Travbowman's Week 14 Ballot

RankTeamReason
1 Auburn Not sure what else can be said about them
2 Duke This Saturday vs Clemson will mark exactly two months between kenpom top 30 opponents for Duke
3Alabama Second straight F4 seems very possible
4 Houston Don't know what to make of a team with 3 OT losses, and a fourth to Auburn. Just unlucky?
5 Texas A&M Not enough is being said about this team with 7Q1 wins, and a 12-5 record vs the top 2 quads
6Purdue I don't think they're the sixth best team in the country, but they've lost just once since Christmas
7 Tennessee Nice revenge game vs UF
8 Florida Trip to Auburn on Saturday is huge
9Iowa State Only team in the top 26 of NET with a loss outside the top 2 quads
10Marquette Didn't look good at home vs UConn
11 Memphis Holding steady in a meh AAC
12 Michigan State Schedule gets considerably harder the last five weeks
13Kansas Maddeningly inconsistent
14 St. John's Five of their last 9 are vs Marquette, UConn, and Creighton
15Kentucky Defense is not ideal
16 Texas Tech Winning in Fertitta without coach or best player is impressive
17 Arizona Great week for Arizona
18 Oregon Resume is still great, but they have really fallen apart
19 Illinois They've gone 1-1 each of the past four weeks
20Wisconsin I think they have potential to make a sneaky run in March
21 Michigan In the thick of the B1G race
22 Maryland Should be ranked for the first time all year
23 Clemson Duke at home Saturday is a gigantic opportunity
24 Missouri Destroying Miss St in Starkville was impressive
25 Saint Mary's Class of WCC this year

Overall Rationale

Just missed: Louisville, Gonzaga, Miss St, Creighton, UCLA, Baylor, Ole Miss