needaboat4's Ballot for Week 16 of 2018-19| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Duke
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Duke is truly a show, they just showed that their biggest question mark (maturity) wasn't there |
| 2 |
Virginia
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UVA just beat UNC in their own house, a crazy night of shooting from Duke will not continue to derail UVA's ranking |
| 3 |
Gonzaga
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Continues to steamroll through the WCC |
| 4 |
Kentucky
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It's hard to balance Kentuckys week, on one hand they proved they can play w/ (and dominate) anyone, but on the other they are still mortal. |
| 5 |
Tennessee
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Losing at Rupp is one thing, but this experienced and mature Tennessee team got completely handled. |
| 6 |
North Carolina
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Losing at home sucks, but it was to an angry and elite Virginia team. |
| 7 |
Marquette
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Markus Howard is so freaking good |
| 8 |
Michigan
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Alright, Michigan is good... We all know Penn State is better than their record, and they knock off a giant at home each year. |
| 9 |
Houston
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| 10 |
Michigan State
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Winning in Madison is no joke, but with Nick Ward injured I'm not sure how high this team's ceiling is |
| 11 |
Nevada
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Not enough big non conference wins to move them into the top 10 to me |
| 12 |
LSU
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Winning in Rupp arena is no joke, LSU is legit. |
| 13 |
Kansas
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| 14 |
Purdue
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I'm not gonna act like Maryland didn't play stellar defense, but even still we were missing even the wide open shots on Saturday. |
| 15 |
Texas Tech
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| 16 |
Louisville
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Blowing that lead against Duke is almost as disappointing as it was impressive to have that lead in the first place, this week is a wash |
| 17 |
Maryland
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Purdue is good and Maryland made them look pretty bad. |
| 18 |
Iowa State
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A win at a rising Kansas State is big time |
| 19 |
Villanova
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St. John's is good, but Nova could've taken care of business and they didn't |
| 20 |
Florida State
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I unwisely left them out of my ranking last week |
| 21 |
Iowa
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Iowa needs to chill |
| 22 |
Virginia Tech
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| 23 |
Buffalo
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| 24 |
Washington
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| 25 |
St. John's
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