wichita_gator's Ballot for Week 16 of 2018-19
Submitted on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 9:32PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
6 ranked wins, 3 are Top 5. Only full-strength loss is by 2 to Gonzaga. |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
Only team to beat Duke at full strength. 2 losses to Top 10 opponents. #1 offense by far. |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
5 ranked wins. Both losses are to Duke. |
| 4 |
Tennessee
|
First game against a tournament-level opponent in months, and it didn't look good. They're still one of the best teams in the nation. |
| 5 |
Kentucky
|
3 losses are by a combined 5 points. Statement wins over Tennessee, UNC, Kansas, and @Louisville. |
| 6 |
Michigan
|
5 ranked wins. 2 of 3 losses are against ranked teams on the road. Tough loss to Penn State this week. |
| 7 |
Houston
|
They've beat everyone they have played, and the LSU win looks even better now. |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
Worst loss was to Texas by 3 in November. 6 tournament-level wins, including a statement win over Gonzaga. |
| 9 |
Nevada
|
No games against ranked opponents, but they've beat everyone they have played. Their roster is filled with experienced players. |
| 10 |
Marquette
|
5 ranked wins, but only the game against Louisville was away from home. 3 bad losses. |
| 11 |
Michigan State
|
5 ranked wins, but recently have had two bad losses. They are now missing both Joshua Langford and Nick Ward. |
| 12 |
LSU
|
#1 in the SEC, and 1 point from being undefeated in the conference. 2 losses are by 6 points or less to ranked opponents. Won @UK this week. |
| 13 |
Florida State
|
3 Top 20 wins. 2 out of 5 losses to Top 3 teams. 7 game winning streak. |
| 14 |
Iowa State
|
Last week: L to TCU at home. This week: W @K-State. 3 great ranked wins, only 2-3 bad losses depending on if you think injuries matter. |
| 15 |
Louisville
|
Missed their chance against Duke. Their worst 2 losses were by 4 points total, both on the road. The other 6 were to Top 15 teams. |
| 16 |
Kansas
|
Disregarding everything they did at full strength, they still have a decent resume. But they do have 3 bad losses to bubble teams or worse. |
| 17 |
Purdue
|
4 ranked wins, 2 bad losses in the non-con. They lost at Maryland this week. |
| 18 |
Kansas State
|
Losing Dean Wade again could be really bad. 2 bad losses, and even more in games without Dean Wade. Statement wins: @ISU, KU, TTU. |
| 19 |
Wisconsin
|
2 bad losses. 3 ranked wins, including a game against Michigan. |
| 20 |
Iowa
|
One bad loss to Minnesota on the road, by 5. They have wins over Michigan and Iowa State. |
| 21 |
Texas Tech
|
No horrible losses except maybe Baylor on the road. No great wins except maybe weakened K-State at home. Still a threat in the Big XII. |
| 22 |
Maryland
|
2 bad losses. Two ranked wins over Wisconsin and Purdue, both at home. |
| 23 |
Virginia Tech
|
2 bad losses. Only ranked win was over Purdue in November. |
| 24 |
Villanova
|
They're still managing to keep all of their losses close (not including Michigan). Their win over Florida State in Orlando keeps them in. |
| 25 |
Wofford
|
I gave Wofford the edge over Buffalo for the last spot because they are still undefeated in their conference. |