Gonzaga University Logo206-Ginge's Ballot for Week 4 of 2017-18

Submitted on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 2:00AM EST
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1 Duke University Logo Duke PK80 cemented them as the definite #1 until they lose. Which, unless something crazy happens, won't be until January.
2 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State The other PK80 champ, Michigan State played an absolutely suffocating defense all weekend, holding all three opponents below 40% shooting.
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova Mikal Bridges is looking every bit an early POY candidate, but they dodged their tougher Atlantis opponents.
4 University of Kansas Logo Kansas The current KenPom #1, showing a lot of balance in the young year. Hasn't played anyone since Kentucky.
5 Texas A&M University Logo Texas A&M I kinda giggled when Greenberg said they were the best team in the SEC while Florida had Duke on the ropes, but he may have been right.
6 University of Florida Logo Florida They'll be kicking themselves about that Duke game for a while, but they have no one to blame but themselves.
7 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Your Maui 2017 champs, they won that game by sheer power of not-fouling. Wichita State only had 5 FTAs.
8 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Fell victim to the choke bug that swept its way around CBB this week.
9 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Opponents are shooting 40% from beyond the arc against the Tarheels, and while Sparty has a good D they missed some wide open looks.
10 University of Miami (Florida) Logo Miami (FL) Quietly winning basketball games against unimpressive opponents right now, their fans are kind of distracted to be fair.
11 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati Tough game against Xavier coming up, will be fun to watch.
12 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Starting to show some growth, but is short on games to show it to the nation. They still could very well win the SEC again, though.
13 University of Minnesota Logo Minnesota I really, really don't believe in this team. They'll play Miami on Wednesday, and that'll help me decide.
14 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia
15 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga You know, I didn't expect to move the Zags up this much. But they assuaged many of my concerns, and they look like a top-15 team.
16 Xavier University Logo Xavier
17 University of Virginia Logo Virginia
18 University of Southern California Logo USC Was held to under 30% from inside the arc by Texas A&M. That's atrocious.
19 University of Louisville Logo Louisville
20 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech
21 Baylor University Logo Baylor
22 Creighton University Logo Creighton
23 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma
24 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas
25 Texas Christian University Logo TCU