North Carolina State University LogoSpadeRyker's Ballot for Week 12 of 2018-19

Submitted on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 3:09PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Duke University Logo Duke Loss to Syracuse seems very much like a fluke with the 2 best players out most of the game
2 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Only loss was on the road in a close game against Duke, yeah this team is really something
3 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee Sorry I didn't move you up to 1st or 2nd, you are one of the 4 best teams in the country and the gap between top 4 is really close
4 University of Michigan Logo Michigan I feel the pain of losing at Wisconsin, tough but you are definitely better than that one loss
5 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Just keep on winning, you're looking great
6 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Clearing through conference play like expected
7 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech Losing to the number 2 team in the country on the road doesn't warrant a heavy drop
8 Marquette University Logo Marquette
9 University at Buffalo Logo Buffalo
10 University of Houston Logo Houston
11 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Will the Big 12 finally change? No. Probably not. But it's nice to see Kansas lose.
12 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Really solid road win in a hard fought game
13 Iowa State University Logo Iowa State A real good matchup coming up, time to prove that you can be the change in the Big 12
14 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Almost had another bad home loss. But did well to survive the test.
15 St. John's University Logo St. John's
16 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech Losing to Iowa State is kind of expected, they are the embodiment of chaos, but losing to baylor...
17 University of Maryland, College Park Logo Maryland Just putting together a solid resume for the tourney. Good work.
18 University of Mississippi Logo Ole Miss LSU loss is tough, but good rebound. Still in the mix for the SEC.
19 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada
20 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Good wins, but need a solid road win if they want to stay in the top 25
21 North Carolina State University Logo NC State Cutting some slack for losing to WF with one of the top PGs in the country out for the game and then figuring it out for the ND game
22 University of Iowa Logo Iowa
23 Villanova University Logo Villanova Welcome back.
24 Louisiana State University Logo LSU This team flew under my radar until I saw the Ole Miss game, pretty good team with only one bad loss so far.
25 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Louisville is my Cinderella pick for march. They have some games where they look like world beaters and others where they lose to Pitt