Digz4Gallia's Ballot for Week 17 of 2014-15
Submitted on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 12:22AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kentucky
|
Continues to impress. Weren't phased at all when a ranked Arkansas squad came to Lexington. |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
The Cavaliers put on two really solid performances this week. |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
I've had 'Nova and Duke in a tie for 3rd. This week, I thought the Wildcats looked great in wins over Providence and at Xavier. |
| 4 |
Duke
|
Survived an overtime scare at Va Tech, then took it to Syracuse yesterday. |
| 5 |
Arizona
|
'Zona makes a return to my Top-5 after winning two solid road games....especially the one at Utah on Saturday. |
| 6 |
Wisconsin
|
Suffered a road loss at Maryland, but rebounded to beat Sparty and clinch a share of the Big Ten regular season title. |
| 7 |
Notre Dame
|
"WTF, you moved Notre Dame up despite losing?" Normally, I'd drop the Irish a couple spots here, but we had a lot of teams behind ND lose. |
| 8 |
Gonzaga
|
That win Thursday really had me thinking Gonzaga was starting to look like a solid Top-5 team, but BYU brought that to a crashing halt. |
| 9 |
Kansas
|
Lost a rival K-State on Monday, but beat a good Texas team this weekend. Still like the Jayhawks as a Top-10 program. |
| 10 |
Wichita State
|
The Shockers got their revenge on UNI this weekend. Now, can WSU cement their place atop the Missouri Valley? |
| 11 |
Utah
|
Utes lost a prime opportunity to cement themselves in the Top-10. As it is, this team is still in good shape. |
| 12 |
Baylor
|
Bears nab two wins over ranked opponents this week to get a nice jump in the rankings. |
| 13 |
Maryland
|
Maryland's a big mover in my poll (+9), partly due to a big win over Wisconsin but also because I may have had them a little low previously. |
| 14 |
Iowa State
|
Lost twice, first to Baylor then at K-State (big week for the Wildcats). |
| 15 |
North Carolina
|
Lost to an in-state rival (NC State) but took down Miami later on to salvage a split this week. |
| 16 |
Oklahoma
|
Only one game this week....a win over TCU, so the Sooners hold serve. |
| 17 |
Northern Iowa
|
Avenged a loss to Evansville, but then slipped up in Wichita this weekend. UNI can look forward to a potential rematch in the MVC tourney. |
| 18 |
Louisville
|
I won't knock Louisville for winning two road games (impressive for any team), but I'm not sure just how good they are now. |
| 19 |
Arkansas
|
Split, but lost at #1 Kentucky. That's about as quality of a loss as you can get. For now, Arkansas drops just 1 spot. |
| 20 |
BYU
|
Fresh off the win at Gonzaga, BYU catapults themselves back into the rankings. |
| 21 |
Ohio State
|
Quietly put away Nebraska, then showed some toughness in closing out Purdue on Sunday night. |
| 22 |
West Virginia
|
Lost at Baylor to drop a few spots. After being wildly unpredictable for most of the season, WVU seems to have found some consistency. |
| 23 |
Murray State
|
With two wins this past week, the Racers closed out the regular season with a 24-game winning streak. |
| 24 |
St. John's
|
Won a couple Big East games this week to sneak back into the poll this week. |
| 25 |
Butler
|
St. John's comments fit for Butler as well. Just give SJU the slight nod over the Bulldogs at the moment. |