TPM_23's Ballot for Week 12 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, January 21, 2019 at 6:45AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
(+1) how many teams can play two top-10 teams in a week and post a +20 point differential, with one of the games @No. 1? |
| 2 |
Tennessee
|
(+2) would've taken No. 1 this week if Virginia lost by 10+ to Duke, will probably be AP No. 1 regardless |
| 3 |
Duke
|
(-2) what was a tight top 4 is now just a tighter top 3 imo |
| 4 |
Michigan
|
(-1) all you guys had to do was win out the week, instead you're the schmucks at the bottom of the elite pile |
| 5 |
Michigan State
|
(--) I completely understand if they overtake Michigan in polls, but the gap was too great from top 4 to field to break in a week for me |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
(--) this poll is also super late because I had to clear one of those hard Mario U levels with a few friends |
| 7 |
Virginia Tech
|
(--) it was that one extra level where you have to keep running and hitting P-switches, and we wanted all the star coins in one run |
| 8 |
Nevada
|
(+3) that's 2 hours of my life I'm not getting back, but the feeling of finally clearing it perfectly can't be matched |
| 9 |
Kentucky
|
(+8) these guys get a big boost from glomping down on Auburn and absorbing their power |
| 10 |
North Carolina
|
(+6) otoh, I feel like I'm rewarding these guys waaay too much for beating mediocre conf opponents, but this week kinda sucks for rankings |
| 11 |
Buffalo
|
(+2) of all the mid-majors, this is the most "mid-major" of the ranked ones, take that how you want |
| 12 |
Kansas
|
(-4) I made a bet this week that at least 9 Big 12 teams would make the tournament, so I'm secretly hoping for a WVU resurgence |
| 13 |
Houston
|
(-1) bit of a slide because their conf wins aren't shiny like Kentucky or UNC |
| 14 |
Marquette
|
(+4) nothing to see here, just a group of teams netting roughly comparable conf wins |
| 15 |
Mississippi State
|
(+4) among the four teams, these guys had the second best win (Florida, 23) and the worst (Vanderbilt, 105) according to kenpom |
| 16 |
Maryland
|
(+4) by far had the best wins, but idk if I'm willing to believe in them yet |
| 17 |
Iowa
|
(+6) I nearly accidentally ranked Penn St. here because I just looked up their stats (somehow they're still 63 on kenpom!) |
| 18 |
Auburn
|
(-4) SEC just cannibalizing each other out here |
| 19 |
Texas Tech
|
(-9) this is why I don't trust teams, I do it for one week and they go and throw everything out the window |
| 20 |
Iowa State
|
(NR) I can't decide if they're good, Kansas/TTech are bad, the Big 12 just has hella parity this year, or all of the above |
| 21 |
Villanova
|
(+3) didn't do much this week |
| 22 |
NC State
|
(-7) really? Wake Forest? |
| 23 |
Florida State
|
(-14) and you guys go and follow that up by licking the basement of the ACC and contracting god-only-knows what |
| 24 |
Louisville
|
(NR) just missed last week's rankings, survived for this one, what a happy ending! |
| 25 |
Syracuse
|
(NR) the "I'm feeling lucky" button of the ACC -- DROPPED: Ole Miss 21, Oklahoma 22, UCF 25 |