BluOmega's Ballot for Week 17 of 2018-19
Submitted on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 9:16PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
(+1) By far the most efficient offense since KenPom has been tracking, this Zags team is legit |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
(+1) Two great wins at Tech and Louisville this week cement Virginia in good ACC position, especially with Duke faltering a little |
| 3 |
Duke
|
(-2) This team is still good and once Zion comes back should be great but did falter a little against UNC |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
(+1) Very strong win over Auburn this week, UK seems to be playing their best at this time of the year |
| 5 |
North Carolina
|
(+3) Sure Zion was hurt but still went into Cameron and beat Duke, and it wasn't super close |
| 6 |
Tennessee
|
(-2) Tough loss to LSU, but it was close. They are still in good position but have shown that they have weakness |
| 7 |
Houston
|
(+0) Incredible season so far for the Cougars, behind Gonzaga I think they are the best midmajor and have great potential in the tourney |
| 8 |
Michigan State
|
(+3) Great win in Ann Arbor on Sunday, even without Ward and Langford this team can keep firing and throwing out punches. Very impressive |
| 9 |
Marquette
|
(+1) With Villanova slipping Marquette looks like the Big East's best chance by far |
| 10 |
Purdue
|
(+2) A couple of squeaky wins this week but took care of business |
| 11 |
Michigan
|
(-2) Losing to the Spartans isn't great, UM needs to work on consistency, especially offensively |
| 12 |
LSU
|
(+1) Losing to Florida isn't great, but they are a solid team and beating Tennessee slightly outweighs it in my book |
| 13 |
Texas Tech
|
(+7) Great victory over Kansas, maybe the Big 12 is ready to change |
| 14 |
Kansas State
|
(+7) Two great wins over lesser opponents this week, many other teams around K State fell this week |
| 15 |
Nevada
|
(-9) Didn't lose to Fresno but it seems Nevada's weakness of schedule was inflating their ranking |
| 16 |
Wofford
|
(-1) Solid win over the Paladins this week, in my eyes Wofford has earned the at-large bid and there's a chance for two Southern bids |
| 17 |
Buffalo
|
(+1) Absolutely blew Ohio out of the water, Buffalo might have some consistency issues but they look quite solid |
| 18 |
Kansas
|
(-4) Losing to Tech, especially by that much, is disheartening for this team that kinda has to beat Kansas State to win the conference |
| 19 |
Cincinnati
|
(+5) Close wins this week but maintained their position in the American |
| 20 |
Maryland
|
(NR) Good couple of BIG wins for this team, they are quite competitive on both sides of the ball and are pretty dynamic |
| 21 |
Wisconsin
|
(NR) Wisconsin has on and off moments but has the potential to beat almost anyone in the country if they're on |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
(-6) Pretty large loss to North Carolina but solid win over a good Clemson. Not in the top tier but in the top of the middle tier |
| 23 |
Virginia Tech
|
(-1) Did lose to Virginia, but it was close and acceptable in my eyes, they stay ranked due to high efficiency and other teams losing |
| 24 |
Washington
|
(NR) Really the PAC 12's only hope, the conference probably needs someone else to win the tournament to secure a second bid |
| 25 |
VCU
|
(NR) Next Five: Iowa, Iowa State, Louisville, VIllanova, Mississippi State |