brvheart's Ballot for Week 14 of 2015-16| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iowa
|
Nothing flashy this week, but everyone else lost. They were #3 last week in my poll. |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
Steady week for Virginia. Won on the road to a possible tourney team in Pitt. |
| 3 |
Oklahoma
|
Lost on the road to an unranked team. But as always, I try not to punish teams too much for road losses. |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
Two blowout victories this week. |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
Good win @ providence, but maybe Providence isn't very good. Only ranked wins are against Xavier and Providence. Already lost to Providence. |
| 6 |
West Virginia
|
Good week. Beat ISU at Hilton and then Baylor at home. |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
Xavier only has two losses, but one was by 30 to Villanova. |
| 8 |
Maryland
|
They doubled their wins against ranked teams. They also doubled their wins against decent teams this week. 2-0 so far, both at home. |
| 9 |
SMU
|
Lost on the road to an unranked team. That will drop SMU a few spots. |
| 10 |
Michigan State
|
Strong road win at Michigan. |
| 11 |
North Carolina
|
Lost two this week (one to an unranked team), but both were on the road, so they only lose a couple spots. |
| 12 |
Oregon
|
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| 13 |
South Carolina
|
How did SC lose to Georgia, and then beat Texas A&M on the road!? The road loss doesn't hurt them, the road victory at A&M helps a lot. |
| 14 |
Saint Mary's
|
Had two road games. Won one (SD), lost one @ BYU. As per tradition, road losses don't hurt a team too badly. |
| 15 |
Miami (FL)
|
Good win against Notre Dame this week. |
| 16 |
Texas A&M
|
Seemed to be heading in the right direction after beating Iowa State, but maybe Iowa State isn't very good. Lost 3 of their last 4. |
| 17 |
Dayton
|
They really should win out. Of their remaining 8 games, only VCU at home in March should be a challenge. |
| 18 |
Purdue
|
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| 19 |
Louisville
|
Good win against UNC at home. |
| 20 |
Arizona
|
Barely beat Washington, but it was on the road. |
| 21 |
Baylor
|
Couldn't have been much worse. Two losses this week, one at home. |
| 22 |
Iowa State
|
They won @ OKSt and lost @home to WVU. WVU is a great team, but as per tradition in my poll, home losses hurt you badly. |
| 23 |
Providence
|
lost two this week, but the one at home was much more costly for their ranking. |
| 24 |
Texas
|
Beat two quality Big 12 teams this week. However, they have a ton of losses (7) and lost @TCU, which is unacceptable - even by 1 point. |
| 25 |
Little Rock
|
Two losses on the season. |