KalonKral's Ballot for Week 2 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, November 12, 2018 at 7:22AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
Sooo … umm, I guess the freshmen ARE that good. After turning Kentucky into nuclear waste, there’s no other place for Duke than No. 1. |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
I’ve heard this story before. UVA plays a Baltimore-area team and … wait, they won? I think there’s a glitch in the Matrix. |
| 3 |
Nevada
|
Smooth sailing for Nevada, as part of my duo of West Coast teams that I’m rating too highly until they lose to a decent team by 30. |
| 4 |
Gonzaga
|
No bumps in the road yet … even without Tillie. |
| 5 |
Kansas
|
They looked fine against Michigan St. Freshmen backcourt looked good. Doke off to a good start again this year – what about conference play? |
| 6 |
Tennessee
|
Lookin’ good so far. |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
Quite the offensive explosion against Elon. And they managed to overcome Fletcher Magee and the might of Wofford. UNC: #NewYearNewMe. |
| 8 |
Syracuse
|
Hey guys, I heard you like defense. How about a 10-point first half from E. Washington? Keep moving the ’Cuse up your polls. |
| 9 |
Auburn
|
One of the few true impressive wins this week, jumping all over Washington (a borderline top 25 by some) in the first half. |
| 10 |
Villanova
|
Nice to see Booth and Paschall leading the way early … and fan favorite Colin Gillespie notching 16 points against Quinnipiac. |
| 11 |
Kansas State
|
We got to see Kansas State’s stifling defense and their struggling offense: 1-13 from 3 and 5-11 on FTs, K-State needs to pick it up. |
| 12 |
Michigan State
|
Didn’t look that good against Kansas. Other than Goins looking like a great stretch 4, I’m not sure where they’ll find their offense. |
| 13 |
Kentucky
|
This team is clearly not ready after poor performances against Duke and So. Illinois. Leave them in the oven for another 20 minutes at 350F. |
| 14 |
Florida State
|
They smashed Florida in their opener, making me immediately regret sliding the Gators into my preseason top 25 based on talent. Shame on me! |
| 15 |
Oregon
|
Let’s see some more turnaround 3s from Bol Bol … not that that was in Dana Altman’s playbook. |
| 16 |
Virginia Tech
|
No real game on the horizon, so they’ll have time to adjust without Chris Clarke (whatever he did). |
| 17 |
Michigan
|
A fine start, but we’ll see how this Michigan team stacks up against Villanova when the two teams play a rematch of last year’s championship |
| 18 |
Indiana
|
Two blowouts in two games. Hoosiers roll into showdown with Marquette on Wednesday. |
| 19 |
Miami (FL)
|
Lykes had 22 in the win over Lehigh, though the Patriot League isn’t known for its size. |
| 20 |
West Virginia
|
This team doesn’t look like much without Bolden. West was good, Konate was a Block Beast. But this is your weekly PSA: Esa Ahmad is terrible |
| 21 |
Wisconsin
|
A nice start by the Badgers. They’ll get Xavier as an early-season test on Tuesday. |
| 22 |
Arizona State
|
Near disaster against CS-Fullerton. We’ll see if they can steady this ship before a notable matchup against Mississippi St. |
| 23 |
LSU
|
The little of their game against UNCG that I did see, I liked what I saw from LSU. Interested to keep an eye on Naz Reid in SEC play. |
| 24 |
Purdue
|
With a second-half push, they escape Ball St. They’ll probably have to shoot better than 22 percent from 3 to beat a real opponent. |
| 25 |
Buffalo
|
They beat West Virginia, with about four airballs from Jeremy Harris. Massinburg went completely bonkers and this team has a high ceiling. |