BluOmega's Ballot for Week 2 of 2019-20
Submitted on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 8:42PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kentucky
|
Best victory of the year so far, Maxey looks very good. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
Beating Kansas shows that the Blue Devils are going to be one of the contenders again this year. |
| 3 |
Michigan State
|
Close loss to a team good enough to beat Michigan State, so they can't fall too far |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
Another close loss to a top team situation, Kansas is very talented and still Big 12 favorites. |
| 5 |
Louisville
|
Have only played Youngstown State but they won handily at least, will be interesting to see how Mack can prepare them for the ACC |
| 6 |
North Carolina
|
Cole Anthony's debut could not have gone better for the Tar Heels. |
| 7 |
Maryland
|
Maryland was down big to Rhode Island but RIU isn't bad and the Terrapins came back to avoid an early loss. |
| 8 |
Gonzaga
|
Gonzaga doing Zaga things, dominating small terrible schools but looking impressive while doing it |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
|
I don't think Chris Beard's squad will win the title this year, but making the Final Four or at least Elite 8 wouldn't shock me |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
The stifling Virginia defense lives on after the national title, we'll see if their offense can be good enough to get them there again |
| 11 |
Seton Hall
|
Terrible news for Seton Hall fans, hopefully Powell's injury isn't that bad because he looked really solid in the opener especially. |
| 12 |
Memphis
|
Their season obviously depends on Wiseman's situation with the NCAA, but since he's playing right now I'm not going to drop them. |
| 13 |
Florida
|
I believe this team will be good and has talent, and FSU was hyped for the rivalry, but not a great loss for the #6 ranked team. |
| 14 |
Oregon
|
Oregon looked quite good while blowing up Boise State, maybe not as good as their women's team though. |
| 15 |
Villanova
|
I'm not quite sold on Villanova but they look good, will see how they perform against the Buckeyes |
| 16 |
Ohio State
|
Solid win over another good team in Ohio, the matchup against Villanova will be very interesting. |
| 17 |
Utah State
|
Utah State looks legit, they'll be one of the mid majors to beat at the end of the year. |
| 18 |
Xavier
|
Tyrique Jones and Naji Marshall are a scary duo that could cause trouble in March |
| 19 |
Auburn
|
Two not very large wins, but I think this team is still very good and will improve. |
| 20 |
Washington
|
Great win against a team I think was a little overranked, but Washington will be one of the PAC 12's threats this year |
| 21 |
Arizona
|
Early season expectations for the PAC 12 are a little elevated imo but Arizona has some decent OOC games to show their value |
| 22 |
Saint Mary's
|
Nailbiter against Wisconsin, but i think the Badgers are a good team and the Gaels did pull out the win. |
| 23 |
Baylor
|
I wasn't as high on the difference between Baylor and Washington but floundered an opportunity for a good win |
| 24 |
Marquette
|
Purdue lost to Texas but is still a potential good win for the Golden Eagles this week. |
| 25 |
LSU
|
Not as large a victory over Bowling Green as you would hope but VCU is a good nonconference game coming up |