falconlover79's Ballot for Week 14 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 9:44PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(LW: 1) If Omari Spellman can constantly have 26/11 games, it'll be hard to find a team that can beat Villanova. |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
(LW: 2) Still undefeated in ACC play, there aren't too many games left that could scare the Cavaliers. |
| 3 |
Purdue
|
(LW: 4) Purdue isn't playing their best basketball as of late but hey, they keep winning, and move up anyways. |
| 4 |
Texas Tech
|
(LW: 8) Keenan Evans may just pull the Red Raiders to a Big 12 title, if the conference decides to change for once. |
| 5 |
Xavier
|
(LW: 6) I don't think Xavier fans expected the St. John's win to be a positive, but then Duke went down on Saturday. |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
(LW: 7) The Spartans have appeared to weather the storm of January; now the true test comes this Saturday against Purdue. |
| 7 |
Auburn
|
(LW: 11) One look at the SEC standings shows how balanced and tough the league is, and how impressive Auburn is for being on top. |
| 8 |
Duke
|
(LW: 3) Either the Big East is MUCH better than we thought or Duke has some serious issues that need fixing. |
| 9 |
Cincinnati
|
(LW: 9) Jacob Evans continues to lead the Bearcats, who have been mostly unchallenged in their 14 game win streak. |
| 10 |
Kansas
|
(LW: 5) The loss wasn't all that surprising considering that Kansas State, Iowa State, and Baylor nearly won in Allen Fieldhouse as well. |
| 11 |
Tennessee
|
(LW: 15) The wins keep piling up for Tennessee, who are playing two tough road tests this week against Kentucky and Alabama. |
| 12 |
Arizona
|
(LW: 10) The good news for Arizona is that Mike Hopkins has turned Washington into a quality loss. |
| 13 |
Clemson
|
(LW: 21) The 3 point shooting against UNC on Tuesday was insane, and showed their potential for success in the tourney if they're on. |
| 14 |
URI
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(LW: 18) VCU is defintiely not what they used to be but the Rams avoided a serious trap game; only 7 more to go. |
| 15 |
Oklahoma
|
(LW: 13) More concerned with the slim win over Baylor rather than the loss on the road to rival Texas. Good to see Odomes play well though. |
| 16 |
North Carolina
|
(LW: 17) Judgement week for the Tar Heels; vs Duke and @NC State. Two more losses should remove UNC from the top 25. |
| 17 |
Nevada
|
(LW: 22) The Wolfpack proved they could win on the road, even when Jordan Caroline does not play well. |
| 18 |
Wichita State
|
(LW: 12) It's getting more and more difficult to excuse these losses for Wichita State. Shamet and McDuffie need to score more. |
| 19 |
West Virginia
|
(LW: 14) This once-vaunted defence could do nothing againt Iowa State, arguably the worst team in the Big 12. |
| 20 |
Ohio State
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(LW: 24) Winning 3 of their 4 home games in a row, OSU now faces a difficult finish to their schedule, including @Purdue on Wednesday. |
| 21 |
Seton Hall
|
(LW: 23) No shame in the loss to Villanova, they were leading midway through the 2nd half, this team can beat almost anyone when they're on. |
| 22 |
Kentucky
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(LW: 20) Missouri is a good team and the SEC is too good for Kentucky to be punished for that loss. |
| 23 |
Miami (FL)
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(LW: NR) The Jan 21st win @NC State may be a lot better than it looked at the time, and 6-4 in the ACC is no joke. |
| 24 |
Saint Mary's
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(LW: NR) Their schedule is weak and their losses are not good, but at a certain point not even I can deny 23 wins. |
| 25 |
Michigan
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(LW: NR) Fair play to them for winning twice, even if they were closer than necessary. Next 5: ASU, Houston, Texas, FSU, Texas A&M |