DCProf's Ballot for Week 6 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, December 11, 2017 at 9:46AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
Rise to #1 since still undefeated, nice win over Gonzaga last week. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Looking like best team in country, wins over UNC, Notre Dame. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
Bad loss to BC, but still strong resume. |
| 4 |
Arizona State
|
Undefeated: wins AT Kansas, vs. Xavier, St. John's, K. State, San Diego St. |
| 5 |
Wichita State
|
Playing at top 5 level even without Markus McDuffie |
| 6 |
Texas A&M
|
Close loss to Arizona, but wins over WVU/USC |
| 7 |
Miami (FL)
|
Only one decent win thus far (at Minnesota), but undefeated. |
| 8 |
TCU
|
Undefeated. Longest win streak in country. Big week w/wins over SMU, Nevada |
| 9 |
Xavier
|
Loss to ASU no longer looks bad. Beat Baylor & Cincy |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
Wins over UVA/Mizzou make up for loss to Texas A&M |
| 11 |
North Carolina
|
Best win over UNI, loss badly to MSU. |
| 12 |
Florida State
|
Undefeated, easily won at Florida. |
| 13 |
Virginia
|
Loss to WVU, but nice wins over Rhode Island, Wisconsin |
| 14 |
Seton Hall
|
Wins over Texas Tech, Louisville, VCU. Only loss to URI. |
| 15 |
Purdue
|
2 losses, but 5 top 50 Ken Pom wins. |
| 16 |
Gonzaga
|
Solid wins over Creighton/Texas, "good" losses to Florida & Villanova |
| 17 |
Notre Dame
|
Beat Wichita State, blown out by MSU, home loss to Ball State. |
| 18 |
Kansas
|
Where to rank right now? Well, they did beat Kentucky... |
| 19 |
Kentucky
|
Will rank them higher once they beat someone better than Vermont at home. |
| 20 |
Texas Tech
|
Wins over Nevada/Northwestern. Only loss to Seton Hall. |
| 21 |
Baylor
|
Wins over Creighton/Wisconsin, loses to Xavier & Wichita State. |
| 22 |
Arizona
|
3 losses in Bahamas, but rebounded with wins over UNLV, Texas A&M, Alabama. |
| 23 |
Oklahoma
|
Trae Young looking like freshmen of the year. Wins over USC/Oregon. |
| 24 |
Alabama
|
Competitive in one of toughest schedules in country, w/o Braxton Key. |
| 25 |
Nevada
|
Win over URI. No shame in losing to TTU and TCU |