hurts, we'll see their response. |
| 15 |
Auburn
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(+3) Lost @Bama w/o Sexton. Came back with a big comeback vs Georgia. Small bump for the Tigers but i'm still buying in. |
| 16 |
Gonzaga
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(-4) Lost in the Kennel to SMC. This isn't a dominant GU team of the past, but they are still very good. |
| 17 |
Texas Tech
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(-10) Losing 2 roadies isn't bad, not looking competitive is, that was TTU this week. Red Raiders need to get back on track. |
| 18 |
Wichita State
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(-10) Ran into Shake Milton and a hot shooting SMU team and then got smacked by Houston on the road. I still think this is a good team. |
| 19 |
Saint Mary's
|
(UR) Welcome Gaels. Won in Spokane this week. Haven't lost since Thanksgiving but haven't really played anyone either. |
| 20 |
Nevada
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(UR) Welcome Wolfpack. Got a big home win over top 50ish Boise State. Would've been ranked awhile ago w/o the San Fran loss. |
| 21 |
Tennessee
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(+1) Lost a close one @Mizzou but bounced back to win @SCar who has been tough at home. Easily the best 5 loss team in my opinion. |
| 22 |
Arizona State
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(-6) The Stanford loss isn't as bad as it would've been a few weeks ago, still not ideal. The team from a month ago is long gone now. |
| 23 |
URI
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(UR) Welcome Rams. Haven't lost in about 6 weeks and have avoided the bad losses. Should run away with the conference. |
| 24 |
Miami (FL)
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(-) Blew the big lead against Duke in about a minute. Disappointing for a team I was high on. Got a good win @NC State though. |
| 25 |
Michigan
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(-) Between them and UK here. Got blown out on the road but won 2 games as well. Close. (UK, UF, FSU, Creighton, TCU, Louisville, KSU) |