zjl539's Ballot for Week 8 of 2018-19
Submitted on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 10:12PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
Win vs. Texas Tech and Kansas losing should put Duke as a consensus #1 |
| 2 |
Michigan
|
They've creamed UNC, Villanova, Purdue, Providence, and also beat Northwestern. How much more could you ask for? |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
Remaining undefeated is enough to keep their spot at the 3. |
| 4 |
Tennessee
|
That Gonzaga win continues to keep them in the top 5. |
| 5 |
Nevada
|
An inactive week for Nevada, so I'm not gonna drop them |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
That loss to Arizona State is a big oof, and since Vick is practically the only thing keeping them alive, they don't have much of a cushion |
| 7 |
Michigan State
|
Their only "bad" loss so far is Louisville, I''m surprised they're not consistently ranked higher than 10 |
| 8 |
Gonzaga
|
After their 2 game skid, they haven't done anything of significance. Their only decent game left is SF, so they shouldn't move much anymore |
| 9 |
Florida State
|
Having an overall great season, but Villanova is killing their quality loss |
| 10 |
Texas Tech
|
They had a pretty good game vs. Duke, so I'm not going to knock them too far down |
| 11 |
Virginia Tech
|
VT has simply seemed like a solid team all year. Recovered nicely from the PSU loss |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
It seems like UNC only loses when they'd have a great chance to move up in the rankings |
| 13 |
Marquette
|
Great win vs. Buffalo. Looks like the only great team in the Big East this year. |
| 14 |
Kentucky
|
Amazing win vs. UNC shows that maybe UK isn't a TOTAL letdown |
| 15 |
Arizona State
|
That win vs. Kansas would put them so much higher if they didn't lose to Vanderbilt. Still looking like the only good team in the PAC-12 |
| 16 |
Mississippi State
|
They seem to finally be getting the quality wins they needed early in the year. |
| 17 |
Wisconsin
|
All they did this week is stomp 2 bad teams. Nothing enough to warrant much movement. |
| 18 |
Houston
|
As long as they keep winning, I'm not going to move them down. |
| 19 |
Iowa
|
Didn't do much of note this week. They're going to have to do more than ride the wave from the 2K Classic to stay ranked. |
| 20 |
Indiana
|
Strung together a few nice wins in early December, and that win against Marquette is looking better and better. |
| 21 |
NC State
|
A nice win vs. Auburn and great coaching from notorious winner Kevin Keatts puts them in the Top 25 for the first time since 2013 |
| 22 |
St. John's
|
Yeah their SOS is awful but going undefeated has to earn you some respect...right?? |
| 23 |
Nebraska
|
I'm not sure whether to put this team at #15 on account of their high KenPom or not rank them because of their resume, so I put them here |
| 24 |
Oklahoma
|
Just capped off a win streak vs. a bunch of teams where it isn't impressive to beat them, but beating them all is. |
| 25 |
Buffalo
|
That loss to Marquette hurts when you're coasting on an undefeated record. Still better than Furman and others though |