TPM_23's Ballot for Week 14 of 2018-19
Submitted on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 4:04AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
(--) on one hand, they barely beat NC State; on the other hand, NC State is barely a basketball team |
| 2 |
Tennessee
|
(--) if they had beaten better SEC teams this week they'd probably shift up into my #1 spot |
| 3 |
Duke
|
(--) smart move, pretending St. John's is in the ACC |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
(+2) they have 3 fewer wins a one more loss than Zaga, but they beat Real Teams™ |
| 5 |
Gonzaga
|
(--) pretty much interchangable with Kentucky for now, until one of them loses at least |
| 6 |
North Carolina
|
(+2) way to get over the teams that haunted you |
| 7 |
Michigan
|
(-3) losing is not always a bad thing; it's just detrimental in this poll, which is pretty much the only thing that counts |
| 8 |
Nevada
|
(+1) swimming up through molasses over here |
| 9 |
Michigan State
|
(-2) it's a good thing the Big Ten is not solely comprised of teams from Indiana, Ball State can be quite the fearsome foe |
| 10 |
Virginia Tech
|
(--) bit of a dick move, not telling NC State that game was for real |
| 11 |
Marquette
|
(--) can they stay on top of the Big East? they're definitely finishing 2nd, with a 5(!) game cushion over everyone else right now |
| 12 |
Houston
|
(--) not Houston Baptist, which makes me wonder if they baptize their students |
| 13 |
Villanova
|
(+1) *breathing intensifies for top 15 matchup* |
| 14 |
Purdue
|
(+5) do I dare say, they look good? |
| 15 |
Florida State
|
(+2) |
| 16 |
Louisville
|
(--) home loss to UNC is firmly in "quality loss" territory |
| 17 |
Washington
|
(+4) I'm up to riot if they're not ranked in the AP this week |
| 18 |
Kansas
|
(-5) not every game can be at home, trust me, I checked |
| 19 |
Iowa State
|
(+3) plus: can actually beat Texas |
| 20 |
Iowa
|
(+5) touché |
| 21 |
Kansas State
|
(NR) just a big ol' Big 12 sandwich with Iowa in between |
| 22 |
Wisconsin
|
(NR) 8-3 in-conf is nothing to scoff at anymore |
| 23 |
LSU
|
(-8) probably debuted them a little high |
| 24 |
Cincinnati
|
(NR) it's not an american ranking until we've ranked the American multiple times |
| 25 |
Wofford
|
(-1) these guys stay -- DROPPED: Buffalo 18, Mississippi St. 20, Texas Tech 23 |