ruwisc's Ballot for Week 4 of 2014-15
Submitted on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 9:45PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kentucky
|
1/1/2: This is a computer ranking, with a slight "preseason expectation" component that is slowly phased out (now it counts for about 1/3) |
| 2 |
Wisconsin
|
2/2/4: Numbers mean the following: |
| 3 |
Duke
|
7/12/1: First, the team's ranking under the first system, which ranks teams as if it were seeding them for a hypothetical NCAA tournament. |
| 4 |
Louisville
|
11/3/6: This system depends primarily on wins and losses, with a heavy strength-of-schedule component. |
| 5 |
Texas
|
4/6/7: Second, the team's ranking under the second system, which ignores wins and losses in order to predict future performance. |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
3/4/15: Think of this like KenPom - each team is graded on offensive and defensive efficiency, and those are fused into the second ranking. |
| 7 |
Ohio State
|
9/8/14: Third and finally, the preseason ranking. This was calculated from a combination of last season's ranking, KenPom's season previews, |
| 8 |
Arizona
|
6/29/8: ...and a tiny touch of recruiting info. Non-scientific, sure, but it gets the job done and it'll be gone pretty soon. |
| 9 |
Wichita State
|
10/7/17 |
| 10 |
Kansas
|
16/28/3 |
| 11 |
North Carolina
|
15/10/20 |
| 12 |
Virginia
|
20/9/19 |
| 13 |
Arkansas
|
5/22/30 |
| 14 |
San Diego State
|
18/11/27 |
| 15 |
Syracuse
|
30/13/23 |
| 16 |
Villanova
|
27/42/5 |
| 17 |
Illinois
|
25/19/45 |
| 18 |
Green Bay
|
23/23/53 |
| 19 |
West Virginia
|
17/18/72 |
| 20 |
NC State
|
13/34/68 |
| 21 |
Iowa State
|
31/56/22 |
| 22 |
Utah
|
62/5/35 |
| 23 |
Miami (FL)
|
8/21/95 |
| 24 |
Saint Mary's
|
22/32/60 |
| 25 |
Michigan State
|
48/30/11. Notable unranked: 30 Oklahoma, 31 Providence, 34 UConn, 37 Harvard, 41 Maryland, 45 Michigan, 54 VCU, 74 Florida, 75 SMU |