TPM_23's Ballot for Week 19 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 5:06AM EDT
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
(--) it's almost time for the madness |
| 2 |
North Carolina
|
(+1) bumped up due to scheduling games this week, and beating Duke |
| 3 |
Gonzaga
|
(-1) time to plow through the WCC tourney |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
(+1) these guys used to be terrible once upon a time |
| 5 |
LSU
|
(+1) good job on the regular season title |
| 6 |
Duke
|
(-2) at least Zion is coming back |
| 7 |
Tennessee
|
(-1) this marks the end of the tippity-top tier going into tournaments imo |
| 8 |
Michigan State
|
(+4) ...though the case could be made to put these guys in there too |
| 9 |
Houston
|
(+2) nice rebound |
| 10 |
Texas Tech
|
(+5) only because you have me in a good mood, ending the Kansas streak |
| 11 |
Michigan
|
(-3) that's definitely one way to end a regular season |
| 12 |
Florida State
|
(+1) the ACC is gonna have a ton of high seeds this year, the top half is super deep |
| 13 |
Virginia Tech
|
(-4) suuuuper deep |
| 14 |
Purdue
|
(-4) alas, the 1-seed wasn't meant to be |
| 15 |
Buffalo
|
(+1) do I hear the unmistakable sound of the mid-major train grinding up the poll? |
| 16 |
Wofford
|
(+1) yep, sure is, here it comes rollling by |
| 17 |
Nevada
|
(+2) *CHOO CHOO* |
| 18 |
Kansas State
|
(+2) don't like their chances with Wade out, but they've put up undeniable results until now |
| 19 |
VCU
|
(+4) maybe they won't need the autobid? they've pulled themselves away from the pack nicely |
| 20 |
Kansas
|
(-2) nothing good truly lasts forever |
| 21 |
Wisconsin
|
(NR) securing the double-bye is a great way to make it back into the poll |
| 22 |
Marquette
|
(-8) no offense, but like, you're pretty bad now? |
| 23 |
Auburn
|
(NR) last few spots feel really weak here, taking a hot team that toppled Tennessee... |
| 24 |
Maryland
|
(NR) ...followed by a mid-tier B1G team with respectable momentum... |
| 25 |
UCF
|
(-1) ...ending with a team that at least won a top-25 game? -- DROPPED: Cincinnati 21, Villanova 22, Old Dominion 25 |