wichita_gator's Ballot for Week 8 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, December 24, 2018 at 1:39AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
Wins over Texas Tech, Indiana, Auburn, and Kentucky. Only loss is to Gonzaga. |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
Wins over Tennessee, Michigan State, and Marquette. Lost this week at Arizona State. |
| 3 |
Tennessee
|
Only loss is to Kansas in OT. Has wins over Gonzaga and Louisville. |
| 4 |
Virginia
|
Undefeated, with a great win over Wisconsin. |
| 5 |
Michigan
|
Undefeated. Their best win was destroying North Carolina in Ann Arbor, but they have won many more games against decent opponents as well. |
| 6 |
Nevada
|
Undefeated, including a win over Arizona State on a neutral floor. |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
Beat Duke on neutral and won @ Creighton. Lost by 3 to Tennessee and a tough road game to North Carolina. |
| 8 |
Texas Tech
|
Duke gave them their first L of the season this week. A win over Nebraska is the best thing on their resume. |
| 9 |
Wisconsin
|
Only losses are to Virginia in the Bahamas and @ rival Marquette. Best wins: @Iowa, NC State, and Oklahoma on neutral court. |
| 10 |
Marquette
|
Rough loss @Indiana at the start of the year, and another to KU. Since then, they have beat Louisville, K-State, Wisconsin, and Buffalo. |
| 11 |
Michigan State
|
Came up short against KU and @Louisville. They still have plenty of wins against good, but not great, teams. |
| 12 |
Ohio State
|
Their single loss to Syracuse at home is rough, but November road wins over Creighton and Cincinnati are still impressive. |
| 13 |
Arizona State
|
Losses: Nevada and @Vanderbilt. Wins: Kansas and Mississippi State. |
| 14 |
Indiana
|
Their wins over Marquette and Louisville look really good, but their loss @Arkansas hurts quite a bit. The 2nd L at Duke is more forgivable. |
| 15 |
Oklahoma
|
Their schedule is crazy, and the only game in the L column was against Wisconsin in Atlantis. |
| 16 |
Florida State
|
Only one loss to an okay Villanova team, and they have plenty of wins over okay teams. Nothing eye-popping yet. |
| 17 |
NC State
|
Lone loss is @Wisconsin. Finally picked up a good win by knocking off Auburn at home this week. |
| 18 |
Houston
|
Undefeated, with a few decent wins. |
| 19 |
Buffalo
|
An insane 2nd half performance by Markus Howard (@Marquette) is what it took to finally take down Buffalo. They'll destroy the MAC. |
| 20 |
Auburn
|
Two close games that they were not favored to win against Duke and at NC State. They still have plenty of good wins. |
| 21 |
Kentucky
|
Won against UNC this week to save their non-con. Previous losses to Duke and Seton Hall were concerning. |
| 22 |
Louisville
|
Losses: Tennessee, Marquette, and @Indiana. Wins: Michigan State and at Seton Hall. |
| 23 |
North Carolina
|
Losses include Texas, @Michigan, and Kentucky (this week). Their great performance against Gonzaga keeps them ranked. |
| 24 |
Mississippi State
|
Only loss was a close one against Arizona State. They have a few good wins. |
| 25 |
Iowa
|
Two losses against good teams in Michigan State and Wisconsin. They've picked up some decent wins in the non-con. / 26. VT / 27. Nebraska |