DCProf's Ballot for Week 7 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 5:50PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
#1 by virtue of being undefeated. 4 Top 50-RPI wins |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Looking like best team. Loss to Duke on neutral court "best loss" in country. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
Win over Michigan State, but bad loss at Boston College |
| 4 |
Arizona State
|
Undefeated. Four top 50 Ken Pom wins. Wins AT Kansas & v. Xavier impressive. |
| 5 |
Texas A&M
|
Beat WVU by +20. Only loss to Arizona in AZ. |
| 6 |
TCU
|
Undefeated. Longest win streak in country. Balanced team. Jamie Dixon Factor. |
| 7 |
Miami (FL)
|
Undefeated, but resume thin thus far, win at Minnesota was impressive though. |
| 8 |
Xavier
|
Wins over Cincy & Baylor. Only loss to Arizona State |
| 9 |
North Carolina
|
Resume was lacking notable win until winning at Tennessee Sunday. |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
Wins over UVA/Mizzou make up for loss to Texas A&M |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
Loss to WVU, but nice wins over Rhode Island, Wisconsin. |
| 12 |
Purdue
|
Wins against six top-60 Ken Pom teams. |
| 13 |
Oklahoma
|
Wins at Wichita St. & against Oregon, USC. Trae Young unbelievable |
| 14 |
Wichita State
|
Wins against Baylor, Marquette, Okla. St. Top 10 team when McDuffie returns. |
| 15 |
Kansas
|
No depth, looking shaky...but ranked here since they beat Kentucky. |
| 16 |
Kentucky
|
Thin resume. Win over Virginia Tech at home best win thus far. Lost to Kansas. |
| 17 |
Gonzaga
|
Wins over Creighton/Texas, losses to Villanova and Florida in OT. |
| 18 |
Seton Hall
|
Wins over Texas Tech/Louisville. Loses to Rhode Island/Rutgers |
| 19 |
Texas Tech
|
Wins over Nevada/Northwestern. Loss to Seton Hall |
| 20 |
Florida State
|
Win at Florida has lost some of its luster. Lost in final seconds to Oklahoma St. |
| 21 |
Baylor
|
Wins over Creighton/Wisconsin losses to Wichita State & Xavier |
| 22 |
Arizona
|
Looking like eventual top 10 team again after 3 game L streak in Bahamas |
| 23 |
Creighton
|
Wins over UCLA/Northwestern, losses to Gonzaga and Baylor |
| 24 |
Alabama
|
Played possibly hardest non-con. schedule without Braxton Key. Exciting Team. |
| 25 |
Nevada
|
Top 20 RPI team, win over Rhode Island, only losses to TCU and TTU |