jmciesla's Ballot for Week 12 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, January 22, 2018 at 5:48AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
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| 2 |
Virginia
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| 3 |
Purdue
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practically tied for #2. looking like the clear favorite to win the Big Ten |
| 4 |
Duke
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| 5 |
Kansas
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| 6 |
West Virginia
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Big XII is the best conference; only team to beat Virginia |
| 7 |
Michigan State
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might be 3rd best in Big Ten but still have UNC win, and outright pummeled Indiana |
| 8 |
North Carolina
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perhaps most impressive set of wins in the country, helps offset bad losses (Wofford) |
| 9 |
Xavier
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| 10 |
Oklahoma
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Big XII is the best conference |
| 11 |
Texas Tech
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still have Kansas win |
| 12 |
Clemson
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doing well in very tough ACC; won @Ohio St |
| 13 |
Arizona State
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struggled in-conference but might be turning it around. @Kansas win is huge, + other good non-conference wins |
| 14 |
Tennessee
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Purdue win |
| 15 |
Florida
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playing very well in-conference + some good out-of-conference results (Loyola-Chicago loss bad, however) |
| 16 |
Gonzaga
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St. Mary's (27th in my ranking) loss was bad, still have good non-conference wins |
| 17 |
Ohio State
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Michigan St win good; Gonzaga loss bad |
| 18 |
Cincinnati
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| 19 |
Florida State
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| 20 |
Seton Hall
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| 21 |
Wichita State
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| 22 |
Creighton
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| 23 |
Butler
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only team to beat Villanova |
| 24 |
Michigan
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Nebraska loss is bad, still have Michigan St road win |
| 25 |
NC State
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Duke win |