oncearunner's Ballot for Week 13 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, January 28, 2019 at 2:29AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
Tier 1a Great resume, 1st in every metric but sagarin. Only loss to Duke by 2 on the road. Put on a clinic @ND just like last week vs VT |
| 2 |
Michigan
|
Tier 1b |
| 3 |
Duke
|
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| 4 |
Tennessee
|
Barely beating Vandy and Alabama is not a good look. Not too worried, but that's why I dropped them a spot |
| 5 |
Gonzaga
|
Santa Clara is a bad team, but they're no swac team. Beating a team on the road 98-39 that beat USC and San Diego is impressive |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
Not much to be said here. 2 solid wins and a loss that doesn't sting too bad is mostly a wash on the week |
| 7 |
Kentucky
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Tier 1C: The last group of major tourney contenders for now(UNC, Nova and Louisville keep playing like they have been then they'll move up) |
| 8 |
Kansas
|
Anyone who puts Kansas lower than 10 has too short a memory. 8 Q1 wins, #1 SOS, neutral wins over tenn and msu. |
| 9 |
North Carolina
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Tier 2a 4 loss team with better losses than kansas, but not as many quality wins and lesser quality top wins |
| 10 |
Houston
|
More impressive wins on their resume than nevada and a much more acceptable loss. Catching up in the metrics. |
| 11 |
Marquette
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Continue to roll in the Big East. Theo John is a beast. Howard takes over games. If their win margins were better I'd have them a tier up. |
| 12 |
Villanova
|
They look like they're back. I can't just forget the early losses, but if nova continues playing this way then they're contenders |
| 13 |
Nevada
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| 14 |
Virginia Tech
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Tier 2 Might be the most overrated team this week. Next week if they lose theres no hiding behind tOp QuAlitY lOSses |
| 15 |
Buffalo
|
Only behind VT because VT has a better top win. |
| 16 |
Purdue
|
The highest QuAliTy LOSsEs out there. 6 losses is admittedly high, but they're 5-5 in top 30 equiv games w/ many better than that |
| 17 |
Louisville
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Their best wins are better than Purdue (both have vs MSU, but @UNC > @UW). Slightly fewer quality wins and worse losses though. |
| 18 |
LSU
|
Somewhat similar resume to UB with an extra loss and some extra Q2 wins |
| 19 |
Iowa State
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Top wins not as good as Louisville's and their losses are worse. |
| 20 |
Oklahoma
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Tier 3 Great SOS with plenty of good, but no great wins. No losses that are that bad. |
| 21 |
Texas Tech
|
The other contender for team most likely to be overrated this week. 3-4 in Q1 with their best win vs OU. Terribly back weighted schedule |
| 22 |
Kansas State
|
What the hell to make of this team. 3 very good wins. 3 solid wins. 5 losses, 2 of which are pretty rough |
| 23 |
Wisconsin
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That WKU loss is ugly. They have a lot of losses, but hey don't get blown out and they can beat the best. More than can be said of others |
| 24 |
Mississippi State
|
Plenty of solid wins. No real standouts. Quality of losses isn't great |
| 25 |
Cincinnati
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That loss to ECU... 26. Maryland 27. FSU 28. Iowa 29. Wofford 30. NC state 31. TCU 32. Washington |