Wichita State University Logowichita_gator's Ballot for Week 16 of 2018-19

Submitted on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 9:32PM EST
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1 Duke University Logo Duke 6 ranked wins, 3 are Top 5. Only full-strength loss is by 2 to Gonzaga.
2 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Only team to beat Duke at full strength. 2 losses to Top 10 opponents. #1 offense by far.
3 University of Virginia Logo Virginia 5 ranked wins. Both losses are to Duke.
4 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee First game against a tournament-level opponent in months, and it didn't look good. They're still one of the best teams in the nation.
5 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky 3 losses are by a combined 5 points. Statement wins over Tennessee, UNC, Kansas, and @Louisville.
6 University of Michigan Logo Michigan 5 ranked wins. 2 of 3 losses are against ranked teams on the road. Tough loss to Penn State this week.
7 University of Houston Logo Houston They've beat everyone they have played, and the LSU win looks even better now.
8 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Worst loss was to Texas by 3 in November. 6 tournament-level wins, including a statement win over Gonzaga.
9 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada No games against ranked opponents, but they've beat everyone they have played. Their roster is filled with experienced players.
10 Marquette University Logo Marquette 5 ranked wins, but only the game against Louisville was away from home. 3 bad losses.
11 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State 5 ranked wins, but recently have had two bad losses. They are now missing both Joshua Langford and Nick Ward.
12 Louisiana State University Logo LSU #1 in the SEC, and 1 point from being undefeated in the conference. 2 losses are by 6 points or less to ranked opponents. Won @UK this week.
13 Florida State University Logo Florida State 3 Top 20 wins. 2 out of 5 losses to Top 3 teams. 7 game winning streak.
14 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State Last week: L to TCU at home. This week: W @K-State. 3 great ranked wins, only 2-3 bad losses depending on if you think injuries matter.
15 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Missed their chance against Duke. Their worst 2 losses were by 4 points total, both on the road. The other 6 were to Top 15 teams.
16 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Disregarding everything they did at full strength, they still have a decent resume. But they do have 3 bad losses to bubble teams or worse.
17 Purdue University Logo Purdue 4 ranked wins, 2 bad losses in the non-con. They lost at Maryland this week.
18 Kansas State University Logo Kansas State Losing Dean Wade again could be really bad. 2 bad losses, and even more in games without Dean Wade. Statement wins: @ISU, KU, TTU.
19 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin 2 bad losses. 3 ranked wins, including a game against Michigan.
20 University of Iowa Logo Iowa One bad loss to Minnesota on the road, by 5. They have wins over Michigan and Iowa State.
21 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech No horrible losses except maybe Baylor on the road. No great wins except maybe weakened K-State at home. Still a threat in the Big XII.
22 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland 2 bad losses. Two ranked wins over Wisconsin and Purdue, both at home.
23 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech 2 bad losses. Only ranked win was over Purdue in November.
24 Villanova University Logo Villanova They're still managing to keep all of their losses close (not including Michigan). Their win over Florida State in Orlando keeps them in.
25 Wofford College Logo Wofford I gave Wofford the edge over Buffalo for the last spot because they are still undefeated in their conference.