rickym24's Ballot for Week 16 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 8:35PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
(+1) They took the chaos weekend off and took over my #1 spot. Should win out in the ACC. |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
(-1) 3-20 vs Providence, 16-34 vs Xavier. This team might be the most dependent on being able to "make their shots" in the country. |
| 3 |
Michigan State
|
(-) Largest comeback in B1G history being down 27 to Northwestern Probably shouldn't ever get to that point but a win is a win. |
| 4 |
Xavier
|
(-) Lost to Nova, AGAIN. This team continues to struggle mightily on defense. Metrics don't love em but I still think they're top 5. |
| 5 |
Duke
|
(+5) No Bagley? No Problem. Picked up the big road win @ then (12) Clemson who was without Mitchell. 2 home games for the Dukies this week. |
| 6 |
Texas Tech
|
(+1) Blasted TYU @home (everyone does that these days) and fell to a hot Baylor team. Not a huge deal, Evans going down is though. |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
(+1) Im not really sure how to feel about GU. They don't lose in a year where EVERYONE loses but idk if I fully buy in. |
| 8 |
Purdue
|
(-3) Wisconsin is a really bad team and that's a really bad loss. Fortunately everyone else lost too. Faltering a bit but they'll be fine. |
| 9 |
Kansas
|
(+4) Another year another double digit come back W vs WVU. Saturday in Lubbock could decide the fate of the Big 12, we know how that'll go. |
| 10 |
Cincinnati
|
(-5) @ then (25) Houston and vs then (15) Wichita State are not bad losses. Tough to lose the home game but they still lead the AAC. |
| 11 |
Wichita State
|
(+4) I know they won @UC & are 1 spot behind them. It was a single poss. game in the final minute. The two teams are neck and neck imo. |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
(+5) 5 in a row. Huge win @Louisville in which they never led by < 7. Clicking at the right time but have to keep it up @Cuse this week. |
| 13 |
Ohio State
|
(-4) Winless this week. Tony Carr remains OSU's daddy. Road games against Quality teams are not easy. |
| 14 |
Arizona
|
(+6) Won @ then (21) ASU. Story remains the same. When they are engaged, they are great. When they aren't, they're baddd. |
| 15 |
Auburn
|
(-4) Beat UK @home before losing @SCar. Biggest loss of the week was McLemore. Gonna be tough for them to keep it up w/o him. |
| 16 |
Clemson
|
(-4) Also winless this week. Played then (10) Duke (no Bagley) tough at home w/o Mitchell. Im still high on Clemson when he comes back. |
| 17 |
URI
|
(-3) Finally lost a conference game @St. Bona. Not a bad loss by any means. Rams still running the A10. |
| 18 |
West Virginia
|
(+1) Another year another blown double digit lead vs KU. They did beat TCU though. Such a weird team for me to try and evaluate. |
| 19 |
Houston
|
(+6) Defended home court vs then (5) Cincy. Assblasted Temple. @SMU is their only semi difficult game left, good look for the Cougs. |
| 20 |
Tennessee
|
(-1) Squeaked by Scar @home, lost @Georgia. Not a good loss, but doesn't everyone lose one of those on the road? I still like this Vols team |
| 21 |
Saint Mary's
|
(-6) Losing to San Francisco is bad, at least it was on the road... cant afford too many more of those if they wanna go dancing. |
| 22 |
Michigan
|
(UR) They have played so much better than they were a few weeks ago. Winning their last two road games will be huge. |
| 23 |
Nevada
|
(UR) Winning @Boise St. isn't sexy but its a great win. They come back in cause im pretty sure everyone else lost in front of them. |
| 24 |
Florida State
|
(UR) Beat then (12) Clemson @home but let Pitt hang around all game too... wtf FSU? Anyway, here they are. |
| 25 |
Arizona State
|
(-4) Didn't defend the home court against rival and then (20) Arizona. There are a ton of teams who could go here. |