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