Imperialism32's Ballot for Week 4 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, November 26, 2018 at 6:06AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kansas
|
LW: 2 Two top-15 wins, and I'm not even sure we've seen the best version of this team yet. |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
LW: 3 Very very close to the top spot. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
LW: 1 Still the highest ceiling in the country, to me, but there's some work to do to figure out how to reach it. |
| 4 |
Virginia
|
LW: 6 They have a dude named Kihei Clark. If this team isn't in Maui while he's on the team, I want Congress to investigate. |
| 5 |
Tennessee
|
LW: 5 Overtime loss to Kansas means no drop. But it did show just how reliant on Grant Williams they are. |
| 6 |
Nevada
|
LW: 7 Only one game against a top-100 team so far, but their next three are against Loyola Chicago, USC, and Arizona State. |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
LW: 4 A bit of a stumble against Texas but their ACC/B1G challenge game against Michigan is the highlight of the week. |
| 8 |
Virginia Tech
|
LW: 10 They've been very impressive and aren't even at full strength. |
| 9 |
Auburn
|
LW: 8 You don't tumble too far because of a loss to Duke. |
| 10 |
Kansas State
|
LW: 10 Maybe I'm being stubborn not ranking them higher but I don't see them having a much higher ceiling than this. |
| 11 |
Michigan
|
LW: 12 The defense is insane and Beilein is an offensive wizard. I'm not convinced they can be a top-20 offense, however. |
| 12 |
Michigan State
|
LW: 13 Dominant since the loss to Kansas. |
| 13 |
Wisconsin
|
LW: 16 This is the point in the rankings where I kind of throw up my hands. No shame in a loss to UVA, though. |
| 14 |
Kentucky
|
LW: 17 They've been good, sometimes great, rarely overwhelming. Gonna be a great year for "Can Coach Cal actually... coach?" debates. |
| 15 |
Ohio State
|
LW: 18 There is no debate about whether Chris Holtman can actually coach. |
| 16 |
Florida State
|
LW: 9 This team has a lot of talent but I hated what they did with it against LSU and Villanova. Interior D surprisingly pedestrian so far. |
| 17 |
Clemson
|
LW: 15 I think this team has a slightly higher offensive ceiling, but they'll need to show it at some point. |
| 18 |
Mississippi State
|
LW: 14 Had them virtually even with Clemson, they drop an extra spot for losing to a slightly worse opponent by the same margin. |
| 19 |
Indiana
|
LW: 21 Didn't play complete games against UT-Arlington or UC Davis. I don't recommend this strategy against Duke. |
| 20 |
Purdue
|
LW: 25 Had them under-ranked last week. The offense is obviously great but their defense has mostly done good work. |
| 21 |
NC State
|
LW: 22 Play a game against somebody of consequence, please. Wisconsin will be an eye-opener one way or another. |
| 22 |
Iowa
|
LW: 23 I'm still not sure I entirely buy it. |
| 23 |
Oregon
|
LW: 24 Man, the Pac-12 stinks. Oregon should honestly win 14+ games in conference. |
| 24 |
Texas Tech
|
LW: NR KenPom has them 11th, which, no. But the win over Nebraska was a statement game, and we need to be talking about Jarrett Culver |
| 25 |
Buffalo
|
LW: NR Won't get tested again until games against Syracuse and Marquette the week of December 17. |