pantherhawk17's Ballot for Week 5 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 7:57PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kansas
|
Continue to be undefeated in both W/L and versus KenPom projections. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
Continue to have concerns about not playing 40 minutes. Plus, this Duke team has a very different statistical profile than previous teams. |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
Impressive drubbing of St. Joe's. Strongly considered them for each of the Top 3 spots. Decided I need to see more against Top 25ish teams. |
| 4 |
Michigan State
|
They have looked really good since the Duke game. TO% is still a concern, but the interior defense has been fantastic. Stayed at 4 though. |
| 5 |
Florida
|
No games this week. Stayed put. |
| 6 |
Texas A&M
|
Basically didn't play a game this week with just a game versus UT Rio Grande Valley. |
| 7 |
Wichita State
|
Very good statement win at Baylor after the Notre Dame loss. |
| 8 |
Kentucky
|
Had one good stretch against Harvard, but still doesn't look impressive - particularly in the half court. Fell two spots - but more jumped. |
| 9 |
Miami (FL)
|
Win at Minnesota is one of the best resume wins of the year to date. |
| 10 |
Gonzaga
|
Took a bit of a comeback, but Gonzaga ended up with a convincing win against Creighton. |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
Trying to figure out if UVA's AdjD is a KenPom mirage or something real. Probably somewhere in between. Excited for the WVU game this week. |
| 12 |
Xavier
|
One way to bounce back from the ASU loss is consecutive home wins against Top 25 teams. A great week for X. |
| 13 |
North Carolina
|
They've looked good since getting the doors blown off by Michigan St. Feel like this may be too high though. |
| 14 |
Notre Dame
|
That Michigan St. loss was rough. But many other teams in this area also lost, so the drop wasn't too big - just 3 spots. |
| 15 |
West Virginia
|
Nothing notable - just a win against NJIT. They get UVA Tuesday though. |
| 16 |
TCU
|
Solid wins against Belmont and Yale this week. Nothing amazing, but decent opponents. My impression of TCU is unchanged. |
| 17 |
Cincinnati
|
Got their asses kicked by Xavier in their first game against a Top 100 team. |
| 18 |
Purdue
|
A top 25 team would probably be expected to drop one of Louisville, @Maryland, Northwestern. Purdue swept it. Good to be back in the states? |
| 19 |
Seton Hall
|
Great week beating Texas Tech and winning on the road against Louisville. |
| 20 |
Minnesota
|
Home loss to Miami isn't great, but Miami is good. Also, Miami had 5 guys on the floor the whole time. |
| 21 |
Arizona State
|
KenPom doesn't love ASU yet (not Top 50), but they are undefeated with good wins against K State and Xavier. |
| 22 |
Baylor
|
Really hard to keep Baylor in after an 0-2 week when they weren't even Top 15 for me. But nobody performed well enough to jump them. |
| 23 |
Louisville
|
Same as Baylor. Maybe this is just name recognition bias, but I don't know who else would be more deserving. |
| 24 |
Nevada
|
Nevada is just chugging along. A big week ahead of them with @ Texas Tech and neutral vs. TCU. |
| 25 |
SMU
|
Don't feel good about anyone in this spot. At least they pounded a decent (?) USC team. |