rickym24's Ballot for Week 15 of 2017-18
Submitted on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 10:40PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
(-) I know they lost to SJU. I also know they didn't have Booth and Paschall. This is still the best team in the country to me. |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
(-) Loss to VT is the big story but the road win @FSU is huge. The gap between them and the rest has closed, but I still think they're #2. |
| 3 |
Michigan State
|
(+1) Defended home court vs then (3)Purdue like I thought they would. Don't have a top tier resume but I think they're a top tier team. |
| 4 |
Xavier
|
(+1) Back to back road wins over top 30 KP teams, one I had ranked (25) even though that call was a bit questionable. In line for a 1 seed. |
| 5 |
Purdue
|
(-2) Thought they'd lose to then (4)MSU, didn't think they'd lose @home to then (13)OSU. Bit disappointing but they're still great. |
| 6 |
Cincinnati
|
(-) Killed UCF and won @SMU. They keep on winning but they also don't play anyone. That changes this week - @(25) Houston & vs (15) Wich. St |
| 7 |
Texas Tech
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(+2) 6 game win streak in the middle of BIG12 play, not too shabby. Gotta defend the home court when Trae Young U comes to town. |
| 8 |
Gonzaga
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(+4) Assblasted St. Mary's and Landale. Didn't see that one coming. Huge road win for the Zags. |
| 9 |
Ohio State
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(+4) Im convinced Holtmann is a god. 1st place in the B1G w/ tiebreakers over Purdue and MSU. Crazy job by him this year. |
| 10 |
Duke
|
(-3) Lost to my Heels on the road. Bounced back to win @GT which has been a tough team at home. Still going through freshman struggles. |
| 11 |
Auburn
|
(-3) Dropped the tough aTm game @home. Bounced back to blow Georgia out on the road. Still in the drivers seat in the SEC. |
| 12 |
Clemson
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(+4) They beat Pitt and thats it. Tough week @FSU and @home vs Duke. Could this be where they finally falter w/o Grantham? Probably. |
| 13 |
Kansas
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(-3) Got thoroughly outplayed @Baylor. Road games in the BIG12, pretty much nobody wins those things. KU still has their ? but will be fine. |
| 14 |
URI
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(+4) They continue to dominate the A10. St. Bona on the road will be a big litmus test for this team. |
| 15 |
Wichita State
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(+5) Beat up on the conference cupcakes. Their resume desperately needs the road win @(5) Cincy on Sunday. |
| 16 |
Saint Mary's
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(-5) I thought they'd sweep the Zags. To see them get blown out like that was disappointing. "Don't lose to the top" starts again for SMC. |
| 17 |
North Carolina
|
(UR) Welcome back Heels. Won vs (7)Duke and @State in a 3 day span. Get ND @home and go to the Yum! Center. Big stretch for UNC here. |
| 18 |
Tennessee
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(-4) Got their first win @UK in decades which is always tough. Followed it up with a HUGE letdown @Bama. Still the 2nd best SEC team imo. |
| 19 |
West Virginia
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(-) Beat Trae Young U on the road, HUGE win. Followed it up by losing @home to Ok St. I don't know what to think of this team. |
| 20 |
Arizona
|
(-4) Got outplayed from start to finish by UCLA. When they want to be good, they are really good. When they don't, they are really bad. |
| 21 |
Arizona State
|
(UR) Beat UCLA and USC, both at home, but still good wins. Is this what they needed to get back on track? We'll see when (20)Zona comes in. |
| 22 |
Oklahoma
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(-7) 3 game slide, easily could turn into 4 when they play @(7) TTU, BIG12 will do that to you. I still believe in this team. |
| 23 |
Texas A&M
|
(UR) Im high on this team when they have all their guys. Huge road win over then (8)Auburn. 2 more big road games await this week. |
| 24 |
Creighton
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(+1) Won the close one on the road @DePaul. I think they should've beat then (5)Xavier if it weren't for a questionable call. |
| 25 |
Houston
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(UR) The loss to Drexel has been holding them back, everyone has a bad loss. Defending home court vs (5)Cincy will be huge for their resume. |