TPM_23's Ballot for Week 7 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, December 17, 2018 at 4:18AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kansas
|
(--) beat Nova |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
(+1) |
| 3 |
Duke
|
(-1) this and Virginia go hand in hand; Duke didn't play this week, can move back up after playing Texas Tech thursday |
| 4 |
Michigan
|
(+3) undervalued SoS last week, this is a better place for 11-0 / 2-0 in conf. |
| 5 |
Nevada
|
(--) they face the mid-major dilemma, can really only move up if others lose |
| 6 |
Tennessee
|
(-2) the Gonzaga win is still huge, just a bit more watered down |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
(+6) not that watered down |
| 8 |
Michigan State
|
(+1) a bit premature, but hopefully they'll justify this ranking by 1/5 @OSU |
| 9 |
Auburn
|
(-1) it was basically a road game, but they're just better than UAB, OT shouldn't happen |
| 10 |
Gonzaga
|
(-4) you seem to have a losing problem |
| 11 |
Florida State
|
(-1) didn't play this week, probably would've fallen behind UNC anyway |
| 12 |
Virginia Tech
|
(-1) see #11, except they played this week! |
| 13 |
Mississippi State
|
(+2) pretty big win over Cincinnati this week |
| 14 |
Buffalo
|
(-2) see #12, except they got jumped by Mississippi St. as well |
| 15 |
Arizona State
|
(+3) good win against Georgia, better win than similarly ranked teams even if Georgia is kinda garbo for a P5 |
| 16 |
Texas Tech
|
(-2) next three stay mostly the same because they all won, so instead of explanations I'll list mid-majors to look at in future games |
| 17 |
Wisconsin
|
(-1) SAN FRANCISCO: they're 10-1 and have choice matchups soon against Stanford/St. Mary's, both near their current top win against Harvard |
| 18 |
St. John's
|
(-1) BELMONT: just won @UCLA to get to 8-1, also 2-0 against Lipscomb, 12/29 matchup with Purdue could be interesting |
| 19 |
Kentucky
|
(+1) DUQUESNE: bit of a surprise team, 8-2 w/ losses to ND and Pitt, watch for the upset special wednesday against Penn State |
| 20 |
Houston
|
(+2) good wins against top-75 teams in Kenpom (LSU/St. Louis) |
| 21 |
Furman
|
(--) actual mid-majors again, they're still winning so they're still rising |
| 22 |
NC State
|
(NR) only loss is a 4-pointer @Wisconsin, we'll see if they can take Auburn wednesday |
| 23 |
Kansas State
|
(+1) not very remarkable, don't have another road test until 1/5 @Texas Tech, they'll probably stick around until then |
| 24 |
Indiana
|
(NR) OSU's wins are comparable with Indiana, so if they're ranked at all it should be down here, change my mind |
| 25 |
Penn
|
(NR) #RankTheIvy -- DROPPED: Villanova 19, UCLA 23, Marquette 25 |