DCProf's Ballot for Week 8 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 1:28AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
Undefeated, 4 top-50 wins, #2 SOR |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Looking like best team in country, 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, #1 SOR, 4 top 50 wins, Wins AT Kansas and vs. Xavier on neutral |
| 5 |
Texas A&M
|
Beat WVU by +20, only loss to Arizona in AZ. #5 SOR |
| 6 |
TCU
|
Undefeated, longest win streak in country, #3 SOR. Jamie Dixon Factor |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
Only loss to ASU, wins over Cincy & Baylor. #7 SOR |
| 8 |
Oklahoma
|
Wins at Wichita St, over USC, Oregon, Northwestern. Trae Young is unreal. |
| 9 |
West Virginia
|
Loss to Texas A&M made up for by win over Virginia. |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
Only loss to WVU, beat Rhode Island/Wisconsin. #11 SOR. |
| 11 |
Purdue
|
6 top 75 wins. #10 SOR |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
Loss to Wofford was bad, but still 5 wins over top 60 teams. |
| 13 |
Kansas
|
Looking shaky, but might get reinforcements soon. |
| 14 |
Wichita State
|
Struggling a bit of late, but McDuffie back. Wins over Baylor, Marquette, Okla. St. |
| 15 |
Seton Hall
|
Wins over Texas Tech/Louisville, losses to Rhode Island/Rutgers |
| 16 |
Texas Tech
|
Wins over Nevada/Northwestern. Only loss to Seton Hall |
| 17 |
Florida State
|
Strong week after loss to Oklahoma St. #19 SOR |
| 18 |
Clemson
|
Question marks remain as no top-40 wins, but #13 SOR is noteworthy. |
| 19 |
Miami (FL)
|
Won @ Minnesota, lost to NM State. Second best win...at G. Washington? |
| 20 |
Arizona
|
Looking like eventual top 10 team again after L streak in Bahamas. |
| 21 |
Baylor
|
Wins over Creighton/Wisconsin, losses to Wichita State & Xavier |
| 22 |
Tennessee
|
Losses to Nova & UNC, but wins over Purdue, NC State, and at Wake Forest |
| 23 |
Gonzaga
|
Wins over Creighton/Texas, losses to Nova, Florida, San Diego State |
| 24 |
Creighton
|
Wins over UCLA/Northwestern. Loses to Gonzaga/Baylor |
| 25 |
Cincinnati
|
Easily handled UCLA team which beat Kentucky. |