Senior_Chang's Ballot for Week 8 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, December 24, 2018 at 12:51AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Michigan
|
(i'm back! woohoo! back to a voter, missed preseason so was provisional for a bit) |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
Michigan gets top billing for me this week. Tough choice-I have cooled a bit on them after recent performances. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
Gave nod for undefeated status with those solid wins earlier. Will not take much to be jumped. Also keep Virginia up here at 2. |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
Duke 3, almost put at 1. Couldn't justify at 2, as I think Mich-UVa are super close. Kansas has slight drop. |
| 5 |
Tennessee
|
Tenn stays up here |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
I still really like this team and win over Duke is best win in the country. Tillie coming back soon... |
| 7 |
Michigan State
|
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| 8 |
Nevada
|
Actually fall a couple spots. Winning but not by as much as maybe they'd be expected to |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
|
lose to duke but don't fall. |
| 10 |
Virginia Tech
|
I'll be honest- I haven't seen them yet. |
| 11 |
Marquette
|
Markus Howard is a star. I know people will bring KenPom up, but this team seems to impress more as season goes on. |
| 12 |
Auburn
|
Drop some with loss |
| 13 |
Florida State
|
No real change here |
| 14 |
Wisconsin
|
Wins over Oklahoma and NCState keep looking better. |
| 15 |
NC State
|
BIG jump for this squad with a nice win over Auburn. Schedule hasn't been super impressive otherwise. |
| 16 |
Kentucky
|
Beat UNC |
| 17 |
North Carolina
|
Bigger drop than Kentucky rises. There's a huge group of teams here that I can see arguments for any order (almost 9-20) |
| 18 |
Mississippi State
|
SEC looks strong to me. ^cont above- even the top doesn't seem that far apart. UNC beats Gonzaga beats Duke? Matchups |
| 19 |
Iowa
|
I still think this team is quite good. Not much to change that this week. |
| 20 |
Ohio State
|
I don't think I'm sold on this team yet |
| 21 |
Houston
|
Winning games. SOS not superb. American looks to be a good conference battle: Cinci/UH up there. UCF/USF could be challengers |
| 22 |
Cincinnati
|
Both UCF/USF dropped a couple close ones this non-con that could hurt the conference come strength bid time. |
| 23 |
Oklahoma
|
Conference play will test some of these teams that are less proven |
| 24 |
Buffalo
|
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| 25 |
Arizona State
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Honorable mentions: TCU, St. Johns, Indiana |