KalonKral's Ballot for Week 5 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 7:27AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kansas
|
0 They survived against Stanford, and probably should’ve lost, but I continue to say good things about LaGerald Vick. What's happened to me? |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
0 Another team on survivor status after barely beating Creighton. Clarke is looking great and this team stepped on the gas to a W. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
0 They crumpled a few hats with that big win over Stetson. |
| 4 |
Michigan
|
+5 They’ve blown out every top 25 team they’ve faced and might be the best team in America today. |
| 5 |
Virginia
|
-1 Jack Salt leading UVA to victory? Who saw that coming? Liked Clark, their freshman PG as well. Confidence remains high. |
| 6 |
Nevada
|
-1 Dominant offensively without seeing the full extent of what Trey Porter and Jordan Brown can do inside. |
| 7 |
Auburn
|
-1 |
| 8 |
Tennessee
|
-1 |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
|
+10 I’ve got a top 8, no idea right here. I guess we’ll put Texas Tech here, with their 90+ Game Score in every game so far. |
| 10 |
Wisconsin
|
+7 Impressive wins over NC State and Iowa left the Badgers above the dreck that all had a bad week. |
| 11 |
Michigan State
|
-1 I know they struggled against Rutgers (uh oh), but I think Louisville is a QUALITY LOSS. |
| 12 |
Florida State
|
0 A nice win over Purdue keeps them afloat. |
| 13 |
Kentucky
|
+3 Francis Alonso had the best half I’ve seen this year … until UK shut him down in the second half (and actually played some defense). |
| 14 |
Virginia Tech
|
-1 As far as quality losses go, not sure Penn State is going to look like one down the road. |
| 15 |
North Carolina
|
-7 Michigan has made everyone look foolish this year, but not a good couple weeks from the Heels. |
| 16 |
Kansas State
|
-5 If I could launch their offense into the Sun, I would. This isn’t the team I thought I’d see to start the year. |
| 17 |
Arizona State
|
+1 They could either way in my poll ahead of their huge matchup with Nevada. |
| 18 |
Villanova
|
-3 Speaking of teams that we’re sending into the Sun, that would’ve been Villanova if they lost to lowly La Salle. |
| 19 |
Marquette
|
NR A very impressive win over Kansas St. and they’ve got a top 50 defense so far. Quite the turnaround. |
| 20 |
Creighton
|
NR Loved their fight against Gonzaga and Ty-Shon Alexander has taken a huge leap. |
| 21 |
Iowa
|
+3 This is about where I though this team was before they played Wisconsin. |
| 22 |
Buffalo
|
+3 More than just a fun inclusion at No. 25, Buffalo was great in Northern Ireland. |
| 23 |
Louisville
|
NR Big wins over Michigan St. and Seton Hall make their resume look really good so far. All hail Chris Mack. |
| 24 |
Purdue
|
-3 They’re 0-3 against good competition, so I’m not sure they even belong in the top 25, but I’ll give them another shot. |
| 25 |
St. John's
|
NR When you have Shamorie Ponds, anything is possible. Georgia Tech didn’t make it easy. |