Iowa State University LogoSenior_Chang's Ballot for Week 10 of 2014-15

Submitted on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 12:17AM EST
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1 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Starting to look beatable. Saturday @ Bama could be first loss against a tough team who won't be afraid to run.
2 University of Virginia Logo Virginia With Duke falling, Virginia climbs to number 2. Easy path to Jan 31 showdown with Duke, then UNC,Lulvul, NCstate
3 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Duke,Wisco,Louisville all lost. This was tough- Zaga likely will cruise rest of way, hard to judge their improvement against weaker teams
4 Duke University Logo Duke In a brutal ACC, loss to NC state will mean a lot. Still a very talented team.
5 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Not putting much into a loss by 1 AT UNC. Lost a 13 point lead, but again, winning at UNC is no easy thing to do. Also other teams lost.
6 Villanova University Logo Villanova Bounced back from Seton Hall loss with win @SJ, and against DePaul.
7 University of Utah Logo Utah Saturday @ Zona!
8 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Lost to Rutgers. Frank Kaminsky was out, though. THEY LOST TO RUTGERS. Not sold on Dekker-didn't score in last 10min. Needed some1 2 step up
9 University of Arizona Logo Arizona Oops. 3rd top 10 team to lose on Sunday alone..
10 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Saturday in Ames.
11 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State 2 Hard fought wins. In tough Big12, must defend the home court. Saturday against Kansas will be crucial, but dont overlook Baylor.
12 University of Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame With other teams losing, I'm moving them UP. Took Virginia to the wire. Complaints on schedule strength gone. Won at UNC.
13 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State Great win @ a solid Loyola team.
14 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland Tough loss to an Illinois team that didn't have their leading scorer.
15 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina 2 Nailbiters, came away with a win over Louisville. Both games @ home. Like Big12, home games are crucial towards conference champ.
16 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Iowa State has been their toughest opponent so far. I fully expect West Va to bounce back.
17 Virginia Commonwealth University Logo VCU Not really sure how I feel about them. A-10 shaping up to be a quite a race.
18 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas In a week where many teams lost, Arkansas didn't.
19 Seton Hall University Logo Seton Hall The Big East is silly. Not a single bad team.
20 Oklahoma State University Logo Oklahoma State Hard fought game in Ames and a big win over Texas.
21 Baylor University Logo Baylor Almost knocked off Kansas. But almos doesn't count.
22 University of Northern Iowa Logo Northern Iowa
23 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma I'd like to take a moment to recognize the Big 10 for trying to not be ranked.
24 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas 2 Losses. Also, 7th Big 12 team I ranked. K-State and TCU are no slouches, either.
25 University of Wyoming Logo Wyoming Next up: Bama, Dayton and the other top A10 teams,Providence, Milwaukee (shoutout jjparker)