AsheliaDalmasca's Ballot for Week 16 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 2:41AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
Last Week: 1. Computer Poll: 1. / Computer poll based on good wins, winning %, and SOS. MOV, Efficiency, and "Good" losses also included. |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
LW: 2. CP: 2. /// I'll move a team (a maximum of 2 spots) if I feel my computer poll is underrating/overrating them, denoted with " * ". |
| 3 |
Duke
|
LW: 7. CP: 3. /// The choice to move a team is based on "Do I personally think the team(s) below them would beat them 70% of the time?" |
| 4 |
Michigan State
|
Last Week: 6. Computer Poll: 4. // Debated having MSU #3 because I think Duke's a little high, but I don't see MSU as a clearly better team. |
| 5 |
Purdue
|
Last Week: 3. Computer Poll: 5. I'm actually very high on Purdue. They're my pick to win it all this year, I think Haas dominates in March. |
| 6 |
North Carolina
|
Last Week: 13. Computer Poll: 6. |
| 7 |
Texas Tech
|
Last Week: 5. Computer Poll: 7. |
| 8 |
Xavier
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LW: 4. CP: 8. MOV and Kenpom keeping them down. They're 0-2 against Nova with an avg margin of -20. Can they contend with other elite teams? |
| 9 |
Gonzaga
|
Last Week: 8. Computer Poll: 9. It's hard for them to move up any higher due to the lack of competition. |
| 10 |
Auburn
|
Last Week: 10. Computer Poll: 10. |
| 11 |
Kansas
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Last Week: 14. Computer Poll: 11. Their Margin of Victory in conference play is 1.5 points. I know the B12 is great, but I'm not sold on KU. |
| 12 |
Wichita State
|
Last Week: 22. Computer Poll: **14**. It's hard to put them behind Cincy when they looked like the better team last night @ UC. |
| 13 |
Cincinnati
|
Last Week: 9. Computer Poll: **12**. #5 in kenpom - but they look more equal to WSU and UH than *THE* premiere team of the AAC. |
| 14 |
Houston
|
Last Week: Not Ranked. Computer Poll: **15**. Houston might be my sleeper for a deep tournament run. |
| 15 |
Clemson
|
Last Week: 11. Computer Poll: **13**. Injuries :/. |
| 16 |
Nevada
|
Last Week: 18. CP: 16. Theres a huge dropoff after #15 imo, I think the top 15 (maybe not Clemson because of injuries) are champ contenders |
| 17 |
West Virginia
|
Last Week: 17. Computer Poll: **18**. |
| 18 |
Michigan
|
Last Week: 24. Computer Poll: **19**. Hard to put OSU over Michigan considering the result last night. |
| 19 |
Ohio State
|
Last Week: 12. Computer Poll: **17**. |
| 20 |
Saint Mary's
|
Last Week: 15. Computer Poll: 20. St. Mary's not playing their best basketball recently, sad to see because they looked great @ Gonzaga. |
| 21 |
Tennessee
|
Last Week: 16. Computer Poll: 21. |
| 22 |
Arizona
|
Last Week: Not Ranked. Computer Poll: **24**. Can't put ASU over Zona. Insane potential, but I'm not sure it fully clicks in time for March. |
| 23 |
Arizona State
|
Last Week: 19. Computer Poll: **22**. |
| 24 |
Florida State
|
Last Week: Not Ranked. Computer Poll: **23**. They looked bad against Pitt, but I cant drop them below VA Tech considering the H2H @ VATech. |
| 25 |
Virginia Tech
|
Last Week: Not Ranked. Computer Poll: 25. /// Teams ranked 26-30: TCU, NC State, Texas A&M, Rhode Island, Baylor. |