SDFDuck's Ballot for Week 12 of 2019-20
Submitted on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 9:56AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
They'll be here until they actually *lose* another game. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
Close call against OK State, but I've said I won't punish teams for not winning by enough. |
| 3 |
San Diego State
|
MAP |
| 4 |
Dayton
|
Obi Toppin. |
| 5 |
Florida State
|
Resume similar to Louisville, will give the Noles the nod for their decisive win @UofL. |
| 6 |
Louisville
|
Impressive win @Duke jumps them over Kansas. |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
It's not that I'm punishing them for having trouble @Texas, I'm giving UofL more credit for their win @Duke. |
| 8 |
West Virginia
|
(This is where things start getting convoluted.) |
| 9 |
Seton Hall
|
(Any team I have ranked from 8 to 15 could conceivably find a home somewhere between 7-20.) |
| 10 |
Butler
|
(Lots of teams have 2-game losing streaks. I don't punish teams for losing consecutive games more than two individual losses.) |
| 11 |
Maryland
|
I fear the turtle; snapping turtles are legitimately terrifying. (Especially two consecutive losses to good teams.) |
| 12 |
Villanova
|
The Big East might just be the deepest conference top-to-bottom in America. Quality teams, quality games. |
| 13 |
Michigan State
|
(The Big Ten is what happens when 10 teams in a 14-team conference are all at least kinda sorta good. In this scenario...) |
| 14 |
Duke
|
(I don't really give any weight to conference record. Nebraska and Northwestern are clearly a step behind the rest of the league.) |
| 15 |
Wichita State
|
(And with the unbalanced B1G schedules, some teams only play Neb./NWern once each, while others play them twice each.) |
| 16 |
Oregon
|
(Which is why I don't use conference records when putting together my rankings.) |
| 17 |
Memphis
|
Every single BBQ joint in Memphis claims to be the Best in Memphis. I love it. |
| 18 |
Iowa
|
I'm not going to lie, this team has been a pleasant surprise for me this year. |
| 19 |
Kentucky
|
I have no idea what to think of UK right now. Derpy loss to SoCar, impressive win @Arkansas. |
| 20 |
Auburn
|
They did not look competitive in their two losses to two unraked opponents. I had half a mind to drop them lower. |
| 21 |
Rutgers
|
(This is the category I like to call "Cats and Dogs". The bottom of the poll is going to be a mess for the rest of the season.) |
| 22 |
Texas Tech
|
(A veritable tangle of teams that are good, but not great. They could go anywhere from 20-50.) |
| 23 |
Stanford
|
They've quietly assembled a solid body of quality wins. (I typically favor teams with stronger OOC SoS and./or bodies of work.) |
| 24 |
DePaul
|
Early season wins are paying dividends for their resume. (If you think your team is a NCAA Tournament team, then schedule like it.) |
| 25 |
Northern Iowa
|
(Also took a long look at - in no order: CU, AZ, UW, SLU, Creighton, Houston, PSU, Ark, LSU, UF, every other B1G team other than NU/Neb) |