Duke University LogoTwosixtytwo's Ballot for Week 14 of 2017-18

Submitted on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 4:12PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 University of Virginia Logo Virginia LW: 1
2 Villanova University Logo Villanova LW: 2
3 Purdue University Logo Purdue LW: 3
4 Xavier University Logo Xavier LW: 5
5 Auburn University Logo Auburn LW: 7
6 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State LW: 8
7 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati LW: 9
8 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech LW: 12
9 Clemson University Logo Clemson LW: 10
10 University of Kansas Logo Kansas LW: 6
11 Duke University Logo Duke LW: 4. Duke's not a title contender right now, and Grayson has been a major disappointment. The ceiling might be a 2-seed and Elite 8
12 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee LW: 17. Their past 3 games have been monstrous blowouts over decent opponents. Definitely trending up but a tough week ahead (@UK, @Bama)
13 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's LW: 18. All they've really done is not lose--that's enough to move up in a week where top-25 teams have been falling left and right
14 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia LW: 14
15 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma LW: 13
16 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga LW: 20
17 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky LW: 16.
18 University of Arizona Logo Arizona LW: 11. Loss @UW probably not as bad as it looks. Still, though, the Wildcats haven't done much resume-wise and don't have many more chances
19 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina LW: 15
20 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State LW: 19
21 University of Rhode Island Logo URI LW: 22
22 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall LW: 24
23 University of Michigan Logo Michigan LW: NR. I get the sense that this team plays to its competition. Looked fantastic playing MSU/Purdue; scraped by Minny and Maryland
24 Creighton University Logo Creighton LW: 25
25 Butler University Logo Butler LW: NR. These guys are on a roll. 4 straight blowouts. Not sure if I'll have them ranked again next week; X and Nova will be tough!