zags-not-zogs's Week 15 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | (Prev: 1) If the title game isn't Arizona vs Michigan we were robbed. Both in the +37 range in KenPom currently |
| 2 | Michigan | (2) Nice return to dominance this week! |
| 3 | Duke | (3) Despite the loss, I just don't see any team below them better than this Duke team. Losing on a buzzer beater @ UNC is nothing to be concerned about |
| 4 | Houston | (7) Handled two good opponents this week. Houston is rounding into possible 1 seed form. |
| 5 | Iowa State | (5) Flirted with a subpar Baylor team. But gosh this team has pieces. Mom is going to make some iconic shots in the tourney |
| 6 | Illinois | (4) An OT loss @ MSU isn't concerning. This team is still awesome. |
| 7 | UConn | (6) My opinion of the Huskies hasn't changed much since last week. They've been flirting with a loss for awhile |
| 8 | Florida | (12) This Gators squad is starting to look SCARY. The SEC might have a top 5-10 team after all. |
| 9 | Nebraska | (10) Nebrasketball back in the W column! |
| 10 | Kansas | (11) Nice road win @ Texas Tech. Meh against Utah. But good sign is Peterson's minutes going up |
| 11 | Michigan State | (9) The Illinois win almost remedies their ugly previous 3 games. Don't love the Fears drama but he's a fantastic player |
| 12 | Gonzaga | (8) Just... wow. What a horrendous loss. They are closer to the 15-20 range if Huff never returns, unfortunately. Just can't take Quad 3 losses like that |
| 13 | St. John's | (17) Rounding into form as well. Zuby does everything, and some pieces around him are finding roles |
| 14 | Purdue | (14) Flirted with disaster at home against a very bad Oregon team. Are they fading down the stretch? |
| 15 | Texas Tech | (13) A close loss to KU w/o Anderson is not super concerning |
| 16 | Saint Louis | (15) Chugging along in the A10! A shame the league isn't more fun this year, because the Bills sure are |
| 17 | North Carolina | (21) Heck of a comeback against a very good Duke team. They're efficiency according to the analytics is lower than the eye test |
| 18 | Virginia | (19) The Wahoos held strong this week! A very fun team under Odom |
| 19 | Iowa | (22) Not the most impressive week, but avoiding bad losses is always good |
| 20 | Clemson | (Next 10) Excellent sweep of the Bay Area schools. Absolute domination of Cal. I was quite impressed. |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | (18) Despite the Sooners' best efforts at the end, they still defeated Vandy @ Vandy. That's a bad loss |
| 22 | BYU | (16) I've been hesitant about this BYU team all year. They're starting to show some real holes outside of their stars |
| 23 | Louisville | (23) Cards held serve and avoided any damaging losses |
| 24 | Alabama | (Next 10) Two close wins, but two good wins. The all offense, no defense approach is back in full force. Bediako is not improving their D |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | (25) THE REDHAWKS KEEP FLAPPING! Great performance on the road against a Marshall team that actually played pretty well. |
Overall Rationale
Dropped Out: Tennessee (20), UCF (24); Next 10: Tennessee, Kentucky, NC State, Villanova, Arkansas, Utah State, Saint Mary's, Santa Clara, Texas A&M, Indiana