shaidar9haran's Ballot for Week 3 of 2015-16
Submitted on Monday, November 23, 2015 at 12:18AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kentucky
|
Talent wins championships, and there's no team with more talent right now. |
| 2 |
Maryland
|
Clearly still learning how to live up to expectations and how to play together, but there are playmakers at every position here. |
| 3 |
Michigan State
|
Being able to play unselfishly and as a team is nearly as important as talent, these guys have that. And Denzel Valentine. |
| 4 |
Oklahoma
|
Buddy Hield is nobodies friend. |
| 5 |
Iowa State
|
Don't seem to have lost a step without Hoiberg, Monte Morris is a stud. |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
Its odd to think that Bill Self might actually be holding this team back, but poor clock management lost them a close one against MSU |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
It's never easy for anyone to play at UNI, especially without their point guard, but this team is getting much needed time without Paige. |
| 8 |
Virginia
|
An early season loss against a tough GW team isn't going to hold this team back, look legit with Thompson filling Anderson's role. |
| 9 |
Duke
|
Lots of growing pains for these guys, Ingram and Kennard look lost so far, but the growth of Thornton is promising so far. |
| 10 |
Gonzaga
|
Though they looked shaky in the cancelled game against Pitt. These guys are humming since. |
| 11 |
Villanova
|
Jay Wright has 4 allstars starting for him, the Big East is a good conference and they should storm through it. |
| 12 |
Indiana
|
The backcourt of Blackmon and Ferrel has looked amazing thus far, that offense is good enough to cover any defensive, or Crean related woes. |
| 13 |
California
|
The freshman are legit, and the team looks balanced around veteran presence Jordan Matthew |
| 14 |
Miami (FL)
|
Have looked like an absolute buzzsaw this week with impressive victories over MissSt, Utah and Butler. |
| 15 |
Notre Dame
|
Demetrius Jackson is about to be a star, this team doesn't have the depth but have the down low presence of Bonzi to compliment Jackson |
| 16 |
Arizona
|
The Zeus hasn't lived up to the hype yet, but this team is solid and underrated at this point |
| 17 |
Purdue
|
Wait, you're telling me the team with a host of trees upfront can also shoot from 3? |
| 18 |
Oregon
|
Strong win over Baylor, absolutely dominant, and forced Scott Drew out of the zone a few times throughout the night. |
| 19 |
Cincinnati
|
Same Mick Cronin defense, now actually hitting shots? |
| 20 |
UConn
|
This team is skilled, but looks disorganized thus far, will be interesting to see how they put it together over the next few weeks. |
| 21 |
LSU
|
Ben Simmons... mah gawd. And he's not even the highest scoring freshman on the team? Damn, Blakeny... |
| 22 |
Vanderbilt
|
Quietly coasting through their early schedule. |
| 23 |
West Virginia
|
The new rules haven't slowed down Huggins' D at all. |
| 24 |
Baylor
|
Tough loss to Oregon, but still a strong squad that can beat you inside and out. A team this good at offensive boards will win lots. |
| 25 |
Georgetown
|
Regardless of the three losses, this is one of the best 25 squads in the country. |