Marquette University LogoTommyTwoTaps's Ballot for Week 19 of 2021-22

Submitted on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 7:50PM EDT
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga LW: 1 (-)
2 University of Arizona Logo Arizona LW: 2 (-)
3 University of Kansas Logo Kansas LW: 8 (+5) ... most Q1 wins and swept B12 titles
4 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee LW: 9 (+5) ... should've been closer to a 1-seed than a 3-seed
5 Villanova University Logo Villanova LW: 6 (+1) ... ahead of Baylor due to winning conference title
6 Baylor University Logo Baylor LW: 3 (-3)
7 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky LW: 5 (-2)
8 Auburn University Logo Auburn LW: 4 (-4) ... frontcourt hurts them, but that backcourt could carry them far
9 Duke University Logo Duke LW: 7 (-2) ... I expected a 3-seed with how they've been playing
10 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA LW: 10 (-) ... I think they should've been seeded as a 3
11 Purdue University Logo Purdue LW: 12 (+1)
12 Providence College Logo Providence LW: 11 (-1) ... dare I say the most entertaining team in the NCAA?
13 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech LW: 16 (+3)
14 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas LW: 13 (-) ... my final 4 Darkhorse pick
15 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's LW: 15 (-)
16 University of Iowa Logo Iowa LW: 22 (+6) ... really scary offensive team, impressed with that conference tourney run
17 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois LW: 14 (-3)
18 University of Southern California Logo USC LW: 17 (-1) ... 7-3 in their last 10 only losing to UCLA and Zona, 7-seed feels low
19 University of Houston Logo Houston LW: 20 (+1) ... this ranking and the 5-seed feels right for this team, would be dangerous if healthy
20 Murray State University Logo Murray State LW: 18 (-2) ... the 7-seed underrates how great this team's season was
21 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin LW: 19 (-2) ... a good team that could make a final four run
22 Boise State University Logo Boise State LW: NR ... 8-seed felt way too low
23 University of Connecticut Logo UConn LW: 21 (-2)
24 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech LW: NR ... Dropped: Colorado State (23), Loyola Chicago (25)
25 South Dakota State University Logo South Dakota State LW: 24 (-1) ... 26-30: Loyola Chicago, North Carolina, Creighton, Texas A&M, Davidson