kanshawk15's Ballot for Week 19 of 2014-15| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kentucky
|
Best team. Hands down. |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
2 losses against a hellish conference. They deserve more attention. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
Loss to Notre Dame doesn't diminish a 12-game win-streak. |
| 4 |
Wisconsin
|
These guys haven't really had a down stretch all year. Only team I see challenging Kentucky. |
| 5 |
Virginia
|
Lost 2 of their last 3. Recency bias dropped them for me. |
| 6 |
Arizona
|
If it weren't for the pesky bad losses, these guys would be No. 2. |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
Even when they play bad, they win against good competition. Most top 25 wins of any team. |
| 8 |
Maryland
|
Looking at their resume, they're a lot better than I thought. |
| 9 |
Iowa State
|
Tough team. Passes both the eye test and the numbers test. |
| 10 |
Oklahoma
|
The Big 12 has the top 3 3-seeds. All of these teams are so evenly matched. |
| 11 |
Baylor
|
It's like 3 versions of the same team, but all of them could beat you in different ways. |
| 12 |
Notre Dame
|
They're trending up after going 2-1 against Duke on the season. |
| 13 |
Gonzaga
|
Have you actually looked at their resume? They pass the eye test, but they should when half their games are against to bottom 200. |
| 14 |
North Carolina
|
Not a lot of wins in the regular season against the top 25, but all of a sudden they're on an upswing. Watch out for these guys. |
| 15 |
SMU
|
Larry Brown has made these guys pretty dangerous. |
| 16 |
Northern Iowa
|
Another team that passes the eye test, but of course they do. They didn't play anyone. |
| 17 |
West Virginia
|
Tough team. They're the top 5-seed in my book. |
| 18 |
Arkansas
|
The SEC really isn't as bad as people say. Arkansas has put together a decent season. |
| 19 |
Providence
|
The Big East's 2nd tier, after Villanova, all clusters together. Kind of like the Big 12. |
| 20 |
Georgetown
|
Basically just a clusterfuck from here til 22. |
| 21 |
Butler
|
Cluster. Fuck. |
| 22 |
Michigan State
|
These next 3 teams are virtually the same, numbers-wise. These guys played a tougher schedule. |
| 23 |
Oregon
|
These guys swept Utah, but had some ugly losses. |
| 24 |
Utah
|
These guys have better losses, but they got swept by Oregon. |
| 25 |
Louisville
|
Great win vs. Virginia. But the numbers on these guys have been overhyped all season. |