Iowa State University LogoSenior_Chang's Ballot for Week 18 of 2015-16

Submitted on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 9:47PM EST
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1 University of Kansas Logo Kansas End of the regular season. It's been wild. AND NOW IT'S MARCH!
2 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State I thought I'd share some thoughts on the season here.
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova So much going on early in the year with upsets and interesting things happening.
4 University of Virginia Logo Virginia S/O Monmouth, with a couple big wins in non-con play became known nationwide for the bench mob antics
5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina S/O Kansas, who for some reason many doubted, and yet again came through with the conference championship.
6 Xavier University Logo Xavier S/O Max Hooper, the most aptly named player ever, for shooting only 3s and doing it at a 45% clip. Thoughts to his family after dads passing
7 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma S/O Buddy Hield, whose "cooling down" down the stretch results in a statline of only 50/47/89. Speaking of, I'll continue this on the next
8 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia S/O OU-KU 3OT at Allen for game of the year, and Buddy with an incredible 46 pt outburst.
9 University of Oregon Logo Oregon S/O Oregon, who has flown relatively under the radar in the PAC-12 to a top 10 finish. Altman has done a heck of a job.
10 Indiana University Bloomington Logo Indiana S/O Tom Crean for maybe potentially living up to expectations this regular season after a rocky start. Best of luck in the tourney.
11 University of Utah Logo Utah S/O to Poetl, an extremely efficient guy on offense who boards well. as well to coach K of the west.
12 University of Miami (Florida) Logo Miami (FL) S/O all the seniors out there. This was the year of the senior. Ellis, Valentine, Niang, Brogdon, Yogi, Brice Johnson, Uthoff, and more.
13 University of Louisville Logo Louisville S/O Louisville, who self imposed a tournament ban but still had a great year thanks to senior transfers Lewis and Lee.
14 University of Arizona Logo Arizona S/O to Bill Walton for being entertaining in games that you don't care much about, infuriating in the ones you do. #Pac12AfterDark
15 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky S/O the point guards. Ulis, Morris, Felder, (Valentine?), more
16 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland S/O the guys you may not have heard of, balling out in small conferences. Felder, Warney, Walkup, Siakam, Mockevicius, Alec Peters
17 Purdue University Logo Purdue S/O Purdue's front line of Hammons/Swanigan/Haas and all the other big men out there
18 University of Iowa Logo Iowa S/O Iowa for looking like a monster after first 20 games (last few not so great). and the state of Iowa for putting fear into #1s everywhere
19 Duke University Logo Duke S/O Wisconsin and Greg Gard for yet again finishing top 4 in the Big 10
20 Texas A&M University Logo Texas A&M S/O for LSU for having to deal with the media circus around Simmons. Not a S/O to your coach though, find one who can do more than recruit
21 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State S/O my team for the ups and downs and finding ways to disappoint me but still captivate me. Couldn't ever not support you.
22 University of California, Berkeley Logo California S/O the young bloods helping their teams build and peaking at the right time. Brown, Rabb at Cal. UK looking improved.
23 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall S/O Isaiah Whitehead for being a baller and having a sick fansite http://www.isaiahwhitehead.com/
24 Southern Methodist University Logo SMU Lastly, S/O to every guy on the bench who makes the team run. Every fan whose cheers hype their team. Every ball boy who wipes the floor.
25 Baylor University Logo Baylor honorable mentions: texas, tex tech, wichita st, all them yung conference winners out there do it big in the tourney!!