sully_felton's Ballot for Week 16 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 12:09AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
Nova jumps Michigan State after a convincing road win against Xavier. Two tough conference road games remain: Creighton and Hall. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Well, if you took the under for the amount of weeks Sparty would remain #1. Congratulations. Also, what a comeback. |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
Only played one game this week on the road against Three Point Chain U and took care of business. |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
Might be a little bit of an overreaction, but Kansas wins this week after teams 5-10 all lost at least one game. |
| 5 |
Xavier
|
I honestly think these guys are slightly overrated, but I can't drop them too much after a home loss to the best team in the country. |
| 6 |
Duke
|
Along with Kansas, the Dookies win the week after an abysmal performance from the top 10. Nice road win against Clemson. |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
If the Zags win out, is a 2 seed a possibility? I honestly think they have a chance at that. |
| 8 |
Texas Tech
|
A lot is on the line this upcoming week for the Tortillas. If they can beat Kansas, a 1 seed is a real possibility. |
| 9 |
North Carolina
|
Blue Bloods torching the rankings this week. UNC not losing propels them to the top 10 once again. |
| 10 |
Purdue
|
Survived a scare from Penn St at home. At least they won and hopefully they can get in the right direction. |
| 11 |
Wichita State
|
Shocker Nation gets back on their feet. Hopefully they can keep this up when March comes around. |
| 12 |
Arizona
|
Cats remain on top of the Pac 12. They should cruise the rest of the way until the Pac 12 tourney. |
| 13 |
Ohio State
|
What happened? After a huge road win against Purdue, these guys got manhandled to a fringe bubble team. |
| 14 |
Cincinnati
|
Two tough losses this week. They had a chance to remain in the top 10 if they beat Shocker Nation, but that didn't happen. |
| 15 |
Auburn
|
Sorry, Auburn. You guys looked lost in the first half against SCar. They need to play better in both halves in order to retain the two seed. |
| 16 |
Tennessee
|
What happened to the team that beat Kentucky at Rupp? They should have handled Georgia. |
| 17 |
Saint Mary's
|
I'm intrigued to see how they will do in the WCC tourney. They don't play anybody until then. |
| 18 |
Clemson
|
Tough home loss against Duke. Their upcoming game on the road against VT will be an interesting one. |
| 19 |
Michigan
|
Michigan gets revenge. What a time to be alive for Wolverines fans: beating both Ohio St and Michigan St in the same season. |
| 20 |
URI
|
Soooooo close to that perfect conference record. Sorry Rams. |
| 21 |
West Virginia
|
These guys just can't win. If they can learn to close out a game correctly, then maybe March won't be a nightmare. |
| 22 |
New Mexico State
|
Two Aggies come into the top 25, one comes out. Congrats, Aggies of the WAC. |
| 23 |
Nevada
|
Mid-majors are on the rise. An almost scary loss to Utah State saved them. |
| 24 |
Houston
|
I for one would like to welcome our new overlords of the AAC, Houston. |
| 25 |
Arizona State
|
I honestly have no idea who to put here. Head to head win over UCLA puts the Sun Devils here despite a home loss to in state rival. |