Here are the publicly released ballots as of 9:52 a.m. on Monday. The AP Top 25 Poll is due out later today:
Jon Rothstein – FanRagSports: 18
Rick Bozich – WDRB Louisville: 21
Elton Alexander – Plain Dealer Cleveland: 24
Luke DeCock – News&Observer – Raleigh: 20
Jerry Carino – Asbury Park Press NJ: 23
Mark Berman – Roanoke Times: 23
Justin Ferguson – SECCountry: 21
Chris Murray – Reno Gazette-Journal: 25
My AP ballot:
1 Virginia
2 Villanova
3 MSU
4. Duke
5 Texas Tech
6 Xavier
7 UNC
8 Arizona
9 Purdue
10 Michigan
11 KU
12 Gonzaga
13 Ohio St.
14 Wichita St.
15 Cincinnati
16 Clemson
17 Auburn
18 W. Va.
19 Tenn.
20 Nevada
21 Penn State
22 St. Mary’s
23 Rhode Island
24 TCU
25 Houston— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) February 19, 2018
This week's AP ballot:
1 UVa
2 MSU
3 Nova
4 Xavier
5 Gonzaga
6 Texas Tech
7 Duke
8 Purdue
9 Cincinnati
10 Kansas
11 Wichita State
12 UNC
13 Auburn
14 OSU
15 Michigan
16 Arizona
17 Tennessee
18 Clemson
19 Rhode Island
20 WVU
21 Saint Mary's
22 Nevada
23 Houston
24 FSU
25 UK— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) February 19, 2018
1. Nova
2. Va
3. Mich St
4. Xav
5. Tex Tech
6. KU
7. Ariz
8. Purd
9. UNC
10. Duke
11. Mich
12. Aub
13. Gonz
14. Ohio St
15. Clem
16. URI
17. Wich St
18. Cincy
19. Nevada
20. Tenn
21. Houston
22. St. Mary's
23. UCLA
24. Mid Tenn
25. Loyola— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) February 19, 2018
My new @AP_Top25 ballot: 1 UVa, 2 Mich St, 3 Nova, 4 Duke, 5 Xav, 6 Tex Tech, 7 UNC, 8 Kan, 9 Gonz, 10 Purd, 11 Aub, 12 Ariz, 13 Wich St, 14 Cin, 15 Clem, 16 WVU, 17 Ohio St, 18 Nev, 19 Rh Isl, 20 Tenn, 21 Mich, 22 Hou, 23 Fla St, 24 Ky, 25 Middle Tenn
— Kevin Lyttle (@klyttleAAS) February 19, 2018
Six writers had the Cougars in their top 25 a week ago (Brian McInnis at 22, Andrew Lopez, Brant Wilkerson, & Jon Rothstein at 22, Jon Wilner at 24 and Joey Knight at 25) – before the Cincinnati win and the Temple blowout. We have only seen Rothstein’s ballot from that group – he moved the Coogs up 4 spots.
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