University of Connecticut Logogregorykoch11's Ballot for Week 14 of 2014-15

Submitted on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 4:32PM EST
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1 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Undefeated Wildcats deserve to be number 1 easily.
2 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Far better strength of schedule than Gonzaga, the only other one-loss team.
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova Only one more loss than Zags and far better strength of schedule.
4 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin See Villanova, above.
5 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Even poor strength of schedule can't drop Gonzaga further than this. One loss this late in the year is an accomplishment.
6 Duke University Logo Duke 20-3 overall, 7-3 in the ACC, and coming off a big win against Notre Dame.
7 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Also 20-3 but hasn't played as tough a schedule as Duke.
8 University of Louisville Logo Louisville A four loss team, but the best four-loss team in the country. No bad losses.
9 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Pitt was a bad loss, but it was close so it's better than Kansas' loss to Temple. The close loss to Providence is bad, but not breaking.
10 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Also four losses, but that blowout loss to Temple earlier in the year still haunts them.
11 University of Utah Logo Utah Slowly rising sleeper team out of the Pac-12. Worst loss was @UCLA and they beat Wichita State.
12 University of Northern Iowa Logo Northern Iowa 22-2 is impressive, even with the mediocre strength of schedule.
13 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Only slightly worse record than UNI, and two of three losses were to higher-ranked teams.
14 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State Several quality wins in a tough conference puts them ahead of the 'Terps.
15 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland Recent struggles force the drop.
16 Baylor University Logo Baylor Good team in a power conference. Only bad loss was @KSU.
17 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas Good team who could very well be 22-5 heading into key back-to-back matchups with TAMU and UK
18 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia 'Neers have struggled recently, but the Top 25 measures the whole season, not just recent performance.
19 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina 18-6, no horrible losses. Early-season wins against UCLA and Florida seem less impressive in hindsight.
20 Texas A&M University Logo Texas A&M Aggies may be the most underrated team in the SEC.
21 Louisiana State University Logo LSU LSU hosts Kentucky next week. They're definitely capable of pulling off the upset on their home court.
22 University of Mississippi Logo Ole Miss The Rebels may be 16-7, but they beat Arkansas on the road and took Kentucky to the limit in Lexington.
23 Stephen F. Austin State University Logo Stephen F. Austin Once again, the Lumberjacks have a great regular season record but a poor strength of schedule. They may surprise again in March.
24 Southern Methodist University Logo SMU Mustangs finally living up to expectations. College Gameday comes to campus next week for the UConn game
25 Wofford College Logo Wofford Terriers are only 20-5, but three losses were on the road to Stanford, West Virginia, and Duke. Other two were by <5 points. Perfect @ home.