Iowa State University LogoJonJaysBooty's Ballot for Week 19 of 2015-16

Submitted on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 6:25PM EDT
RankTeamReason
1 Villanova University Logo Villanova Lacked leadership and certainly not the hardest working team, but they had a lot of natural talent and in the end that talent prevailed.
2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina The Heels were incredible from beyond the arc all season until the tournament. It's a shame they couldn't keep it up.
3 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Very poorly-coached team. If they had a coach like Bruce Weber maybe the Jayhawks could've won their region.
4 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Lacked star-power. If they had one true scorer I think they could've knocked off Villanova.
5 University of Oregon Logo Oregon Everybody was familiar with the Ducks when the tournament started, and everyone thought they were the best #1 seed. Apparently not.
6 University of Virginia Logo Virginia UVA played up-tempo all season. It ended up not being sustainable in the tournament.
7 Texas A&M University Logo Texas A&M A&M really choked down the stretch in the round of 32. One of the most epic collapses ever. A&M fans are probably very embarrassed.
8 University of Louisville Logo Louisville They were undefeated in the 2016 NCAA tournament.
9 Indiana University Bloomington Logo Indiana Indiana tends to get up for big games. Unfortunately they only played no-name schools. They would have fared better against a powerhouse.
10 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Death. Taxes. Izzo in March.
11 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State Maybe it's time for a coaching change in Ames. Some new blood might help. Prohm has been there seemingly forever.
12 Duke University Logo Duke Duke had too much depth. The Blue Devil coaching staff needs to learn to stick with a smaller rotation.
13 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Lacked a decent PG, but otherwise a very good senior-laden team.
14 Xavier University Logo Xavier They played in a balanced conference that lacked strength at the top. That hurt Xavier big time.
15 University of Miami (Florida) Logo Miami (FL) Miami had a very easy draw. Playing an 11-seed in the second round is too easy.
16 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia West Virginia would've been better off speeding up the tempo, but for some reason Huggins stuck with his traditional conservative defense.
17 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Lacked talent at guard. Fortunately both of their starting guards graduate. Good riddance.
18 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Incredible defensive team that couldn't seem to get a bucket. Extremely low-scoring games all year.
19 Syracuse University Logo Syracuse Young up-and-coming head coach Jim Boeheim did a good job. The Orange simply couldn't guard anyone, however.
20 University of Utah Logo Utah The Utes lacked a star post player. That was their missing piece all season.
21 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland Maryland's guards were not scoring threats, which ruined the Terps' postseason hopes.
22 University of California, Berkeley Logo California No real talent on this team. Definitely overachieved with a lot of 2-star players.
23 Butler University Logo Butler Butler has no tournament history. Players, coaches, even administration seemed to suffer from stage fright.
24 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Simply not enough change for this team. Same roster as last year, same results -- no championship.
25 University of Connecticut Logo UConn Came from such a strong conference. It really beat them up. The Huskies were too tired by the time the tournament rolled around.