BluOmega's Ballot for Week 12 of 2018-19
Submitted on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 3:07PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Tennessee
|
(+2) Tennessee inexplicably slips to the top spot while everyone around them falls |
| 2 |
Duke
|
(-1) They had injuries in their loss and beat a great Virginia team, they have weaknesses though |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
(+0) Great win against VTech, impressively taking Duke the distance is nothing to be ashamed of |
| 4 |
Gonzaga
|
(+1) Taking care of business against lesser competition |
| 5 |
Michigan State
|
(+2) It's been awhile since Sparty has lost, Michigan and Maryland game will be interesting |
| 6 |
Michigan
|
(-4) Tough loss to Wisconsin where their offense completely failed, if Iggy has any more 0 bombs they'll probably lose those too |
| 7 |
Nevada
|
(+3) Narrowly avoided upset this week, which is more than a lot of teams around them can say |
| 8 |
Kentucky
|
(+5) Quality win against Auburn, this team is finding a groove |
| 9 |
Maryland
|
(+7) Terrapins have cemented themselves in the top 3 in the BIG, maybe overranked here however |
| 10 |
Buffalo
|
(+5) This seems high but everyone in front of them lost |
| 11 |
Kansas
|
(-2) West Virginia is not a good team, embarrassing loss for Bill Self |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
(+5) Took care of business while many other mid tier teams faltered |
| 13 |
Virginia Tech
|
(-5) Looked very lost against Virginia, the score of that game does not match the blow out |
| 14 |
Marquette
|
(+5) Took care of business for this week |
| 15 |
Louisville
|
(+9) Maybe too high on the Cards but they had a good week following up on their UNC win |
| 16 |
Villanova
|
(+6) Only one game for Nova but mostly everyone in front of them lost |
| 17 |
Houston
|
(+3) Houston is certainly defying my expectations for them coming into the season |
| 18 |
Auburn
|
(-6) Played UK really close, still a contender in the SEC and very scary when they're hot from 3 |
| 19 |
Texas Tech
|
(-13) Bad week for the Raiders, Iowa State loss is one thing but Baylor is not a good team |
| 20 |
Iowa State
|
(+3) Great win over Texas Tech, it seems Iowa St often plays to the level of their competition |
| 21 |
Mississippi State
|
(+4) It's very hard to know what to do with this team, but all 3 of their losses were close |
| 22 |
Kansas State
|
(NR) Their past 3 games are all wins against quality teams, beginning to reach their preseason hype level |
| 23 |
LSU
|
(NR) The Tigers are putting together a little hot streak and winning SEC games big |
| 24 |
Purdue
|
(NR) The Boilermakers have a bunch of losses but all the advanced metrics love them and Carsen Edwards is really carrying this team |
| 25 |
Iowa
|
(NR) Next five: Florida, Wisconsin, Murray St, Oklahoma, Florida St |