Slimg7's Ballot for Week 7 of 2017-18| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
Villanova
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Michigan State
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| 3 |
Arizona State
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Arizona State is the story of the year so far. They keep winning and have better wins than most of the other teams in this poll. |
| 4 |
Miami (FL)
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| 5 |
Duke
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| 6 |
Xavier
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Xavier escaped this week. They did not play their best. But what they did show is that Bluiett is a winner when they need him to be. |
| 7 |
Kentucky
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| 8 |
Texas A&M
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| 9 |
Wichita State
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Wichita State is a reslient team as they have had to find ways to come back. They couldn't do it this week. They need McDuffie back asap. |
| 10 |
TCU
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I stick by the fact that I can't keep an unbeaten TCU team that is getting quality victories out of the top 10. But it is a short leash. |
| 11 |
North Carolina
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| 12 |
Purdue
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Purdue has been so consistent since Atlantis. |
| 13 |
Gonzaga
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| 14 |
West Virginia
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| 15 |
Virginia
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| 16 |
Kansas
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Even with barely escaping Nebraska this week, they get moved up 1 spot because Florida State dropped down. |
| 17 |
Cincinnati
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| 18 |
Texas Tech
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| 19 |
Baylor
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| 20 |
Florida State
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| 21 |
Arizona
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| 22 |
Tennessee
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I can't fault Tennessee too much for losing closely to a #11 UNC team. |
| 23 |
Oklahoma
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Trae Young is the real deal. OU is on the rise. |
| 24 |
Seton Hall
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I'm not as high on Seton Hall. I put them towards the bottom of the poll because their loss to Rutgers outweighs their wins right now. |
| 25 |
Notre Dame
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Bottom of the poll has been the hardest. Even though ND has lost 2 out 3, I couldn't find a better worthy 25th team this week. |