Duke University LogoYellowSkarmory's Ballot for Week 13 of 2017-18

Submitted on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 9:07PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 University of Virginia Logo Virginia The road win over Duke pops them into the #1 slot. LW: 2. My explanations won't be as good this week as i have the flu i think.
2 Villanova University Logo Villanova Despite winning @ Marquette and v. Providence, Nova gets jumped by UVA. LW: 1.
3 Purdue University Logo Purdue Finished the season sweep against Michigan. LW: 3.
4 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Was down 13 at the half against Maryland, but came back to win. LW: 6.
5 Xavier University Logo Xavier Losses and close games are keeping them down. LW: 7.
6 Duke University Logo Duke Home loss to Virginia knocks them down 2 spots. LW: 4.
7 University of Kansas Logo Kansas With other teams losing, despite them losing they go up a spot. LW: 8.
8 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Barely below Kansas, despite Kansas' loss. LW: 10.
9 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati In a year where everyone seems to keep on losing, Cincinnati keeps winning. LW:12.
10 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Barely sticking in the top 10. What is this big 12? LW: 5.
11 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech Didn't lose this week, which helps a lot. LW: 14.
12 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Despite Alabama loss, Oklahoma rises up a spot with the Kansas win. LW: 13.
13 Auburn University Logo Auburn Close, but below Oklahoma due to lack of good wins. LW: 15.
14 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State Losing at home to Penn State isn't good. LW: 11.
15 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee That win over Purdue just keeps looking better and better. LW: 17.
16 Clemson University Logo Clemson Scored 36 against probably the best defense in the league in Virginia. LW: 16.
17 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Tough week for UNC, losing to VTech and NC State. LW: 9.
18 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall 1 game this week, against DePaul, which they won. LW: 18.
19 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Great win against West Virginia. LW: Unranked.
20 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's Due to others losing they end up with a top 20 spot. LW: 22.
21 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Beat UCF and Tulsa, but not enough to get back into the top 20. LW: 23.
22 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Didn't lose, so they stay in. LW: 24.
23 Creighton University Logo Creighton 2 wins over the Big East bottom-feeders (-DePaul). LW: 25.
24 University of Rhode Island Logo URI The rams jump into the rankings. LW: Unranked.
25 Arizona State University Logo Arizona State Barely staying in due to the wins over Kansas and Xavier. LW: 21. First 5 out: Louisville, Michigan, Florida, Miami (FL), TCU