KalonKral's Ballot for Week 11 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 7:45AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
0 Cam Reddish steps up and downs Florida St. on the road. Now they face another tough defense: Virginia. |
| 2 |
Michigan
|
0 The unstoppable machine rolls on. Maybe Happ and Co. can defeat this other undefeated team? |
| 3 |
Virginia
|
0 Incredibly impressive win against Clemson. Held the Tigers to fewer points than Alabama did – in football. |
| 4 |
Tennessee
|
0 Surged ahead of Florida in the end. And, of course, a big 3 from the Admiral sealed the victory. |
| 5 |
Gonzaga
|
0 San Francisco is legit. Gonzaga played well and it was worth staying up late to watch my yearly West Coast game. |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
0 Solid wins over Purdue and Penn St. shows that there’s no stopping the Spartans in the Big Ten. |
| 7 |
Texas Tech
|
0 |
| 8 |
Kansas
|
0 |
| 9 |
Virginia Tech
|
+1 |
| 10 |
Auburn
|
-1 After the top 9, which are pretty solid, this next group is really struggling. |
| 11 |
Florida State
|
+2 They played Duke really tough and end up moving up after a loss due to the struggles of others. |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
0 The inconsistency is so real with this team. They have time to right the ship before Jan. 21 and Virginia Tech. |
| 13 |
Nevada
|
-2 They were pretty underwhelming against Fresno St., and I just see them continuing to slide in my poll. |
| 14 |
Kentucky
|
+1 Perhaps it’s by default, but I think they move ahead of NC St. I think they’re bringing more to the table. |
| 15 |
NC State
|
-1 Would’ve liked to have seen a better performance against Pitt. But they had a great comeback to nab the W. |
| 16 |
Buffalo
|
+3 They came up big against Toledo. 110 points! |
| 17 |
Marquette
|
+1 They bounced back nicely against Creighton and Seton Hall, making their way through tough conference games. |
| 18 |
Ole Miss
|
NR What a week for Kermit Davis and Ole Miss. Two great wins against Auburn and Mississippi St! |
| 19 |
Maryland
|
NR Quietly put together a nice run to start conference play with wins over Nebraska, Minnesota and Indiana. |
| 20 |
Iowa
|
NR Again, another team starting conference play off on the right foot: Wins over Nebraska and Ohio St. at home. |
| 21 |
Oklahoma
|
+4 It’s not so much what Oklahoma did, but everyone at the bottom of the poll disintegrated. Not a bad resume, but need a signature W. |
| 22 |
Mississippi State
|
-5 I’d rather still have three-loss Mississippi St. in the top 25 than some of the other teams I dropped out. |
| 23 |
Louisville
|
NR Who knows what this team is capable of. They have great wins and some bad losses. |
| 24 |
Houston
|
-3 Was going to drop them out after loss to Temple. There may be more bumps ahead, but a major conference team will have to take their spot. |
| 25 |
St. John's
|
-5 Another week and another set of excuses on behalf of St. John’s. No Ponds in loss to DePaul. |