University of Michigan LogoBluOmega's Ballot for Week 13 of 2018-19

Submitted on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 7:49PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee (+0) Probably should have lost to Vandy but took care of business
2 Duke University Logo Duke (+0) Now that they have Tre Jones back, Duke is going to be really scary
3 University of Virginia Logo Virginia (+0) Picked up a couple more large wins this week
4 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga (+0) Gonzaga doesn't really belong in their conference, winning by 59 must be so boring
5 University of Michigan Logo Michigan (+1) Close game against Minnesota but a really solid win at Indiana
6 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky (+2) One of the hottest teams right now, UK has won three ranked matchups in a row
7 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada (+0) Nevada might not lose for the rest of the season but they still have to be careful
8 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State (-3) Purdue is a good team and MSU had a very packed schedule against 3 ranked opponents this week, can't punish them that much
9 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina (+3) Big win against a solid Virginia Tech team, but this team is pretty inconsistent
10 Marquette University Logo Marquette (+4) In my opinion the favorite to win the conference, but the race with Villanova will be interesting
11 Villanova University Logo Villanova (+5) They've recovered well from a slow start and are on a roll right now
12 University of Louisville Logo Louisville (+3) As much as I hate to see it, the Cards are putting together a nice run
13 University of Kansas Logo Kansas (-2) Good win against Iowa St, and they played Kentucky pretty close in Lexington. This team needs to find an identity
14 University of Houston Logo Houston (+3) A 40-point win is impressive against anyone, Houston is really showing people they mean business
15 University at Buffalo Logo Buffalo (-5) I think Buffalo needed this loss since they were getting ranked so highly, to help bring them back down to earth
16 Purdue University Logo Purdue (+7) Their best player had an okay game and they kinda manhandled the hottest team in the country, that game was never in question
17 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech (-4) Against top tier teams Tech looks sloppy but they continue to perform well against lesser opponents
18 Louisiana State University Logo LSU (+6) Won some close SEC games in a week where a lot of mid tier teams around them lost
19 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland (-10) Not a great week, and losing to Illinois is kinda humiliating, but hopefully the Terps can recover
20 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin (NR) Followed up their victory over UM with a couple double digit BIG wins, this team is solid
21 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma (NR) Absolutely whalloped Vandy, I think Oklahoma belongs somewhere in this mid tier.
22 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State (-2) Only barely lost to Kansas, and took care of a good Ole Miss team
23 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech (-4) Not a good stretch leading up to the Kansas State loss, and Arkansas isn't good, but maybe they can turn it around
24 Texas Christian University Logo TCU (NR) Good win against a team the statisticians love in Florida, though not sure if TCU deserved to quite be ranked or not
25 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati (NR) Next Five: Wofford, NC State, Kansas State, Mississippi State, Washington