ouguy2017's Ballot for Week 18 of 2015-16
Submitted on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 9:58PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kansas
|
(1) Just keeps winning. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
(2) 11 top 100 RPI wins. |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
(3) Winner of the Big East, has a great resume |
| 4 |
Virginia
|
(4) Although they didn't win the ACC, they did beat UNC head to head, is ranked #1 in KenPom, #2 RPI rank. |
| 5 |
North Carolina
|
(5) Had the easiest ACC schedule according to KenPom, but did win the ACC including a win at Duke. |
| 6 |
Oklahoma
|
(6) Looked great in the 1st half against Baylor but the 2nd half was awful. Has a great resume though. |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
(7) Good resume |
| 8 |
West Virginia
|
(8) Finished strong with a win at Baylor to secure a 2nd place finish in the Big 12 |
| 9 |
Indiana
|
(10) Outright Big 10 champs but had the 2nd easiest Big 10 schedule according to KenPom |
| 10 |
Purdue
|
(11) Good win at home vs Wisconsin to finish the season |
| 11 |
Utah
|
(13) Winners of 7 straight and are one of the hottest teams right now. |
| 12 |
Louisville
|
(12) Ended their season with a loss at Virginia which isn't bad. |
| 13 |
Miami (FL)
|
(10) Lost at VT drops them, but ACC tournament could improve their resume. |
| 14 |
Oregon
|
(15) Winners of the Pac 12 and another team that's been hot. |
| 15 |
Arizona
|
(19) Close win at home vs Cal. Arizona really doesn't have a bad loss. |
| 16 |
Maryland
|
(14) Rough finish to the year but a loss at Indiana isn't terrible. |
| 17 |
Texas A&M
|
(18) Winners of the SEC and 6 straight games. |
| 18 |
Kentucky
|
(22) Up and down team all year, should be an interesting SEC tournament. |
| 19 |
Iowa
|
(17) YOU BROKE THE LOSING STREAK IOWA! All joking aside, Iowa found a way to win on the road vs a bubble team. |
| 20 |
Texas
|
(16) Ugly loss at home to KU, but great wins including UNC and OU. |
| 21 |
Duke
|
(20) Lost to UNC in another classic game, interesting ACC tournament ahead. |
| 22 |
Iowa State
|
(21) Lost at KU in AFH isn't bad. Get OU in the 1st round of the Big 12 tournament. |
| 23 |
California
|
(UR) Should have ranked them last week, 7 RPI top 50 wins. |
| 24 |
Baylor
|
(23) Lost to WVU at home and OU on the road. Not a bad team, 5th in the Big 12. |
| 25 |
Texas Tech
|
(UR) 8 RPI top 100 RPI victories, and only 1 sub 100 RPI losses. Also considered Hawaii, Valpo, and Wisconsin. |