ESPbeN's Ballot for Preseason of 2017-18| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
Michigan State
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Pre season polls are really pointless in my opinion. |
| 2 |
Duke
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All they do is create inertia for the rankings that make later polls inaccurate. |
| 3 |
Kansas
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CBB isn't as bad as CFB, but I still disagree with the idea as a whole. |
| 4 |
Kentucky
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I was going to submit a meme ballot but I don't want to lose my voter status. |
| 5 |
Villanova
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| 6 |
Florida
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| 7 |
North Carolina
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| 8 |
Arizona
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| 9 |
West Virginia
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| 10 |
Cincinnati
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| 11 |
Wichita State
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| 12 |
Notre Dame
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| 13 |
Miami (FL)
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| 14 |
Minnesota
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| 15 |
USC
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| 16 |
Xavier
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| 17 |
Seton Hall
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| 18 |
Purdue
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| 19 |
UCLA
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| 20 |
Butler
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| 21 |
Louisville
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| 22 |
Northwestern
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| 23 |
Gonzaga
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| 24 |
Virginia
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| 25 |
URI
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