TommyTwoTaps's Week 14 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | LW: 1 (-) ... Can't drop them after the loss, 9-2 against Q1 opps and both losses to likely tournament teams |
| 2 | Alabama | LW: 4 (+2) ... absolutely dismantled a Vandy team that ranks higher than both of Houstons two wins for this past week. |
| 3 | Houston | LW: 3 (-) ... see above... The quality of the AAC brings this team down a little, though they do a good job at closing out games |
| 4 | Arizona | LW: 6 (-) ... nothing but bad losses ahead up until the last two games in my opinion, though Utah wouldn't be a terrible one. Nonetheless, this team is firing well right now |
| 5 | Tennessee | LW: 2 (-3) ... good bounce back after the ugly loss to UF. Defense is the focal point of this team |
| 6 | Texas | LW: 10 (+4) ... A pair of top-15 wins this week in the week, very impressed with how this team has played after the beard situation |
| 7 | Saint Mary's | LW: 11 (+4) .. finally showed me something in the Zags game, really impressed. |
| 8 | Marquette | LW: 12 (+4) |
| 9 | UCLA | LW: 15 (+6) |
| 10 | Virginia | LW: 5 (-5) ... bad loss to VT that keeps them out of the top of the ACC. Two potentially AP ranked games this week against my 19th and 22nd teams. |
| 11 | Kansas | LW: 9 (-2) ... only won 3 of the last 7, but 6 of those were ranked games and another coming up against UT. Absolutely brutal stretch of games. |
| 12 | Baylor | LW: 8 (-4) |
| 13 | Kansas State | LW: 7 (-6) ... 8 ranked games in the last 11, going 4-4 in the period but losing 3 straight. The Big 12 is so stacked. |
| 14 | Xavier | LW: 17 (+3) |
| 15 | Iowa State | LW: 14 (-2) |
| 16 | Gonzaga | LW: 13 (-3) ... while not as good as prior Zags teams, still a good team. Not surprised by the result against St Mary's/ |
| 17 | Indiana | LW: 23 (+6) ... the loss to maryland on the road is heavily negated by the win against Purdue |
| 18 | TCU | LW: 16 (-2) |
| 19 | NC State | LW: 24 (+5) |
| 20 | Auburn | LW: 20 (-) ... if this team shot mediocrely, they would've beat Tennessee. Really good on defense though |
| 21 | Providence | LW: 21 (-) |
| 22 | Duke | LW: NR |
| 23 | Creighton | LW: NR ... This team deserves to be ranked. Bounced back nicely after taking some lumps early on |
| 24 | Pitt | LW: NR ... quite the turnaround for this team after the past few seasons. Poised for the first winning season in since 15-16 and playing well en route to it |
| 25 | San Diego State | LW: 22 (-3) ... Staying in as the best of the MWC, despite the loss. This should be a 5-bid league and it could make noise in the tourny if all 5 make it too |
Overall Rationale
Out: Clemson (18), Florida Atlantic (19), Boise State (25) | 26-30: Miami, Texas A&M, Rutgers, Nevada, UConn | UConn continues to look shaky, hence staying out. Creighton, on the other hand, has bounced back nicely from a brutal stretch of losses earlier in the year. Clemson is out after two losses, despite still leading that conference with another test next weekend against UNC.