University of Nebraska-Lincoln LogoDigz4Gallia's Ballot for Week 9 of 2014-15

Submitted on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 8:19PM EST
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1 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Wildcats had a bye week. They open SEC play with a Tuesday night contest with Ole Miss.
2 Duke University Logo Duke It was a busy week for Duke, but all three opponents were heavily out-manned. A couple in-state games await them this week.
3 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Cavaliers beat a decent Dayton team, then won a wild double-OT game at Miami. This week won't be any easier with NC State and Notre Dame.
4 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Rebounded from the Kentucky loss with wins over Long Beach State and at Wake Forest. A trip to Chapel Hill comes Saturday.
5 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Had two conference road wins this week over San Diego and Portland. The Bulldogs continue to put up impressive offensive numbers.
6 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Only had one game this week. The Cats went down early to ASU, then clawed their way back to a win over their rivals.
7 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Opened B1G play with wins over Penn State and Northwestern.
8 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Held on in double-OT to beat Georgia Tech on Saturday. We'll learn much more about the Irish this week, as they play North Carolina and UVA.
9 Villanova University Logo Villanova Beat Butler, then had a close loss to now-ranked Seton Hall. I don't penalize 'Nova too much for losing on the road to a quality opponent.
10 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland Terps began their inagural B1G season with wins over Sparty and Minnesota. Really thinking these guys are for real this season.
11 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Beat Va Tech, then made on of their long conference road trips to Texas to beat TCU. Another Texas trip awaits this week as they got to TTU.
12 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Won by 22+ points in both games last week. This week will really ramp up in difficulty. This will be a great chance to get into the Top-10.
13 University of Utah Logo Utah Looked extremely impressive in wins over USC and UCLA. Utes get another home game this week against Colorado.
14 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas Did what they had to to beat Rice and Texas Tech. A tough Oklahoma team awaits them this week.
15 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State The neutral-site loss to South Carolina hurts, but the Cyclones can rebound quickly with Big 12 play starting up.
16 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Shockers move up one spot in my poll after winning both their games, and the fact that a lot of teams around them lost at least once.
17 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall Seton Hall re-emerges in my Top-25 with two wins over ranked opponents. Trips to Creighton and Xavier await this week.
18 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Kansas didn't have the greatest wins, but they benefit from a number of teams losing this week.
19 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Sooners enter the rankings after going 2-0 to start Big 12 play.
20 Oklahoma State University Logo Oklahoma State It definitely looks like I wanted to put some Big 12 schools together, but I think it's a fair toss-up between these three.
21 Butler University Logo Butler This is probably my most controversial move this season. Despite losing a game, Butler jumps into the polls fresh off their win over SJU.
22 St. John's University Logo St. John's Two difficult conference losses see the Johnnies fall precipitously down the rankings.
23 Old Dominion University Logo Old Dominion Not sure about ODU being a ranked team, but I think they've done enough (couple with others losing) thus far to be here.
24 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State Lost to Iowa, but I still think the Buckeyes are a Top-25 team.
25 Indiana University Bloomington Logo Indiana Looked good this week. They've been a fringe Top-25 team, so we'll see if they can stay in this time.