KJones77's Ballot for Week 16 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 10:50PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
up 3; nobody else likes winning or decisively |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
down 1; great comeback, but down 27 to Northwestern? |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
no change; great bounce back vs Xavier on the road, but damn Providence we suck yo |
| 4 |
Duke
|
up 9; honestly no idea why but they decided to show up this week and nobody else did |
| 5 |
Texas Tech
|
up 2; yes they lost, but loving the tortilla bois anyways |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
up 9; HUGE win over WVU even if rigged |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
down 5; two blowouts to Villanova, especially this one at home makes me think X isn't a top 5 team |
| 8 |
Gonzaga
|
up 1; yeah they didn't lose but the WCC fucking blows |
| 9 |
Purdue
|
down 4; at least they beat Penn State, right? |
| 10 |
Tennessee
|
up 4; when nobody looks good, Tennessee's week looks pristine |
| 11 |
Arizona
|
up 6; I have no idea if Arizona is any good |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
up 8; win and you will be rewarded |
| 13 |
Michigan
|
new; memes kept them out last week in favor of NMSU, but a good win capped off with a Ohio State win moves them up nicely |
| 14 |
Auburn
|
down 3; South Carolina took them to the cleaners |
| 15 |
Ohio State
|
down 7; mid-teens is definitely where they belong |
| 16 |
Clemson
|
down 6; not a bad loss to Duke but bumped by teams who actually won good games this week |
| 17 |
URI
|
down 5; I like the Bonnies, but URI doesn't have much leeway in the polls given how bad the A10 is |
| 18 |
Cincinnati
|
down 12; two losses including a home loss to Wichita this week. I think Cincy is wicked overrated due to their shit schedule, overdue here |
| 19 |
Nevada
|
up 2; beating up meh competition but beating them up all the same |
| 20 |
Wichita State
|
up 4; huge win over Cincy, but still had a rough few weeks here |
| 21 |
West Virginia
|
down 2; FOUL |
| 22 |
Alabama
|
down 4; Kentucky loss bumps them back down here, but they'll bounce back |
| 23 |
Saint Mary's
|
down 7; losing any game in the WCC to a team not named Gonzaga is horrific |
| 24 |
Arkansas
|
new; earned this spot after 3 strong wins in a row |
| 25 |
Arizona State
|
down 2; only one game this week and it was a loss to Arizona. I think they can stay on here. Out: Oklahoma and NMSU |