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wichita_gator's Ballot for Week 15 of 2018-19

Submitted on Monday, February 11, 2019 at 12:58AM EST

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Duke	3 Top 5 wins. They would've decimated Syracuse if they'd've had Tre Jones and Cam Reddish.
2	Tennessee	They beat Gonzaga & Louisville. Only lost was in OT to a KU team that still had everyone.
3	Gonzaga	Somebody show mercy to those poor WCC teams. #1 offense by far, and they've beat Duke.
4	Virginia	Missed out on both their chances against Duke, and failing to defend home court is rough. The game @UNC is even more super important now.
5	Kentucky	3 points away from their only loss being on opening day against Duke. They've collected a pile of good wins since December.
6	Michigan	They're the only team that has handled Villanova from start to finish, but since then they've struggled on the road vs. ranked opponents.
7	North Carolina	They avenged their loss to Louisville, and the only other bad game they've had was against Texas. Also, they beat Gonzaga.
8	Marquette	I'm unsure if I want to put them above or below the pseudo-undefeated teams. All of their best wins are at home. Either way, a Top 10 team.
9	Houston	Best wins are against LSU and Cincinnati at home, but have won against every team they have played this year.
10	Nevada	Lost to New Mexico by 27 on the road, but beat them by 29 at home. So they've beat everyone they've played as well.
11	Michigan State	What the heck happened? This team looked like a title contender 2.5 weeks ago.
12	Kansas State	K-State would be undefeated in the Big XII if Dean Wade had been healthy. They're gonna meme their way into being Big 12 champions.
13	Purdue	Purdue has risen from the depths of hell (a 6-5 start) to attempt to claim the B1G throne.
14	LSU	This team is sneaky good. Only 1 point off from being undefeated in SEC play. They have a decent shot at winning the damn thing.
15	Florida State	Got back on the right track this week by beating Syracuse in the Carrier Dome and coming back to win over Louisville at home.
16	Kansas	Amazing resume, but the bulk of it was formed with a different roster than the one now. Losing Vick may be a death sentence for the streak.
17	Louisville	Their wins stick out more than their losses.
18	Virginia Tech	Their best win since December was also the ugliest game I've ever watched. They must get back on track before UVA and Duke come to town.
19	Wisconsin	Plenty of good wins, but losses against Western Kentucky on the road and Minnesota at home are too ugly to ignore.
20	Iowa	None of their losses are THAT bad. They just need some more good wins. By the way, they only face red teams until the postseason now.
21	Iowa State	They were doing fine, and then BAM: 10+ point loss at home to TCU. Still might claim the Big 12 title from the Kansas teams though.
22	Buffalo	Losing any more MAC games could spell disaster for the Bulls. Huge game @Toledo on Friday night.
23	Villanova	They been one shot away in 4/5 losses. The win keeping them ranked was against Florida State in Orlando back in November.
24	Maryland	Maybe the most average team out there. They'll probably will be one of those 7-seeds that gives the 2-seed a good game before losing by 12.
25	Texas Tech	I thought this team was gonna be awesome after watching the game against Duke. They've just been meh. Best win was over KSU minus Dean Wade.