jewzaseven's Ballot for Week 9 of 2014-15| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kentucky
|
NOTE: Numbers signify moves from my ballot last week. NR means previously unranked. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
0. Dominant wins beginning in the ACC |
| 3 |
Wisconsin
|
+1. Convincing, powerful wins this week. |
| 4 |
Virginia
|
-1. Still undefeated, but looking a whole lot more vulnerable than Wisconsin after blowing a 18 pt. lead at the half against Miami. |
| 5 |
Louisville
|
0. Wake Forest was closer than expected, but still a good win. |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
0. Played well this week. |
| 7 |
Utah
|
+2. Villanova and Iowa State dropped. |
| 8 |
Maryland
|
+2. Road win over MSU. It was a game full of dirty play and screw ups but it was impressive for being new to Big Ten. |
| 9 |
Arizona
|
+2. Convincing wins. AZ is back. |
| 10 |
Villanova
|
-3. Lost to an unranked team(Cats always choke against Pirates). Would've dropped way more, but Seton Hall looks great now. |
| 11 |
Iowa State
|
-3. Lost to an unranked team, but boy oh boy is South Carolina looking good. |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
0. Won well over Clemson. |
| 13 |
Texas
|
+2. Good defense, and a win over teams that hate Texas? Yes please. |
| 14 |
Notre Dame
|
0. Notre Dame turned on the signature offense to rally over GT. Looked vulnerable at first but had a comeback win. |
| 15 |
Wichita State
|
+2. Decent week. Played well. |
| 16 |
Oklahoma
|
+2. A great win over Baylor elevates Oklahoma in the wide open B12 contest. |
| 17 |
West Virginia
|
+2. I feel bad for TCU... But this was the first big test, and WV won without a key man and TCU didn't win. |
| 18 |
Kansas
|
+2. Played well this week and got their focus back. |
| 19 |
St. John's
|
-3. You would think St. John's would drop further.... but Seton Hall has been playing well and had two upsets this week. |
| 20 |
Seton Hall
|
NR. Oh boy. Two convincing wins over highly ranked teams. This team is on a roll and will make noise in the Big East. |
| 21 |
Ohio State
|
-8. I don't even know why I had them ranked so high last week. Sorry. It was a fluke. But the Illinois win keeps them ranked imo. |
| 22 |
VCU
|
NR. Played well against Fordham, and has a player with huge numbers of steals. |
| 23 |
Baylor
|
-1. They played a strong Oklahoma and performed about as expected--- but a loss is a loss! |
| 24 |
South Carolina
|
NR. Has been playing top 25 level defense for quite a while now, and a good win over Iowa State where SCAR forced a shutdown. |
| 25 |
Northern Iowa
|
-2. Didn't play well, with that loss to Evansville. |