KalonKral's Ballot for Week 10 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 8:55AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
0 Finally! Conference play has begun. Duke begins with a pretty easy win over Clemson. |
| 2 |
Michigan
|
0 I really want to rank Michigan No. 1. Duke has so many quality wins (and a narrow loss), but Michigan is playing so well. |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
0 A really impressive win over Florida St. means I don’t need to bump Virginia, since I already had them pretty high. |
| 4 |
Tennessee
|
+2 The back half of Tennesse’s conference schedule is BRUTAL. But can they avoid any hiccups? |
| 5 |
Gonzaga
|
+2 Conference play usually isn’t interesting for the Zags, but all eyes should be tuned to Saturday’s matchup w/ SF. |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
+4 Michigan St. should shine in conference play. They’re just better at the same things as Iowa/Ohio St. etc. |
| 7 |
Texas Tech
|
+1 I’m glad I didn’t go with Kansas St. to win the NCAA Tournament at 100-to-1 this year. |
| 8 |
Kansas
|
-3 For me, they still have too many quality wins to fall any farther than this right now. Iowa St. is a quality team getting healthy. |
| 9 |
Auburn
|
0 Next interesting game isn’t for a couple weeks against Kentucky, so keeping the Tigers in this area for now. |
| 10 |
Virginia Tech
|
+3 Things were a little squirrely in their games last week, but they survived. |
| 11 |
Nevada
|
-7 I may move them farther down in the weeks ahead, but this is as far as I can take them in one week. |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
+2 Big showdown on Tuesday against NC St. |
| 13 |
Florida State
|
-2 It’s hard to beat Virginia outside of March, but this is two lackluster performances in a row by the Seminoles. |
| 14 |
NC State
|
+3 Three ACC schools in a row. The middle of the conference is going to be really tough. |
| 15 |
Kentucky
|
0 Even though they almost completed the comeback, Kentucky fell short against Alabama. |
| 16 |
Ohio State
|
0 No shame in losing to Michigan St. They were just outmatched on the interior. |
| 17 |
Mississippi State
|
+3 No games last week means no loses. |
| 18 |
Marquette
|
-6 Got blown away in Queens. |
| 19 |
Buffalo
|
+2 Big game against Toledo on Tuesday, but Buffalo should mostly sail through conference play. |
| 20 |
St. John's
|
NR If it wasn’t for the bogus ending against Seton Hall, this team would be undefeated. Two more good wins. |
| 21 |
Houston
|
+4 Showed a nice ability to pull away from Memphis toward the end of that game. |
| 22 |
Iowa State
|
NR They’re starting to get healthy – which should scare the rest of the Big 12. |
| 23 |
Wisconsin
|
-5 14 points in a half. 14 points. 14 points. 14 points. 14 points. |
| 24 |
Indiana
|
+1 A tough loss against unbeatable Michigan, but they hung in there in the second half and didn’t give up. |
| 25 |
Oklahoma
|
NR I’m going to give the Sooners a little credit for keeping up with Kansas. Two big ones against Texas Tech and TCU. |