Michigan State University LogoDCProf's Ballot for Week 5 of 2017-18

Submitted on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 8:26PM EST
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1 Duke University Logo Duke Most talented team with best collection of wins.
2 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Wins over UNC & Notre Dame and only loss coming to Duke.
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova Picked up 3 RPI top 50 wins in Battle 4 Atlantis
4 Texas A&M University Logo Texas A&M Won by combined 40 points vs. West Virginia & at USC
5 University of Kansas Logo Kansas I'm not as impressed by wins over Kentucky & Syracuse as most are
6 University of Florida Logo Florida Impressed in PK80.
7 University of Miami (Florida) Logo Miami (FL) Win at Minnesota one of best wins any team CBB has.
8 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Played poorly at MSU, but win over Wichita St. keeps them at #8
9 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Nice win over Baylor, narrow loss to Notre Dame without McDuffie
10 University of Minnesota Logo Minnesota Wins over Providence & Alabama, loss to Miami. Well rounded team
11 University of Virginia Logo Virginia 15 point win over Rhode Island looking better every day
12 Texas Christian University Logo TCU Underrated team. Will be challenged this week (SMU & Nevada)
13 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Top 15 ranked based mostly on pedigree at this point.
14 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Wins over Creighton/Texas, 2 OT loss to Florida.
15 Arizona State University Logo Arizona State Perhaps a bit high, but have to rank them ahead of Xavier until beaten.
16 Xavier University Logo Xavier Convincing wins over Cincy, Baylor, Wisconsin make up for loss to ASU.
17 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati Dropped 12 spots from #5 after loss to Xavier. Best win vs. Wyoming so far.
18 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Win at Wooden Legacy has them at #18
19 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky 4 point home win over Vermont only decent win thus far...not impressive resume.
20 Purdue University Logo Purdue Wins over Louisville, Arizona, Maryland, Marquette, Northwestern
21 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada Value of win over Rhode Island increasing in value.
22 University of Rhode Island Logo URI Wins over Seton Hall & Providence. Losses vs. UVA and at Nevada
23 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall Big wins over Texas Tech & at Louisville this week. Loss to URI.
24 University of Alabama Logo Alabama Tough schedule has them with top 10 RPI.
25 Southern Methodist University Logo SMU Resume wins over Arizona & USC. Big game at TCU this week.