rickym24's Ballot for Week 9 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 10:12AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Michigan State
|
(+1) The mighty fell and MSU takes their spot. Get Maryland at home and then travel to Columbus to open B1G play. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
(+1) Played a crazy back and forth game against FSU. Defense is still an issue, but who needs defense when you have Bagley. @NCSU this week. |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
(-2) They lose to Butler AGAIN. It isn't a bad loss, but they looked awful for stretches in the 2nd half. Marquette at home this week. |
| 4 |
Arizona State
|
(-) Lost @ then (18) Arizona. A lot of teams would do that. 2 big road games @ Colorado and Utah. Need to avoid a meltdown. |
| 5 |
West Virginia
|
(+1) Went to Stillwater and left with a W. They keep rolling. Go to KSU and then will have my (8) OU at home on Sunday. Big week. |
| 6 |
Xavier
|
(+1) They keep winning, but look awful doing it. Get Butler at home and go to Providence, won't be able to play like that this week. |
| 7 |
Wichita State
|
(+1) Beat a bad UCONN team on the road. Get a top 30-40 Houston team at home and then USF. |
| 8 |
Oklahoma
|
(+7) HUGE jump for me. I had them (15) and TCU (16) but I'm going all in on OU. Trae Young will face his best defense Saturday @ (5) WVU. |
| 9 |
Kansas
|
(-) Opened w/ a big win @Texas. Get (18) TTU @ home followed by a road game against TCU. Could be a really good or bad week for KU. |
| 10 |
Texas A&M
|
(-5) Had some suspensions, but got embarrassed by Bama on the road. Still my SEC favorite but that was disappointing. UF and LSU this week. |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
(-1) Almost fell to BC at JPJ. Can forget about that by winning @VT and against (13) UNC at home this week. |
| 12 |
Purdue
|
(-1) Get Buttgers and Nebraska at home. Should win both of these with ease. |
| 13 |
North Carolina
|
(-1) Got complacent against WF and almost lost. Huge week for my Heels going to (25) FSU and (11) UVA. Gotta play better or it'll be 0-2. |
| 14 |
Arizona
|
(+4) Beat then (4) ASU at home. Looking more and more like the team we thought they'd be. |
| 15 |
Miami (FL)
|
(-2) Won @Pitt. Go to GT before getting (25) FSU @ home who could be coming off of a big win over UNC. |
| 16 |
Kentucky
|
(-2) Drop 2 because they got jumped by OU and Zona. Murdered Louisville @ Rupp. Big road test for the Frosh @ (22) Tennessee this week. |
| 17 |
TCU
|
(-1) Led for most of the game against then (15) OU. Couldn't quite pull it out but that is still a #QualityLoss. |
| 18 |
Texas Tech
|
(+5) Demolished then (17) Baylor at home. Im not sure I buy in 100% but a good showing @ (9) KU will convince me. |
| 19 |
Gonzaga
|
(-) Beating up on their conference cupcakes like they should. Not much will be going on for them for the rest of the year. |
| 20 |
Cincinnati
|
(-) Beat a bad Memphis team. Should win @Temple and at home against SMU this week. |
| 21 |
Seton Hall
|
(+1) Beat then (24) Creighton and St John's to open Big East play. Big game @Butler this week. |
| 22 |
Tennessee
|
(-1) Only dropping because of what SHU did. Lost an OT game @Arky where they led for 90% of the game. Tough to penalize them for that. |
| 23 |
Arkansas
|
(NR) They finally made my ballot. Gutted one out at home against then (21) Tennessee. Their victory over OU in Portland looks great. |
| 24 |
Clemson
|
(NR) Welcome to the ballot. Demolished NCSU at home and still have only one loss. I think they deserve this spot. |
| 25 |
Florida State
|
(NR) Dropping them was a mistake. (Considered: Houston, ND, Creighton, Baylor, Auburn) |