gregorykoch11's Ballot for Week 3 of 2015-16| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kentucky
|
Win over Duke gets them to #1 |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Win over Kansas gets them to #2 |
| 3 |
Maryland
|
Unlike the Top 2, hasn't had a true quality win yet, but they're a good team and Georgetown is no cupcake. |
| 4 |
Villanova
|
Another quality team who has yet to be truly tested. |
| 5 |
Arizona
|
See #4 |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
Ditto |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
Loss to Michigan State hurts them, but not much. |
| 8 |
Iowa State
|
Second best team in the Big 12, which is a competitive conference. They could go far. |
| 9 |
Oklahoma
|
Another good decent team. |
| 10 |
Duke
|
Lost to UK by 11, which wouldn't drop them too much by itself. Then they barely beat VCU and Georgetown, who they should easy handle. |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
I don't care if it's a road game, you need to beat George Washington if you want to stay in the Top 10 |
| 12 |
Indiana
|
Good team out of Big 10, possible sleeper |
| 13 |
Notre Dame
|
I like this Notre Dame team. They have a potential to go far this year. |
| 14 |
North Carolina
|
That loss to UNI hurts a lot. Let's see if it's just a fluke. |
| 15 |
California
|
Good team out of Pac-12, a real sleeper. |
| 16 |
Miami (FL)
|
Wins over Utah and Butler - impressive. |
| 17 |
UConn
|
Strong wins against bad teams. Will move up if they play well in Atlantis. |
| 18 |
GW
|
Impressive win over Virginia, but some other games were too close. |
| 19 |
Purdue
|
Quality Big 10 team, another sleeper out of there |
| 20 |
Xavier
|
They beat Michigan. That counts for something. |
| 21 |
Vanderbilt
|
Good team out of SEC, don't forget about them just because of Kentucky |
| 22 |
West Virginia
|
Don't forget about the Mountaineers either. |
| 23 |
Cincinnati
|
Blown out all opponents but none were good teams. Butler game in a couple weeks is first real test. |
| 24 |
Northern Iowa
|
Win over UNC is huge, but to be ranked higher, they can't lose to Colorado State. |
| 25 |
Western Illinois
|
Win over Wisconsin is impressive still a week later. Don't ignore them just yet. |