nontoaster's Ballot for Week 2 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, November 12, 2018 at 2:34AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
(+3) Number in parenthesis indicates movement from my last poll. This week, I decide what flavor of ice cream I think each program is.... |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
(0) Brown Sugar Molasses. Homage to the area's OP BBQ. Boring toppings-wise yet sweet enough to keep you coming back like 14 times in a row. |
| 3 |
Gonzaga
|
(+3) Cake Batter. It's like, "who decided this was good?", then it became a fucking powerhouse flavor. Topping potential is off the charts. |
| 4 |
Tennessee
|
(+1) Rocky Road. Get it? Rocky Top? But also because each season seems to be either sub-par conference play or an early tourney exit. |
| 5 |
Nevada
|
(+4) Sangria Sorbet. You get a hint of a new ingredient in each boozy bite, just like how the Wolfpack join a new conference every 10 years. |
| 6 |
Auburn
|
(+5) Butter Pecan. Kinda just there in every ice cream company's lineup throughout the aisle. There's some sauce on it this year though. |
| 7 |
Virginia
|
(+1) Vanilla Bean. A step above basic vanilla, but still more dull than french vanilla. You know what you're getting every time. |
| 8 |
Villanova
|
(-7) Chocolate Chip. Super solid. Unquestionably great, and still continues to be so. |
| 9 |
Oregon
|
(+5) Superman. Trippy for the hippies. What flavor is it really? Who knows, just like how no one's ever really sure how good the Ducks are. |
| 10 |
North Carolina
|
(-3) Chocolate. An institution in the flavor kingdom. Tasty in all forms. Try to actively find a bad chocolate ice cream. You can't. |
| 11 |
Syracuse
|
(+1) Orange Sherbet. A slice of nature's candy in frozen form. Everyone likes it. How can you hate it? Consistent and stays in its zone. |
| 12 |
Florida State
|
(+6) Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip. Feels kinda wrong like how the base is already basically frozen yogurt but ends up being a good combo. |
| 13 |
Michigan State
|
(0) Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. No good reason to be as polarizing as it is, but on the cusp of becoming a blue blood flavor at the least. |
| 14 |
Kansas State
|
(-4) Hoodsie. Not even a flavor, just a tiny-ass cup of ice cream for kids because they're little brother year in and year out. |
| 15 |
Virginia Tech
|
(+2) Mocha Chip. Now THIS is the polarizing flavor of the bunch. Chocolate chips included because every now and then they can make noise. |
| 16 |
Kentucky
|
(-13) Ben & Jerry's Tonight Dough. Too easy. The pinnacle of ice cream. Winningest program ever and this flavor doesn't stop winning. |
| 17 |
Michigan
|
(-1) French Vanilla. The proven vanilla, but still exactly that at its core: vanilla. Can get exciting with the toppings every few years. |
| 18 |
LSU
|
(-3) Mud Pie. Commonly associated with the next school's state, but Miss. St. doesn't have that extra oomph to deserve it like LSU does. |
| 19 |
Mississippi State
|
(+3) Cherry Cheesecake. Undoubtedly better in cake form although this flavor will still satisfy those that like this sort of thing (not me). |
| 20 |
Clemson
|
(new) Caramel. There are better flavors and there are worse flavors. Salt it every now and then for a tournament run that goes past round 1. |
| 21 |
Washington
|
(-2) Apple Pie. Also better in orig form. Does enough for ya when it's good, never absolutely outstanding, and sometimes you get sick of it. |
| 22 |
UCLA
|
(+1) Mint Chocolate Chip. Unfuckwitable. A classic. THE flavor other flavors wanted to be before we started adding candy to ice cream. |
| 23 |
Buffalo
|
(new) Moose Tracks. Historically meh. The bites with peanut butter cups make up for bites of regular chocolate swirled vanilla. |
| 24 |
Indiana
|
(+1) Vanilla. Plain, regular vanilla. I can't think of a better school for it. |
| 25 |
Ohio State
|
(new) This is a cop-out but there's a local flavor called Buckeye Blitz and I just googled it and it sounds so good. Definitely look it up. |