ThuggsyBogues's Ballot for Week 2 of 2015-16
Submitted on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 1:07AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
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I've gone back and forth on my #1 about 498473 times. In the past few weeks, while reviewing my preseason ranks duke fell as low as 5, and |
| 2 |
North Carolina
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(contd) are now #1. They have a combination of returning talent (Allen, Jefferson, Jones, Fucking Plumlee) and awesome recruits that has |
| 3 |
Kentucky
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(contd) convinced me. Veteran depth + Youth star power = team to beat right now... possibly another title? It's very close. The top 5 are |
| 4 |
Kansas
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all on the same tier in my mind. Maryland comes in last of the 5 bc their outrageous record in close games is not repeatable, will regress |
| 5 |
Maryland
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in that regard, which will cancel out some of their improvements via Stone, Carter, and Sulaimon joining. The games I watched so far are |
| 6 |
Virginia
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Iowa St v Colorado, Gonzaga v Pitt , Texas v Washington, Kentucky v NJIT, and Duke v Bryant. I probably won't get to watch much in my super |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
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busy week this week :( (i'll make time on tuesday tho). Some things that I (seemingly) got right in my preseason thoughts, confirmed |
| 8 |
Iowa State
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skepticism towards Wisconsin, Georgetown, Stephen F Austin, and UCLA... seemingly confirmed confidence in Butler (#But,itsEarly)... Iowa St |
| 9 |
Wichita State
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didnt look fluid or slick vs colorado, but Colorado does that to games, and 1st game w/ a new coach. they'll get there. Gonzaga v Pitt was |
| 10 |
Villanova
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not a real basketball game- it has no influence here. |
| 11 |
Oklahoma
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| 12 |
California
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| 13 |
LSU
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| 14 |
Indiana
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Still a little skeptical of IU |
| 15 |
Michigan State
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| 16 |
UConn
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more confident in these guys than a lot of others |
| 17 |
Arizona
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definitely skeptical of UofA, I just can't imagine anything they have replacing Stanley, TJ, this is a ranking based solely on reputation |
| 18 |
Purdue
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| 19 |
Baylor
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| 20 |
Butler
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| 21 |
SMU
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| 22 |
Utah
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more skepticism here, i mean they lost Delon Wright! |
| 23 |
Michigan
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| 24 |
Vanderbilt
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| 25 |
Wisconsin
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I have to rank them. I'm sorry, but a Bo Ryan team has to do a LOT to fall off my rankings this early. Another loss and they're gone |