54321Newcomb's Ballot for Week 14 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 1:37AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Tennessee
|
I say it every week, but this team looks unstoppable. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
Game 2 against Virginia this Saturday will show who #2 is. |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
A chance for revenge against Duke this week. |
| 4 |
Gonzaga
|
Gonzaga keeps on piling up wins in conference play. |
| 5 |
Kentucky
|
After a nightmare start to SEC play, Kentucky hasn't looked back. |
| 6 |
Michigan
|
Tough road loss to Iowa, the Big Ten is brutal this year. |
| 7 |
Nevada
|
Nevada was consistent as usual last week. |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
North Carolina got their revenge against Louisville and keep climbing the rankings. |
| 9 |
Marquette
|
We'll see who is top dog in the Big East with Marquette facing Villanova this week. |
| 10 |
Virginia Tech
|
Ugly win against against NC State, but a win is a win, plus against a ranked opponent. |
| 11 |
Michigan State
|
Ugly loss to Indiana, Michgan State needs to come back strong to stay at the top of the Big Ten. |
| 12 |
Villanova
|
Big chance for Villanova to make a statement against Marquette. |
| 13 |
Kansas
|
Nice bounce back win against Texas Tech after a bad loss to Texas. |
| 14 |
Houston
|
Houston lost and everyone seemed to forget about them, but they haven't lost since. |
| 15 |
Texas Tech
|
Texas Tech has an easy week coming up, they need to recover to stay in the Big 12 picture. |
| 16 |
Purdue
|
Purdue is red hot, tied atop the Big Ten after beating a very solid Minnesota squad. |
| 17 |
LSU
|
Big game coming against Mississippi State, need to make a statement after Arkansas. |
| 18 |
Iowa State
|
Nice to finally see some consistency from this Iowa State squad. |
| 19 |
Louisville
|
Tough loss to North Carolina, doesn't hurt too bad. |
| 20 |
Wisconsin
|
Solid win against Maryland keeps them in the Big Ten regular season title picture. |
| 21 |
Buffalo
|
Close loss to Bowling Green who is now ahead of Buffalo in the MAC. They need to bounce back this week. |
| 22 |
Iowa
|
After a hard road loss to a very good Minnesota team, Iowa makes a statement against Michigan. |
| 23 |
Maryland
|
Maryland has a very tough week coming up, time to see if they are up to the challenge. |
| 24 |
Mississippi State
|
Huge game against LSU coming up this week, a chance for Mississippi State to stay in the SEC picture. |
| 25 |
Cincinnati
|
Cincinnati is red-hot and might challenge Houston for the AAC title. |