St. Johnzjl539's Ballot for Week 13 of 2017-18

Submitted on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 6:24PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Needs no explanation
2 Villanova University Logo Villanova They continue to look strong, but wins vs Marquette and Providence aren't enough to hold off Virginia
3 Purdue University Logo Purdue Michigan was a quality win. PURDU3 remains, pending the game vs IU (they're going to 4 or 5 if they lose) EDIT: They are staying right here
4 University of Kansas Logo Kansas That loss vs Oklahoma was bad, but victory vs A&M + power vacuum towards top puts them at #4
5 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati Suffocating defense + 12 straight wins = #5 spot
6 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Victories vs Wisconsin, Illinois, and especially Maryland give them an extra spot
7 Duke University Logo Duke I know Virginia was probably the better team, but these are games you have to win
8 Xavier University Logo Xavier #8, still not best team in Cincinnati. W vs Marquette isn't enough to climb up
9 University of Arizona Logo Arizona They've only lost once since Battle 4 Atlantis, people need to be more forgiving
10 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech Ws vs OSU and South Carolina put TTU in Top 10
11 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia You don't lose to TCU and Kentucky in 5 days and stay in the top 10
12 Auburn University Logo Auburn Nice wins over Missouri and Louisiana State
13 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina "Just wait for basketball"-UNC fans after losing to NC State in CFB
14 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Lost to Alabama. Teams are starting to learn how to defend Trae Young
15 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State Lost to Penn State, but still #2 in B1G
16 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's 21-2
17 Clemson University Logo Clemson Had a quiet week, still lost to UVA, but who hasn't...? Well, WVU if you want to be a smartass
18 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Good bounce-back week from the Saint Mary's loss
19 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee They beat Iowa State. Yay?
20 University of Florida Logo Florida Loss to South Carolina counteracted by win v. Baylor
21 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State They beat UCF. Yay?
22 University of Rhode Island Logo URI Will be a nice sleeper for casual fans in the tournament
23 University of Michigan Logo Michigan They cool
24 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall They beat DePaul. Yay?
25 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada Lost to Wyoming, but still slip in at #25 Next 5: NC State, Louisville, Creighton, Florida State, Miami