terker's Ballot for Week 5 of 2014-15
Submitted on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 11:48PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kentucky
|
This isn't just a team of thoroughbreds, they can grind and win all manner of games |
| 2 |
Duke
|
Just...fuck off with your never-missing-a-shot shit. This team is far better than I thought it would be. They're truly frightening |
| 3 |
Arizona
|
Impressive win against a Gonzaga team that had looked as good as anyone. The top 3 are clearly above everyone else right now |
| 4 |
Wisconsin
|
I objectively can't drop my team too far. How many teams would have gotten just run off the court that night? We didn't. Duke was immaculate |
| 5 |
Louisville
|
Ohio St is very good, and Louisville got a huge win. They're for real. |
| 6 |
Virginia
|
I'm not as sure as I once was about VCU, but beating the shit out of them at home is impressive |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
Can't drop them much for losing at Zona in OT. They're an excellent team |
| 8 |
Villanova
|
Mowing through the Philly competition, big game against Illinois coming up |
| 9 |
Kansas
|
They're starting to round into form, and a win at Georgetown would be another big step |
| 10 |
Texas
|
Like Wisconsin and Gonzaga, it's hard to penalize a team that loses a close game to one of the top three |
| 11 |
Iowa State
|
Yeah, they stubbed their toe. So have lots of teams already. Arkansas went up to Hilton with a ton of momentum and got just stomped |
| 12 |
Ohio State
|
See: Wisconsin, Gonzaga, Texas |
| 13 |
Wichita State
|
Losing in OT at Utah is no bad loss, because Utah is looking very good. The Shockers are going to be fine |
| 14 |
Oklahoma
|
They didn't do a lot this week, just took a nifty shit on Mizzou |
| 15 |
Utah
|
Huge resume win over Wichita St. Krystkowiak's beefed-up schedule has been paying dividends |
| 16 |
Butler
|
Alex Barlow and Kameron Woods are really underrated, do-everything players at both ends of the floor |
| 17 |
Miami (FL)
|
Almost everyone seems to have picked up an unexpected loss already. This team is still very promising, and GB will be heard from in March |
| 18 |
San Diego State
|
See, this is why they were #26 in my preseason rankings. The defense is magnificent, but they have no go-to scorer or true point guard yet |
| 19 |
Michigan State
|
Losing by one in OT on the road is a much better loss than some teams suffered this week...so...yeah |
| 20 |
Northern Iowa
|
Took OT to beat a kinda rotten George Mason team but a win's a win. Especially given that a lot of teams in the 20's have been losing games |
| 21 |
West Virginia
|
Not a good loss, but hey, not as bad as Michigan right? |
| 22 |
Notre Dame
|
They picked up an important win over Sparty. Grant gives them a chance to be a whole lot better than they'd otherwise be |
| 23 |
Michigan
|
I'm going to leave them in the rankings because I've previously underrated them and because that was a fluke. But srsly, what the fuck |
| 24 |
Illinois
|
Cautiously moving them into the rankings...this is, after all, a team that's on the Grocecoaster. Who knows what will happen next? |
| 25 |
Colorado State
|
This team boasts the most versatile 1-2 punch in America (Daniel Bejarano and JJ Avila), and now Stanton Kidd is playing very well, also |