INeedMoreCreativity's Ballot for Week 5 of 2018-19
Submitted on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 11:55PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Michigan
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Forget preseason rankings. Michigan has been destroying top tier opponents game after game. Best defense in the country. |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
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Top tier win on the road vs Creighton. Pushes them above Kansas. Could be #1. |
| 3 |
Kansas
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Undefeated, but they might want to consider winning in regulation if they’d like to keep it that way. Could be #1. |
| 4 |
Duke
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Duke would be favored on a neutral court against anyone in the country. Only loss is against an insanely good Gonzaga team. Could be #1 |
| 5 |
Virginia
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Their offense is good now too! |
| 6 |
Wisconsin
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One of the best resumes in the country. Wins at Iowa and vs NC State in past week are huge. Only loss was to UVA. |
| 7 |
Nevada
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Loaded with offensive talent. Gotta love having a guy named "Jazz Johnson" hitting threes |
| 8 |
Auburn
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Juniors everywhere! Experienced team that is athletic and can shoot. My pick to win the SEC. |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
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Amazing what Chris Beard is doing with this team. Lost so many key pieces and he's developing transfers and young players into a solid team. |
| 10 |
Virginia Tech
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Only blemish is a close road loss at Penn State. |
| 11 |
Michigan State
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| 12 |
Nebraska
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Defense is crazy good, limiting 3 pt attempts and %s well. Copeland, Palmer, and Roby will start to shoot better like they did last year. |
| 13 |
North Carolina
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Gotta win more of its games to get higher up. I respect them for scheduling so many road games though. |
| 14 |
Tennessee
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Clearly a good team, but it needs to have more than one decent win (vs Lousville). If guards start to hit 3s, it will help Williams inside |
| 15 |
Florida State
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| 16 |
Arizona State
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Great resume |
| 17 |
Iowa State
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Their median game is among the hardest in the country. Only loss to Arizona on a neutral court. Playing w/o 2 of their best players |
| 18 |
Ohio State
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Good road wins. Loss to Syracuse makes them drop slightly |
| 19 |
Oklahoma
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Perfect aside from a loss to a very good Wisconsin team. Great win against Florida and a lot of good wins on neutral courts. |
| 20 |
Mississippi State
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| 21 |
Buffalo
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Insane resume. Win at SF is just as hard a game to win as would be hosting UK or FSU. Win at WVU is as hard to win as home vs Duke or KU. |
| 22 |
Kansas State
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One hard game so far and they lost it. Didn’t destroy bad teams. I expect them to improve, but they just aren’t showing it right now |
| 23 |
Kentucky
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One hard game so far and they lost it. Didn’t destroy bad teams. I intentionally have the exact same reasoning here as K-State. Very similar |
| 24 |
St. John's
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Another insane resume. Destroyed Rutgers in an away game. Couple other good wins on neutral courts |
| 25 |
Arizona
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Sorry, no Furman. Two great wins for AZ -- at UConn at vs Iowa State. Two losses are totally excusable -- vs Gonzaga and Auburn |