HickeysBay's Ballot for Week 13 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 9:35PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(1) A couple good wins over PC at home and on the road @MU. They stay number one. |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
(3) Got what might be the best win of the season @Duke to go along with a dominated performance against Clemson. They jump Purdue. |
| 3 |
Purdue
|
(2) Solid wins over UMich and @Indiana. Didn't look quite as good this week |
| 4 |
Duke
|
(4) I'm not going to drop them for losing to UVA at home. Defense needs some work though. UVA was getting a lot of open looks. |
| 5 |
Michigan State
|
(5) Solid wins over Wisconsin and @Maryland. Turnovers are still a problem. |
| 6 |
Xavier
|
(7) Dominating performance over Marquette. Nova and X have created some separation from the rest of the conference. |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
(8) Losing @OU isn't a bad loss. As long as they sit atop the Big 12, KU will stay pretty high in my rankings. |
| 8 |
Auburn
|
(14) Have been quietly dominating the SEC, getting wins over LSU and @Mizzou this week. |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
|
(11) Got a win over Ok State to go with a nice road win over South Carolina. Not sure if they are back to where they were when they beat KU. |
| 10 |
Cincinnati
|
(13) Defense has been great against mediocre teams, but the only top 35 offenses they've played have broken it. Their ranking is fragile. |
| 11 |
Oklahoma
|
(10) Have been losing a lot lately, but to good teams. The win over KU keeps them from dropping too far. |
| 12 |
West Virginia
|
(6) Losing @TCU is excusable, losing to a mediocre UK at home isn't very pretty. They need a couple wins this week to turn things around. |
| 13 |
Tennessee
|
(18) A couple solid wins this week. I'm high on Tennessee, they pass the eye test. |
| 14 |
Kansas State
|
(22) Speaking of teams I'm high on, K State is one of them. Good wins over UGA and @Baylor. 2 big games coming up this week v KU and @WVU. |
| 15 |
Clemson
|
(12) Have not looked very good lately, squeaking by GT and getting crushed @UVA. They stay pretty high because of their earlier work. |
| 16 |
Arizona
|
(16) Everyone thinks this team should be good given their talent, but they still look underwhelming. They keep cruising through a weak PAC12 |
| 17 |
Ohio State
|
(15) Lost to PSU on a crazy last second heave, but this team has shown some grit. Bates Diop is legit. |
| 18 |
Seton Hall
|
(17) Beat DePaul this week, and their overall resume still looks great, but SHU has looked uninspired lately. |
| 19 |
Wichita State
|
(19) Beat a couple mediocre AAC squads at home. They don't look like the same well-oiled machine they were earlier in the season. |
| 20 |
North Carolina
|
(9) Really bad week losing @VT and to NC State. They don't have much of an inside presence and their defense has holes. |
| 21 |
Louisville
|
(25) Lost to Miami this week, but they still sit in 2nd place in the ACC. Padgett is handling conference play well. |
| 22 |
Michigan
|
(21) Played a great game @Purdue (but lost) and beat Rutgers. Can play with the big boys, but lose to some bad teams too. |
| 23 |
Kentucky
|
(UR) Great win @WVU to go along with a nice win over Mississippi State. They may have turned a corner and could become a real contender. |
| 24 |
Saint Mary's
|
(24) Good win over BYU this week. They stay ranked. |
| 25 |
Florida State
|
26. Creighton 27. Gonzaga 28. ASU 29. Florida 30. Miami 31. Houston 32. URI 33. NC State 34. Alabama 35. Nevada |