Syracuse University Logofalconlover79's Ballot for Week 4 of 2018-19

Submitted on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 10:26PM EST
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1 University of Kansas Logo Kansas (LW: 3) A fantastic win over Tennessee in a game that looked like a Final Four matchup. MSU helped them as well.
2 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga (LW: 4) It was close between GU and UVA, both tournament winners this week. Gonzaga looked slightly more consistent, so they're #2 for now.
3 University of Virginia Logo Virginia (LW: 2) It does feel weird to move a team down when they won a major tournament like B4A. A win over Maryland could boost them back up.
4 University of Michigan Logo Michigan (LW: 5) Michigan didn't do much this week, but Villanova helped them out by looking much better.
5 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada (LW: 6) Their offence was clicking, especially against UMass. That's the type of play expected from Nevada this year.
6 Duke University Logo Duke (LW: 1) Harsh? Maybe, but Duke looked pretty bad down the stretch against Gonzaga, despite the Zags giving them chances.
7 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State (LW: 12) The Kansas loss doesn't look like much of a concern and they looked very strong in Vegas.
8 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech (LW: 8) Quiet week from the Hokies, but they doubled up their only opponent this week, they are certainly looking like a top 10 team.
9 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee (LW: 10) I would move them up more if I could. Just like Michigan State, a close loss to Kansas can almost be seen as a positive right now.
10 Auburn University Logo Auburn (LW: 9) Auburn did alright for themselves in Maui, mostly by proving they could hang around with a top team like Duke.
11 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina (LW: 7) Texas is a very good team and they bounced back with a dominant win over UCLA the following day.
12 University of Iowa Logo Iowa (LW: 14) I'm still getting over how impressive Iowa was last week. They did fine in their only game this week, too.
13 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky (LW: 11) The Duke loss may be more of a concern than originally thought. They also looked mediocre against Winthrop and TSU.
14 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State (LW: 17) Neither Creighton or Cincinnati have lost since playing the Buckeyes, and the Blue Jays just beat a ranked Clemson team.
15 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas (LW: 18) I would just like to say that I feel justified in having Texas ranked at 18 coming into this week, they looked solid in Vegas.
16 Kansas State University Logo Kansas State (LW: 15) Credit them for still being undeafeted, but their schedule hasn't been too challenging.
17 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech (LW: NR) The Nebraska win is certainly impressive, but they also blew out a 6-0 Northern Colorado team a few days later.
18 Arizona State University Logo Arizona State (LW: NR) Are the Sun Devils going to have another non-conference schedule to remember? They do have Kansas again, this time at home.
19 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland (LW: 20) The Terps shot out of their mind against Marshall on Friday. Big (rivalry) game coming up against UVA on Wednesday.
20 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin (LW: NR) They looked a little outmatched against Virginia, but were dominant in the prior two games.
21 University of Oregon Logo Oregon (LW: 23) I'll be curious to see how Oregon does as they play an interesting road game at undefeated Houston on Saturday.
22 University at Buffalo Logo Buffalo (LW: 24) They keep rolling along, looking like easily the best mid major east of the Mississippi River.
23 St. John's University Logo St. John's (LW: NR) They overcame some adversity in order to win two games in Brooklyn this week.
24 University of Minnesota Logo Minnesota (LW: NR) The Gophers should see if they can get Minnesota to secede to Canada, they played amazingly in their 3 games in Vancouver.
25 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State (LW: 25) Injuries have been cruel to the Cyclones, but they've still looked impressive. Next 5: Arkansas, Purdue, Nebraska, FSU, Nova