Imperialism32's Ballot for Week 2 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:37AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
(LW: 2) Gary Trent and Grayson Allen have been great from 3, and with this team's height they can be better defensively than past Duke teams |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
(LW: 3) Omari Spellman posted a double-double in his first game, a great sign for the Wildcats. |
| 3 |
Arizona
|
(LW: 1) I still think they're an elite team. They've just sleep-walked a bit in their first two games. |
| 4 |
Michigan State
|
(LW: 4) |
| 5 |
Wichita State
|
(LW: 5) |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
(LW: 7) |
| 7 |
Purdue
|
(LW: 11) Two dominant performances over sub-300 KenPom teams. Marquette this week provides a much better test. |
| 8 |
Florida
|
(LW: 9) |
| 9 |
Cincinnati
|
(LW: 12) |
| 10 |
Texas A&M
|
(LW: 18) A great performance even without their best player. |
| 11 |
USC
|
(LW: 15) Doubled up Cal State Fullerton in their first game. |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
(LW: 13) |
| 13 |
Louisville
|
(LW: 10) I'm willing to mostly write off the first half of the George Mason game |
| 14 |
Kentucky
|
(LW: 6) Youth is the excuse for now, but their offensive sets haven't exactly been smooth. |
| 15 |
Gonzaga
|
(LW: 16) Good win over a Texas Southern team that should have knocked off Washington on Sunday. |
| 16 |
Virginia
|
(LW: 14) |
| 17 |
Notre Dame
|
(LW: 17) |
| 18 |
Baylor
|
(LW: 19) |
| 19 |
Saint Mary's
|
(LW: 20) |
| 20 |
Miami (FL)
|
(LW: 21) |
| 21 |
SMU
|
(LW: 22) |
| 22 |
West Virginia
|
(LW: 8) They didn't just lose to Texas A&M, they got completely run. |
| 23 |
Xavier
|
(LW: NR) "Second best team in the Big East" is the new "Second best team in the Big 12" |
| 24 |
TCU
|
(LW: 23) A little closer than you'd like against ULM, especially since SMU beat them by eight points more on Sunday. |
| 25 |
Wisconsin
|
(LW: NR) FELL OUT: Seton Hall (was 24), Northwestern (was 25) |