wichita_gator's Ballot for Week 3 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 12:21AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
 Duke
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Also considered: Wisconsin, TCU, Oregon, Indiana, Washington, UConn, Georgia Southern |
| 2 |
Kansas
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| 3 |
Gonzaga
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| 4 |
Virginia
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| 5 |
Nevada
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| 6 |
North Carolina
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| 7 |
Auburn
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Giving them additional credit for the Washington win (+1). |
| 8 |
Tennessee
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| 9 |
Florida State
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| 10 |
Virginia Tech
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Good win over a good Purdue team. |
| 11 |
Michigan
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Destroyed Villanova in the rematch but the Wildcats may not be as good as promised. |
| 12 |
Michigan State
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Jumped by a few teams because their best result is a loss. They may move up again with games this week against UCLA and either UNC or Texas. |
| 13 |
Kansas State
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| 14 |
Iowa
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(NEW) Took Oregon by surprise and beat UConn as well. |
| 15 |
LSU
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Beat decent Memphis and Louisiana Tech teams to avoid being grouped in with teams 16-20. |
| 16 |
Kentucky
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Teams 16-20 are preseason-ranked teams that need to start posting resume-boosting results in the next few weeks or they will be jumped. |
| 17 |
Mississippi State
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| 18 |
UCLA
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| 19 |
Clemson
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| 20 |
Nebraska
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| 21 |
Furman
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(NEW) The Paladins have defeated two of last years Final 4 teams on the road. But Loyola and Villanova may not be as good as last year. |
| 22 |
Buffalo
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Still giving credit to Buffalo for beating West Virginia in Morgantown, but the Mountaineers have made the win less impressive. |
| 23 |
Purdue
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Not gonna drop them for playing a close one against VT. |
| 24 |
Texas
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(NEW) Beat a quality Arkansas team on a neutral court. |
| 25 |
Ohio State
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(NEW) They have beat Cincinnati and Creighton on the road. |