falconlover79's Ballot for Week 16 of 2018-19
Submitted on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 7:42PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
(LW: 1) Big week for Duke: Carolina at home followed by their 10th Gameday of the season when they visit Syracuse |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
(LW: 3) Beating Carolina on the road is a pretty nice way to bounce back from a loss. |
| 3 |
Tennessee
|
(LW: 2) I'm not gonna overreact to the UK loss, it was bound to come and winning at Rupp is never easy. |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
(LW: 5) A missed call away from likely jumping UT in the rankings, the LSU loss still doesn't hold too much weight because of that. |
| 5 |
Michigan
|
(LW: 4) The Wolverines are still in control of the B1G despite their loss to Penn State on Tuesday. |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
(LW: 6) A slightly underwhelming week for Gonzaga, although I'm sure most people wouldn't consider two 10+ pt wins as underwhelming. |
| 7 |
Michigan State
|
(LW: 8) 26 games into the season and the Spartans will finally have the 1st of 2 meetings with Michigan this coming Sunday. |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
(LW: 7) The good news: They beat the shit out of Wake. The bad news: Duke is a lot better than Wake. |
| 9 |
Kansas
|
(LW: 11) I'm still not convinced that KU aren't the favourites to win the conference. The gifs aren't convincing enough. |
| 10 |
Marquette
|
(LW: 9) Marquette's remaining schedule consists of a game against Villanova along with 5 landmines against the rest of the Big East. |
| 11 |
Houston
|
(LW: 14) I'm starting to believe that this team might just finish the regular season at 30-1. Even with a down year in the AAC, that's good. |
| 12 |
LSU
|
(LW: 16) Let's ignore that last play for a second. It was still really impressive to see LSU hanging with the Cats on the road. |
| 13 |
Nevada
|
(LW: 13) Nevada's MWC schedule is fairly backloaded, so it'll be interesting to see how they respond to some tougher games. |
| 14 |
Purdue
|
(LW: 10) The Boilers drop a few spots in part due to their insane 2nd half collapse against Maryland. |
| 15 |
Texas Tech
|
(LW: 15) The Red Raiders have been hot the past 2 weeks, setting themselves up for a title run in the next 3. |
| 16 |
Villanova
|
(LW: 12) Another team with a stunning 2nd half collapse, Villanova's upcoming game against Marquette could decide the Big East champion. |
| 17 |
Iowa
|
(LW: 18) Can they win without a buzzer beater? I don't know but Iowa games are becoming must-watch TV. |
| 18 |
Florida State
|
(LW: 17) If they beat Clemson, FSU will be on an 8 game win streak heading into Chapel Hill. That would be fun to watch. |
| 19 |
Iowa State
|
(LW: 20) Kansas says thank you, but ISU is looking out for their own B12 title ambitions. They'll need KU to lose again for that. |
| 20 |
Kansas State
|
(LW: 19) If KSU wants to win the B12, they can't afford to slip up this week against the two cellar dwellers. |
| 21 |
Virginia Tech
|
(LW: 22) 3 of their last 5 are against top 25 competition, the Hokies are doing their best to cling to a spot in the poll. |
| 22 |
Wisconsin
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(LW: 21) The Badgers need to watch out as red-hot Illinois (no I'm not lying) come to town, then they travel to Evanston. |
| 23 |
Louisville
|
(LW: 23) As much as the Duke collapse sucked, it still only goes down as a close loss to the #1 team in the country. |
| 24 |
Maryland
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(LW: 25) All things considered, going 1-1 against Purdue and Michigan is defintely good for this young Terps squad. |
| 25 |
Buffalo
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(LW: NR) They're back after a solid win @Toledo. Next 5: Washington, Ole Miss, Wofford, Miss State, Cincinnati |