Duke University LogoTwosixtytwo's Ballot for Week 12 of 2017-18

Submitted on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 9:05PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Villanova University Logo Villanova LW: 1
2 University of Virginia Logo Virginia LW: 2
3 Purdue University Logo Purdue LW: 3
4 Duke University Logo Duke LW: 7
5 Xavier University Logo Xavier LW: 8
6 University of Kansas Logo Kansas LW: 11. Still have questions about this team but there's no denying how impressive Monday's comeback over WVU was
7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina LW: 12. Ugh
8 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia LW: 4
9 Clemson University Logo Clemson LW: 13
10 Auburn University Logo Auburn LW: 16. Moving them up into the top 10 doesn't reflect the week they've had, but upon further review, Auburn's got a sneaky great resume
11 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma LW: 5. Not the ideal week for the Sooners, but also not the end of the world. They played a pair of tough teams on the road
12 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State LW: 10
13 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati LW: 22. I've overlooked them for too long. This looks like a fantastic team. Can't wait until they play Wichita State
14 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State LW: 23. I had questions about their non-con, but their amazing conference performance is enough to overcome those concerns for now
15 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State LW: 9. Tough stretch for the Shockers. Landry Shamet is too good to put up the numbers he did against Houston.
16 University of Arizona Logo Arizona LW: 14
17 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga LW: 20
18 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee LW: 18
19 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall LW: 15
20 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech LW: 6. Poor performances this week that got me thinking I might've been overrating them. They played a very soft non-con
21 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's LW: NR. Really enjoy watching this experienced St. Mary's team, especially Jock Landale. @Gonzaga was a huge win for their tourney hopes
22 University of Florida Logo Florida LW: NR. I really just have no idea with this team, they've just been bouncing in and out of my rankings. Are they good?
23 Creighton University Logo Creighton LW: 24
24 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky LW: 19. I know they had a terrible week but the games were close, and I still think there's too much talent to ignore
25 Arizona State University Logo Arizona State LW: 17. Stanford's surprising everyone, so I won't penalize them too much for that loss. It's clear that ASU is more top-25 than top-5