brvheart's Ballot for Week 5 of 2015-16| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan State
|
The rankings I use are Massey, since I hate KenPom's algorithm. Currently KenPom has Virginia #2, even though they have zero top 50 wins. |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
Their best wins are #85 Long Beach St and #86 William & Mary. No one should be taking KenPom seriously. |
| 3 |
Oklahoma
|
So any rankings you see here will be Massey only. Massey also has Virginia too high (computers love defense), but at least it's not #2. |
| 4 |
Purdue
|
Undefeated. Extremely solid win on the road at Pitt. |
| 5 |
Iowa State
|
Undefeated. |
| 6 |
North Carolina
|
Two top 50 wins and one top 50 loss; but they were missing a key player and seem to be very strong now. |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
Undefeated. |
| 8 |
West Virginia
|
Undefeated. |
| 9 |
Kansas
|
two top 50 wins, one top 50 loss. |
| 10 |
Kentucky
|
One top 50 win, one top 50 loss; but their win is against Duke. So they edge them out; even though Duke might be better. |
| 11 |
Duke
|
They have the loss to UK, and then two top 50 wins against VCU and Georgetown. |
| 12 |
SMU
|
Undefeated. |
| 13 |
South Carolina
|
Undefeated. |
| 14 |
GW
|
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| 15 |
Providence
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| 16 |
Maryland
|
Someone tell me Maryland's best win? 4-3 Georgetown? I guess it is, since that's their only top 50 win. (and they beat them by 4 at home) |
| 17 |
Arizona
|
Did enough to stay ranked this week. The computers love Gonzaga, so they are getting a big bump from that victory on the road. |
| 18 |
Vanderbilt
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| 19 |
Baylor
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Only won by 2 at home to Vanderbilt |
| 20 |
Colorado
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Only loss is to Iowa State by 6 points. |
| 21 |
Virginia
|
Zero top 50 wins. Best wins were William & Mary and Long Beach St. If they don't beat WVU this week, I won't be ranking them next week. |
| 22 |
Saint Mary's
|
Undefeated. Top 50 team according to Massey. |
| 23 |
Little Rock
|
Undefeated. |
| 24 |
Houston
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Undefeated. |
| 25 |
Louisville
|
Louisville only lost to MSU by 4, however, that was their only game of the season against an opponent ranked higher than #167! (North FL) |