Providence College LogoKJones77's Ballot for Week 17 of 2017-18

Submitted on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 10:35PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 University of Virginia Logo Virginia no change; taking care of business
2 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State no change; see above
3 University of Kansas Logo Kansas up 3; huge win over TTU, refusal to change etc
4 Duke University Logo Duke no change; taking care of business
5 Villanova University Logo Villanova down 2; loss to Creighton, but not too far down as they're still one of the best around
6 Xavier University Logo Xavier up 1; they may win the BE regular season title, but will have done so without beating Villanova (or coming close)
7 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga up 1; the top 10 really solidified itself this week by just winning
8 Purdue University Logo Purdue up 1
9 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee up 1
10 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina up 2
11 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech down 6; maybe too far, but this is largely for that Oklahoma State loss combined with everyone else in the top 10 winning
12 University of Michigan Logo Michigan up 1
13 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State up 2
14 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada up 5; losses above them combined with some unconvincing wins by those who did win help them
15 University of Arizona Logo Arizona down 4; @Oregon isn't too bad, especially considering the circumstances
16 Auburn University Logo Auburn down 2; @Florida is tough, but that's a Florida team fighting for their life too
17 University of Rhode Island Logo URI no change; that La Salle win was UGLY but a win
18 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati no change; just a sluggish team lately, losing until this week with a tough game against Tulsa, winning unimpressive against bad opponent
19 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia up 2
20 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State no change; WVU's wins were better though WSU didn't lose
21 Clemson University Logo Clemson down 5; people winning below them hurts even if the Va Tech loss isn't that bad
22 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky new; and they're back after beating Arkansas and murdering Missouri
23 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's no change; ate a pair of cupcakes this week
24 North Carolina State University Logo NC State new; truly on the rise, hard to believe they won't be ranked this week and a tourney lock
25 Texas Christian University Logo TCU new; on a nice little winning streak to close out the year, seemingly coming into their own at the right time