zjl539's Ballot for Week 14 of 2017-18| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Virginia
|
Just as good as Villanova, but doing it against better teams. Sticking by my previous decisions |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
Offensive powerhouse with new Ws against Seton Hall and Creighton |
| 3 |
Purdue
|
Staying strong with wins against Maryland and, less impressively, Buttgers |
| 4 |
Michigan State
|
Ws vs IU and Penn State keep them near where they've been almost all season |
| 5 |
Auburn
|
This team is great and everybody knows it, but people don't understand JUST how good they are |
| 6 |
Cincinnati
|
One of the best defenses in the nation, plus a 14 game win streak |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
Continuing to stay strong, but they almost lost to St. John's and Georgetown |
| 8 |
Texas Tech
|
Only team in the Big 12 that hasn't suffered a humiliating defeat in a while |
| 9 |
West Virginia
|
Had a decent rebound week after losing to TCU and UK |
| 10 |
Arizona
|
Loss to Washington takes them down a peg |
| 11 |
Kansas
|
HAAAAAA THEY LOST TO OKLAHOMA STATE |
| 12 |
Tennessee
|
Numbers favor them, Ws vs Ole Miss and LSU, haven't lost since January 17 |
| 13 |
Duke
|
How the fuck do you lose to St. John's? |
| 14 |
Saint Mary's
|
Not losing |
| 15 |
Gonzaga
|
Nice wins vs San Diego and BYU |
| 16 |
Ohio State
|
Redeemed the Penn State loss |
| 17 |
Oklahoma
|
Lost to Texas, Trae Young can't do everything |
| 18 |
Clemson
|
Nice win over UNC. And Wake Forest, I guess |
| 19 |
URI
|
Come March, this team is a bracket buster for casual fans who don't know how good they are |
| 20 |
Wichita State
|
How do you lose to Temple |
| 21 |
Michigan
|
Got some wins, but only against bottom tier barely-even-bubble teams |
| 22 |
North Carolina
|
Clemson isn't a bad loss, but they are on the downturn overall |
| 23 |
Texas
|
Win over Oklahoma pushes them up into top 25 |
| 24 |
Butler
|
Haven't lost since mid-January against Providence. I feel this team has some potential that everyone is ignoring |
| 25 |
Nevada
|
Everyone keeps writing them off after reaching rankings, but I'm keeping them here |