Iowa State University LogoSenior_Chang's Ballot for Week 11 of 2017-18

Submitted on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 12:33AM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Villanova University Logo Villanova was just looking- this is my 55th ballot I've done with the poll, one of the longer tenured pollsters
2 University of Virginia Logo Virginia I feel that I've been less active in game threads this year, as well as watching less hoops
3 Purdue University Logo Purdue People always say (me included!) a certain week is really hard-- but there's certainly some tough choices this week
4 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia The Big 12 is doing a good job of starting to cannibalize
5 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma I like WVU the best right now, also think they have the "best loss"
6 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech After that, Oklahoma and Tech have really proved themselves
7 Duke University Logo Duke anyway, yeah feel like I've watched less, I got into an NBA fantasy league and have put some time into that and am in grad school..
8 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Not sure where I'm going with this, but I'm hoping to be a little more active as the year goes on. I still check the sub daily
9 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati it's been great to be with the poll so long, I look forward to it every week.
10 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Back in 2015, when Wisconsin made a run to the national championship, they inexplicably lost to Rutgers. People tried to excuse by saying
11 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Kaminsky was out. But that Rutgers team was reeeaaally bad. 2 conf. wins that year, only scored 26 (8 in the 2nd half!) against UVa.
12 Clemson University Logo Clemson Quick note on Kansas- them winning all these close games is why they always win the conference. The ability to win those close ones.
13 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Time for that good ol' Gonzaga climb
14 Auburn University Logo Auburn My point is- MSU should've just lost to Rutgers, because that's how you get to the championship
15 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Clemson is approaching the top 10, and it'll be a good game this week in Chapel Hill- see if this can finally be the one Clemson wins
16 Xavier University Logo Xavier
17 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Less talk about Kentucky this year, but they're still around
18 Arizona State University Logo Arizona State Slumping a bit it seems
19 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina
20 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State OSU emerges as a B1G contender
21 University of Michigan Logo Michigan Michigan also looking very solid, especially defensively.
22 Texas Christian University Logo TCU it's absurd that this team is 1-4 in conference. So talented, just haven't been able to finish.
23 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada return to my rankings, their close losses to TCU and Texas Tech look impressive right now but leave 2 big what ifs
24 University of Miami (Florida) Logo Miami (FL)
25 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall Honorable Mentions: Tennessee, Saint Mary's, Rhode Island, Creighton