Axgwd1's Ballot for Week 20 of 2018-19
Submitted on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 12:20PM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
T1 before you all complain, this how i view teams as most likely to win the championship, and might not necessarly be the best team. Got it? |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
Despite the loss, they are still heavy contenders for the title, with the best offense and a deep team to go along with it. |
| 3 |
North Carolina
|
Have proven themselves to be a contender, and even their loss vs Duke was just bad shooting, with balance on both sides, poised 4 a deep run |
| 4 |
Tennessee
|
Little less fire power than Gonzaga, but the same thing applies here with a great offense and a defense that can make plays. |
| 5 |
Duke
|
now the big one, if you've noticed so far, all the teams above have great depth, which duke lacks, best starting 5 but bench could hurt them |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
(T2) Deep and balanced on both sides of the ball, lead by an older cast with wins over other contenders such as purdue and Michigan |
| 7 |
Michigan
|
Offense coming to form, and can be scary on both ends of the floor if their offense is there |
| 8 |
Kentucky
|
now the next controversial pick, an over reliance on young players showed in the Tenn game, along with an average 3pt d, is not good 4 march |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
|
Their d will cause mismatches vs a lot of teams, plus with an increasingly better offense can be a threat. |
| 10 |
Houston
|
(T3) First Mid Major! Well coached team with potential to cause mismatches, or be mismatched themselves. |
| 11 |
Florida State
|
quietly coming to form and becoming a darkhorse pick, very tall and lengthy team but potential to be upsetted. |
| 12 |
LSU
|
Not sure if they or the fbi will win, but another team that can be a darkhorse pick but also with the potential to lose early. |
| 13 |
Buffalo
|
have shown they can hang with the big bois, but with another chance for a s16 or even elite 8 run with this team. |
| 14 |
Auburn
|
the 4/5 seed no one wants to play, a team thats getting hot and playing like how they ranked earlier in the season. |
| 15 |
Purdue
|
A good, but declining team, with carson becoming more ball centric, could be a team losing in the first round. |
| 16 |
Wofford
|
a great 3pt shooting team with a top 10 offense, could be a trendy upset team as they have went undefeated in conf and could cause mismatchs |
| 17 |
Virginia Tech
|
(T4) While if things go right they could make the deep run, the likelyhood of it happening probably won't happen, but don't underestimate |
| 18 |
Kansas
|
Injured, which limits their potential, but this year is just a down year for the jayhawks, maybe E8 at best. |
| 19 |
Nevada
|
While they could go on a deep run, they have not shown the capability to what so ever, however i think the team is too good despite that. |
| 20 |
Villanova
|
its villanova, what do you expect? |
| 21 |
Iowa State
|
maybe a wildcard? im not so sure about this team but can be viable. |
| 22 |
Murray State
|
exciting team lead by star Ja Morent poised to pulling off an upset or two, they look pretty good and obviously will be a must watch |
| 23 |
Kansas State
|
injuries will prevent them from probably making a deep run, but still can pull off a game or 2 nevertheless |
| 24 |
Utah State
|
my upset pick, trending upwards with potential for a s16 run, and probably the best team in the MW |
| 25 |
Wisconsin
|
It might or might not "happ"en but maybe a run? |