DEP61's Ballot for Week 2 of 2015-16
Submitted on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 12:00AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 North Carolina
|
No reason to doubt the Tar Heels yet. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
I would only have the Blue Devils as an underdog to the Tar Heels. |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
Dominated Northern Colorado, look like a very good team. Game against MSU will be a major test. |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
This team has to beat Albany by more than 13. They looked much better against NJIT. |
| 5 |
Maryland
|
Looked very good against Mount St. Mary's. I expect big things from this squad. |
| 6 |
Virginia
|
Dismantled Morgan State very easily. Looking to be a contender in the ACC, as per usual. |
| 7 |
Wichita State
|
Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker will be must-have performers for the Shockers to stay in this portion of the rankings. |
| 8 |
Iowa State
|
Looked decent against a middling Colorado team. Slightly disappointed, but I still believe there's a lot of talent in Ames. |
| 9 |
Villanova
|
The Wildcats absolutely dominated Fairleigh Dickinson, not that impressive in itself, but the team looked really good as they did it. |
| 10 |
Oklahoma
|
This team didn't play, so I just shifted them according to the ebb and flow of the results around them. |
| 11 |
Michigan State
|
The game against Kansas is going to be a great test of both the Spartans and the Jayhawks. |
| 12 |
Gonzaga
|
Didn't look all that great against Pitt in the one half of basketball. Of course, the court was in terrible condition. |
| 13 |
Arizona
|
They looked good, but not great against Pacific. They still got the win and are a contender, though. |
| 14 |
California
|
Cal looked very strong against Rice, and that type of play should get them far. |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt
|
The Commodores look to be a very good team, even if Austin Peay isn't a top-tier opponent. |
| 16 |
Indiana
|
The Hoosiers should be very good, especially if Yogi Ferrell plays like he has in the past. |
| 17 |
UConn
|
Maine isn't good, but winning by 44 is still very impressive. |
| 18 |
Utah
|
Southern Utah still isn't that great of a team, and Utah should be winning by more than 11 against the Thunderbirds. |
| 19 |
Baylor
|
Dismantling Stephen F. Austin is a feat I consider impressive. |
| 20 |
Purdue
|
This squad is looking increasingly dangerous. |
| 21 |
Butler
|
Doubling up a team that scored 71 is insane. The Bulldogs are looking great. |
| 22 |
Notre Dame
|
The Fighting Irish just didn't impress me quite as much as the other teams above them. |
| 23 |
Cincinnati
|
They looked OK against W. Carolina, but they absolutely dominated Robert Morris, a sign of the talent on this team, I think. |
| 24 |
LSU
|
Not the best of performances against McNeese State. |
| 25 |
West Virginia
|
Looked very strong against Northern Kentucky. |