HickeysBay's Ballot for Week 10 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 8:22AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(2) Beat a solid Marquette team. MSU got handled by OSU. Nova back in the #1 slot. They are ahead of WVU purely based off the eye test. |
| 2 |
West Virginia
|
(6) Road win over KSU and home win over a great OU. That's a good weak. They jump MSU. |
| 3 |
Michigan State
|
(1) Got whacked on the road by OSU. Road games are always tough though. They drop behind Nova and WVU. |
| 4 |
Purdue
|
(8) Solid wins over Rutgers and Nebraska. They are playing well right now. They move up 4 slots. |
| 5 |
Texas Tech
|
(15) Look like an awesome team. Spanked KU and KSU this week. Big test coming up @OU this week. |
| 6 |
Duke
|
(3) Lost on the road to NC State. Have some very obvious issues that prevent them from being #1. |
| 7 |
Virginia
|
(9) Crushed VT and handled UNC. They keep moving on up. |
| 8 |
Xavier
|
(5) Providence took it to em on Saturday. They have some serious effort issues. Doesn't look like they're giving it their all every game. |
| 9 |
Oklahoma
|
(7) Lost on the road to #2 WVU. They don't drop much. |
| 10 |
Arizona State
|
(4) Lost to Colorado on the road. CU isn't a good team. ASU drops a fair bit. |
| 11 |
Wichita State
|
(10) Handled both their games this week. Only drop a spot because Texas Tech has looked so good. |
| 12 |
Seton Hall
|
(14) Win over Tech keeps looking better. They get a good win on the road @Butler. They move up a bit. |
| 13 |
Kansas
|
(13) Beat TCU on the road, but got crushed by Tech at home. They stay where they are. |
| 14 |
Auburn
|
(UR) Won @Tennessee and vs. Arkansas. Those are a couple great wins. Look like the frontrunners in the SEC right now. |
| 15 |
Cincinnati
|
(20) With a bunch of teams losing this week and UC getting a good win over SMU, they move up quite a bit. |
| 16 |
Clemson
|
(UR) Beat BC and Louisville this week. Decent wins plus the eye test move Clemson into the top 25. |
| 17 |
TCU
|
(17) Lost to Kansas at home. TCU still doesn't have any great wins. |
| 18 |
Creighton
|
(UR) Didn't do anything great this week, but they pass some teams who have struggled. |
| 19 |
North Carolina
|
(12) This team is struggling right now. They fall 7 spots. |
| 20 |
Tennessee
|
(18) Lose to Auburn but handle UK. This team just looks good. They only drop to 20. |
| 21 |
Gonzaga
|
(21) This team won't move until they play St. Mary's or BYU. |
| 22 |
Arizona
|
(16) Lost @Colorado. That is not a good loss. UofA drops quite a bit. |
| 23 |
Miami (FL)
|
(19) Lost an ugly one to a terrible Georgia Tech, but proceed to beat a very good FSU team. They only drop 4 slots. |
| 24 |
Kentucky
|
(22) Got handled by Tennessee on the road. They cling to the top 25. |
| 25 |
Florida State
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26. Notre Dame 27. St. Mary's 28.Michigan 29. Florida 30. Texas A&M 31. Baylor 32. Arkansas 33. Georgia 34. Mississippi State 35. Butler |