Imperialism32's Ballot for Week 6 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, December 11, 2017 at 9:13AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(LW: 2) The only choice here, at least for rankings that blend resume and team strength as I try to do. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
(LW: 3) Hopefully the figure out the Nick Ward mess, because he's a big key to their elite interior defense. |
| 3 |
Wichita State
|
(LW: 8) Their only loss is by one point in Maui, and they've picked up road wins at Baylor and Oklahoma State the past two weekends. |
| 4 |
Duke
|
(LW: 1) I doubt they'll get outshot by 30 percentage points from 3 (as they were at BC) the rest of the season. |
| 5 |
Miami (FL)
|
(LW: 9) Weak resume living on that Minnesota win, which looks less impressive after the Gophers week. Should be easily undefeated into 2018. |
| 6 |
Texas A&M
|
(LW: 4) Hard-fought loss in essentially a road game to Arizona is their only defeat. |
| 7 |
Purdue
|
(LW: 15) Since Atlantis, they're 5-0 with four of those being quality wins. |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
(LW: 11) Their only loss is to Michigan State, but on the flip side their best win is... Arkansas? |
| 9 |
Arizona State
|
(LW: NR) Again, I'm trying to blend resume and team strength. On resume, they're #1. |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
(LW: 22) That Germany game with Texas A&M is looking like one of the more inexplicable results so far. They'll have Esa Ahmad back soon too. |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
(LW: 6) On a neutral floor with WVU it's looking like a toss-up. |
| 12 |
Xavier
|
(LW: 14) That Arizona State thrashing doesn't looks so bad now, does it? All of X's wins have been by double-digits. |
| 13 |
Seton Hall
|
(LW: 12) Like Wichita, their only loss is by a single point (neutral court against URI). I like Xavier jussssssst a bit better in the BE. |
| 14 |
Kentucky
|
(LW: 12) Like UNC, they only have one loss to what was, at least, a top-5 team. But UK's best win is Vermont. |
| 15 |
Gonzaga
|
(LW: 13) Their losses (neutral court 2 OT to Florida, neutral court west-to-east vs. Villanova) are more than respectable. |
| 16 |
Arizona
|
(LW: 17) I think they're still the favorite in the Pac-12, but I have them under ASU for resume reasons and some suspect defense at times. |
| 17 |
Kansas
|
(LW: 5) This team looks broken right now, especially since UW got destroyed by Gonzaga after beating KU. But they have the talent to fix it. |
| 18 |
TCU
|
(LW: 23) Still undefeated and now with wins over very solid teams in SMU/Nevada. Haven't played a true road game, and won't before B12 play. |
| 19 |
Oklahoma
|
(LW: 21) Sure it's a one-man show, but it's a very good and entertaining one. I worry about them against more complete teams. |
| 20 |
Texas
|
(LW: 24) Still have not been defeated in regulation, nor been defeated by a sub-10 KenPom team. |
| 21 |
Cincinnati
|
(LW: 16) Xavier and Florida aren't bad losses, but they're the only high-majors the Bearcats have played. |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
(LW: 25) It's looking more like they caught the Gators at the exact right time; that being their only test so far, hard to put them higher |
| 23 |
Tennessee
|
(LW: NR) Their only loss is to Villanova, and they topped Purdue. They get a big test with the Tar Heels coming to Knoxville this week. |
| 24 |
Notre Dame
|
(LW: 10) What did you guys think of the Psych movie? I really liked it and hope it did well enough to make more. Get well soon, Tim Omundson |
| 25 |
Baylor
|
(LW: NR) Could have been one of a dozen teams. FELL OUT: Florida (was 7); Minnesota (was 19); Nevada (was 20) |