rizeabove12's Ballot for Week 10 of 2014-15
Submitted on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 8:25PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
Strong play against Notre Dame in South Bend with good wins along the way |
| 2 |
Kentucky
|
Concerning games against Ole Miss and Texas A&M; raises question how long can they stay undefeated |
| 3 |
Gonzaga
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| 4 |
Villanova
|
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| 5 |
Utah
|
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| 6 |
Duke
|
Losing to unranked NC State won't help your case but not that impactful |
| 7 |
Wisconsin
|
A loss to Rutgers looks good for no team; couldn't stop a Rutgers runaway second half and struggled to score |
| 8 |
Arizona
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| 9 |
Louisville
|
Losing to UNC isn't the worst thing that could have happened, but will need to play strong in the 2nd half of the season to work back up |
| 10 |
North Carolina
|
Played hard and came out on top against Louisville, also helped by poor play of many in the Top 25 |
| 11 |
Kansas
|
Three games? Three victories. Narrowly beat Baylor and showed weak rebounding but still improving |
| 12 |
Wichita State
|
Three commanding victories against conference but not strong opponents |
| 13 |
Iowa State
|
Narrow victories over West Virginia and Oklahoma State show scoring and good bench play but too many shot attempts from beyond the arc |
| 14 |
Notre Dame
|
Close win over UNC but "good loss" (if there is such a thing) to UVA to keep them in the top 15 |
| 15 |
VCU
|
Three strong wins with high scoring offense and stepped up defensive play |
| 16 |
Maryland
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Couldn't get much of anything going against Illinois; trouble with not turning the ball over |
| 17 |
Arkansas
|
Been able to score points and score them at will; did such vs. Vandy and UGA |
| 18 |
Texas
|
Double digit loss to unranked Oklahoma State knocks the Longhorns down; seemed they weren't able to knock down shots from anywhere |
| 19 |
Northern Iowa
|
Played well most of season and poor play of others propelled them into Top 25 |
| 20 |
West Virginia
|
Down to the wire with Iowa State and just couldn't get one more basket when needed. Poor bench play and shot poorly from the field |
| 21 |
NC State
|
Took care of Duke easily and no real "bad" losses except Wofford |
| 22 |
Oklahoma
|
Overall struggle from Sooners at home in loss to Kansas State. Only two players with double-digit points and need to avoid in future games |
| 23 |
Baylor
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One point loss to Kansas, can't find much fault there; no other outstanding faults to kick them out this week |
| 24 |
Seton Hall
|
Losing to Xavier defiantly hurt their resume but rebounded with close win over Creighton. Still good play this season to stay in |
| 25 |
Temple
|
Loss to Tulsa not poor, just shot too many three's. Still overall strong season |