kdiuro13's Ballot for Week 2 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, November 12, 2018 at 9:38AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
A performance so good it not only vaunted them to #1 but it made everyone question if Kentucky is actually good which they are. |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
Rare to beat a top 10 team on a neutral court and drop, but had to happen for now. KU will get their chance to reclaim ranking though. |
| 3 |
Gonzaga
|
Maui final vs Duke might be top 5 regular season GOTY if it happens. |
| 4 |
Virginia
|
Defense looks as good as last year. Playing with the 1-16 chip on their shoulder may be a blessing in disguise. |
| 5 |
Auburn
|
Very impressive win over UW. Props for scheduling a tough matchup early. |
| 6 |
Villanova
|
Paschall and Booth are a solid 1-2 punch but Gillespie's increased efficiency looks promising as well. |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
Played a pair of road games to start the season. No not exactly against elite opponents but still a good thing for the sport. |
| 8 |
Kentucky
|
Won't drop them as far as others because I am in the "Duke is good" camp not the "Wow Kentucky must be bad" camps |
| 9 |
Tennessee
|
ULL was a sneaky good midmajor last year so actually a pretty good win, but what was with that D2 matchup to start??? |
| 10 |
Nevada
|
This many transfers will need time to gel but in the meantime the Martin brothers will hold the fort down. |
| 11 |
Michigan State
|
Same as Kentucky, I think Kansas is really good, not too big a knock on MSU, plus Ward had a bounceback game vs FGCU. |
| 12 |
Kansas State
|
Only one game of tape on KSU so far so not much to say other than really good defense, but seemingly spotty offense again. |
| 13 |
Florida State
|
Solid road win vs Tulane. Not the best opponent but a good early road test only helps teams grow. |
| 14 |
Syracuse
|
Team's biggest critic is Boeheim himself. Rivalry game vs UCONN looks way more competitive than in recent years. Orange should watch out. |
| 15 |
Michigan
|
A bit of a scare vs Holy cross but still higher on them than most due to strong defense and returning offense that will improve. |
| 16 |
Mississippi State
|
Short week coming up but after that a true test finally for the Clanga clangas with ASU and St. Mary's two sneaky good teams. |
| 17 |
Oregon
|
Bol Bol is a monster that will feast on a weak Pac 12. But not much room for rankings improvement until then with a rather weak OOC. |
| 18 |
Clemson
|
Not too wary of giving up 80 to the Citadel, they always have weird scorelines in their games. Game vs Nebraska soon is very interesting. |
| 19 |
LSU
|
Good OOC coming up with Memphis, a Louisiana Tech team coming off an upset, and potential games against FSU and Villanova as well. |
| 20 |
TCU
|
Looked really weak against CS Bakersfield, but only one game so can't judge them too harsh just yet. |
| 21 |
Buffalo
|
The impressive win of Week 1 and an immediate jump into the top 25. This honestly may still be too low. Buffalo may be this year's Loyola. |
| 22 |
UCLA
|
Promising start. People lower on this team than they should be because of the Alford Effect. Fort Wayne isn't a bad win, just ask Indiana. |
| 23 |
Indiana
|
Romeo Langford as good as advertised. A prove it game right off the bat looms with Marquette though. |
| 24 |
Marquette
|
Same as IU. SHiny new ranking but an immediate top 25 clash in the Gavitt Games to prove it. Need Howard to come through with a big game. |
| 25 |
Purdue
|
Need to see more than just Carsen Edwards from this team. No one in either opening game scored more than 14 points other than him. |