University of Pittsburgh Logozsghost's Ballot for Week 3 of 2014-15

Submitted on Monday, November 24, 2014 at 1:02AM EST
RankTeamReason
1 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky [Last Week: 1] I fully expect this to be a unanimous #1
2 Duke University Logo Duke [2] Two strong wins (MSU, Stanford) plus business-as-usual other games
3 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin [3] Basically tied with Duke for #2; if all goes well will be settled in awesome B1G/ACC game
4 University of Arizona Logo Arizona [5] Only team in top four yet to face real challenge; this changes in Maui
5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina [8] My ACC bias is powerful and I am unrepentant; that's why the voting body is diverse, to counteract that stuff
6 University of Louisville Logo Louisville [9] See what I'm saying?
7 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State [7] This is as high as I'm going to put them until there are nearly no undefeateds left
8 University of Virginia Logo Virginia [10] Every bit as good as advertised so far
9 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas [11] Two decent wins in 2K Classic
10 San Diego State University Logo San Diego State [13] Leapfrogs Villanova because (1) had a decent win (2) need to fight my east-coast bias (can't have two biases like that)
11 Villanova University Logo Villanova [12] Still moves up a spot; I don't punish teams for having indifferent weeks against cupcakes, just reward less
12 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga [16] SMU win less impressive now then it was, but still looked like a solid team on the whole from what I saw
13 University of Kansas Logo Kansas [4] Trying to split the difference between "lost by THIRTY" and "Kentucky is just that good"
14 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State [14] Lost to #2 team by ten, this makes sense, that's why they're ranked lower
15 Virginia Commonwealth University Logo VCU [17] On point so far
16 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State [19] Didn't lose but needs to win HoF Classic to stay here
17 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State [N5] Gets to make a huge leap from basically #26 because EVERYONE in my 20-25 range lost against weak opponents
18 University of Michigan Logo Michigan [N5] See above
19 University of Miami (Florida) Logo Miami (FL) [New] Small sample size but ~*~Angel Rodriguez~*~
20 Creighton University Logo Creighton [New] That comeback though...
21 Indiana University Bloomington Logo Indiana [New] Good enough that I'm sure what-if scenarios about the suspensions and drama preseason are especially frustrating
22 Providence College Logo Providence [New] What the heck, right? We'll see how they look against Kentucky
23 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA [New] Kenpom take the wheel
24 University of Florida Logo Florida [8] Would've been in 10-20 range with just loss to Miami but you can't go to OT with ULM like that; that said, I know about the injuries
25 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland [New] ayy lmao (Next Five: Utah, Stanford, Oklahoma, Syracuse, UConn)