wichita_gator's Ballot for Week 3 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 1:13AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
Champions Classic Win bumps them up over Arizona. |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
Same here, except I'm not as high on Kentucky. |
| 3 |
Arizona
|
Should know more about this team after Battle 4 Atlantis. |
| 4 |
Wichita State
|
Wichita State will have their first test in Maui this week. |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
If Villanova and Arizona meet up this week, there will be some crazy good basketball to watch. |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
Lost to Duke, but can you really knock them down much for that? |
| 7 |
Florida
|
Gators struggled against NEW HAMPSHIRE. They can't have a bad shooting night in the PK80. |
| 8 |
Cincinnati
|
Cincinnati should run away with the Cayman Classic. |
| 9 |
USC
|
Came back to win on the road against Vanderbilt, but probably shouldn't have needed OT. |
| 10 |
Xavier
|
Won @Wisconsin, which is always a tough environment. |
| 11 |
Minnesota
|
They won @Providence, who now owns Alaska. I have more faith in the Gophers now. |
| 12 |
Miami (FL)
|
Two teams jumped Miami with road wins but the Hurricanes will get their chance against the Gophers next week. |
| 13 |
Texas A&M
|
The win against WVU is looking better. The game against USC on 11/26 should be interesting. |
| 14 |
Kentucky
|
I don't like how Kentucky looks so far this year but I'm not going to drop them further for playing close against Kansas. |
| 15 |
North Carolina
|
They have only played 2 game so far. We will know more after PK80. |
| 16 |
Notre Dame
|
Notre Dame will likely be the opponent of Wichita State in the Maui final. Should be a close one when it happens. |
| 17 |
Purdue
|
This. (https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/7e2661/through_4_games_dakota_mathias_has_some_absurd/?ref=share&ref_source=link) |
| 18 |
Seton Hall
|
Purdue also won @Marquette, which is why they jump Seton Hall and others. |
| 19 |
Saint Mary's
|
Saint Mary's is getting 25+ wins this year easy. No real tests on their schedule though... |
| 20 |
Gonzaga
|
...minus Gonzaga. Unlike the Gaels, they have PK80 this week, and Creighton & Villanova after that. |
| 21 |
Baylor
|
Baylor have a crazy run of games on the way. Wisconsin, UCLA or Creighton, @Xavier, and Wichita State are the next 4 games for the Bears. |
| 22 |
Virginia
|
UCLA drops out of the rankings after playing very close against Central Arkansas. Plus who knows how long the shoplifters are sitting out. |
| 23 |
Louisville
|
Louisville continues to look wimpy, but has not lost. Not sure how much longer they will stay ranked however. |
| 24 |
West Virginia
|
They are getting things together after the tough loss to Texas A&M on opening day. |
| 25 |
Texas Tech
|
Texas Tech dominated their game against Northwestern. Creighton (My #26) won also, but will have to do well in Kansas City to sneak in. |