Blakedude21's Ballot for Week 5 of 2017-18| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
Duke
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| 2 |
Michigan State
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Really impressive win over Notre Dame. |
| 3 |
Kansas
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Devonte Graham is amazing. |
| 4 |
Villanova
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| 5 |
Miami (FL)
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Really impressive win on the road against a good Gophers team. |
| 6 |
Texas A&M
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| 7 |
Florida
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| 8 |
Xavier
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This is where it got difficult for me to rank teams. Good win against Cincinnati. |
| 9 |
Gonzaga
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Really nice win against Creighton. |
| 10 |
North Carolina
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| 11 |
Kentucky
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| 12 |
Notre Dame
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H2H win over Wichita State puts them just above the Shockers. |
| 13 |
Wichita State
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| 14 |
Seton Hall
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Really impressed with this team. |
| 15 |
Arizona State
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Still not sure what to think of the Sun Devils. Win over Xavier looks very impressive though. |
| 16 |
Minnesota
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Wish we could have beat Miami. Tough loss but I still think we are a very good team. |
| 17 |
Cincinnati
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Tough loss against Xavier. |
| 18 |
Virginia
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| 19 |
Tennessee
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| 20 |
TCU
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| 21 |
Nevada
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| 22 |
West Virginia
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| 23 |
Texas Tech
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| 24 |
Purdue
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| 25 |
Louisville
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Next 5: Rhode Island, Baylor, Oklahoma, UT Arlington, Creighton |