KJones77's Ballot for Week 18 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, March 5, 2018 at 12:43AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
no change |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
up 3 |
| 3 |
Xavier
|
up 3; still lost to Nova twice though |
| 4 |
Duke
|
no change; nobody else around them made a strong enough case this week |
| 5 |
Kansas
|
down 2 |
| 6 |
Michigan
|
up 6; you beat MSU and Purdue in the same week and you earn this spot |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
no change; move to the MWC |
| 8 |
Michigan State
|
down 6; 1 and done plus wins by others move them down |
| 9 |
Tennessee
|
no change; couldn't justify moving MSU down another spot, good week on Rocky Top though |
| 10 |
Purdue
|
down 2 |
| 11 |
Cincinnati
|
up 7; huge week, big win over WSU |
| 12 |
Arizona
|
up 3; wasn't going to move them up because Cal played them too tightly but fuck it |
| 13 |
Texas Tech
|
down 2 |
| 14 |
Ohio State
|
down 1 |
| 15 |
North Carolina
|
down 5; may want to win at some point |
| 16 |
West Virginia
|
up 3; pure bliss to be in this range. lose to Texas and ya still move up |
| 17 |
Auburn
|
down 1 |
| 18 |
Miami (FL)
|
new; big week, two crucial wins over Va Tech and UNC move them in and decisively too |
| 19 |
Wichita State
|
up 1; Cincy is a Q U A L I T Y L O S S |
| 20 |
Saint Mary's
|
up 3; almost lost to Pepperdine, but at least they won |
| 21 |
Nevada
|
down 5; losing is not a luxury that Nevada can afford |
| 22 |
Seton Hall
|
new; beat Butler and played Villanova tightly, honestly weak group around this point in the rankings help them |
| 23 |
Kentucky
|
down 1; split week with meh loss |
| 24 |
Loyola Chicago
|
new; ARCH MADNESS BABY |
| 25 |
TCU
|
no change; I can live with a Texas Tech loss; Rhode Island (17), Clemson (21), and NC State (24) fall out |