University of North Carolina at Charlotte LogoMrAtlantic's Ballot for Week 11 of 2018-19

Submitted on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 3:56AM EST
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1 Duke University Logo Duke They pass the eye test and have tremendous talent. I think Cam's three point winner will be huge for his confidence as well. Strong team.
2 University of Michigan Logo Michigan 17-0 and the best start in program history. I think they are lacking in some wins against more quality opponents, but they cant stop winning
3 University of Virginia Logo Virginia 15-0 and some decent wins against rival acc teams recently. Guy looked solid and their fsu win looks better after the duke game.
4 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee Tennessee keeps on racking up the W's, and by big margins. Their upcoming opponents don't seem to be very threatening either, so expect more
5 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State A solid OSU win is looking a little worse now given osu's fall from grace, but they still are a strong team deserving of the ranking
6 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Lots of big wins recently, but the level of competition they've faced leaves a lot to be desired. I don't see a deep tourney run for them.
7 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech Some decent wins recently although a little closer than I'd like. Their ranked win against OU and their defense is what has them here atm.
8 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech Some good wins recently by some decent margins, strong defense, and have been able to capitalize. Some interesting games ahead for them.
9 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Kansas has bounced back in the W column, but with some closer margins. The Azubuike loss is going to really test this team in upcoming games
10 University at Buffalo Logo Buffalo I like Buffalo, and I think they have something there on both O and D. They're this high as a lot of teams lost, but they're a fun squad.
11 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky A close Alabama loss hurt them, but they are back to their winning ways. Their stretch of ranked opponents soon should show us where UK is.
12 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada After a week of other teams losing, Nevada put together a couple bounce back wins and look to regain their top ten spot soon. Fluke loss?
13 Marquette University Logo Marquette Good Creighton win, and they have showed lots of heart these last few games. I don't expect them to stay this high for long though.
14 University of Mississippi Logo Ole Miss Amongst the losses this last week, Ole Miss was the one delivering them to two ranked teams, making them a hot pick right now.
15 North Carolina State University Logo NC State I like NC State, and I feel like the UNC loss is definitely a quality one. Was a close game and I think they will bounce back just fine.
16 Auburn University Logo Auburn With the ole miss loss, they've dropped some slots, but a case could be made for them to be higher or lower imo. For now they're here.
17 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland Other teams have lost and they haven't, and they even have a cute ranked win against Indiana, so they're here by default.
18 University of Houston Logo Houston Like Auburn their recent loss drops them some slots. I need to see more from the defense to put them higher, past few games werent pretty.
19 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina The worst home loss under Williams to an unremarkable Louisville team will indeep drop UNC down. Fluke loss or indicative of things to come?
20 Florida State University Logo Florida State The duke L was a quality one, but I can't reward going 1-2 in your last 3 with a high ranking. The MIA win only being by 6 too has 'em here.
21 Mississippi State University Logo Mississippi State Oof, back to back losses for the bulldogs. Not much to say here really, both were close enough to leave them ranked, but they're on thin ice
22 Villanova University Logo Villanova Again plenty of losing teams this week, and nova's string of wins, with a ranked win too, gets the defending champs in the rankings.
23 University of Iowa Logo Iowa Iowa channeled their inner football team and gave OSU a painful loss. Nice win, gets them a spot this week.
24 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma No real good teams to put in the last few spots, but a ranked win and a close-ish loss to texas tech gets OU the nod this week.
25 Texas Christian University Logo TCU Back to back losses, but both were against ranked teams and both were fairly close. No team too deserving of this spot tbh.