Toastiify's Ballot for Week 9 of 2018-19
Submitted on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 9:14PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
Tier 1 = |
| 2 |
Michigan
|
No changes amongst the top two tiers on a quiet week = |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
= |
| 4 |
Nevada
|
They jump back to tier 1 with a dominant looking win against an okay utah team on the road. = |
| 5 |
Kansas
|
Tier 2 = |
| 6 |
Tennessee
|
= |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
= |
| 8 |
Michigan State
|
Tier 3- the difference between the 7 and 8 team is even bigger this week. +1 |
| 9 |
Marquette
|
Really excited for the start of conference play for all of these teams. +1 |
| 10 |
Texas Tech
|
+1 |
| 11 |
Kentucky
|
Tier 4 +1 |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
Tier 4b- UNC has the better overall win and better overall losses. Wisconsin and UNC are basically tied. +1 |
| 13 |
Wisconsin
|
I'll probably be the highest on Wisconsin this week, but they have a very similar resume to UNC with a slightly worse loss -5 |
| 14 |
Houston
|
+3 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma
|
Both OU and NC State get slight bumps to their resumes with the Wisconsin loss. -1 |
| 16 |
NC State
|
-1 |
| 17 |
St. John's
|
Tier 5- St John's got blatantly screwed by the refs. Even if its a loss I'm treating it like a win. +7 |
| 18 |
Buffalo
|
+2 |
| 19 |
Ohio State
|
Ohio State's resume is quietly a very good one, with multiple top 100 wins and just the loss to syracuse +6 |
| 20 |
Auburn
|
Not buying the hype for Auburn, VT, and FSU. -1 |
| 21 |
Virginia Tech
|
+2 The reason for the movement of some teams around here is just adjusting previous rankings. |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
I'm still low on florida state, but I think they're resume fluctuates based on how you rate villanova -4 |
| 23 |
Indiana
|
Tier 6 -2 |
| 24 |
Mississippi State
|
Arizona State's loss drops them 2 spots. -2 |
| 25 |
Nebraska
|
Toledo, Iowa, TCU, Seton Hall, North Texas, Cinci, Minnesota, KState, Arizona State, ISU 26-35 |