TheRealHenryG's Week 15 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | They've amassed better road wins that anyone this season. 22-3 record aside, that's the mark of a good team. |
| 2 | Houston | Easy to forget this team has only lost once outside of #1. |
| 3 | Purdue | Tough road loss again. This team seems to go as Braden Smith does, which is a worrying trend. |
| 4 | Kansas | Giving KU the edge over Texas here due to the stronger noncon. |
| 5 | Texas | Rodney Terry is coaching his way into a contract. |
| 6 | Baylor | Haven't lost to even a mediocre team all year. |
| 7 | Virginia | Not overly impressed with the resume, nor the ending to the Duke game. |
| 8 | Arizona | STANFORD???? |
| 9 | UCLA | Best wins are UMD, UK, and Utah. Doesn't inspire a ton of confidence despite the gaudy record. |
| 10 | Kansas State | Wins over the 3 higher B12 schools, but 4 overtime wins and a loss to Butler. |
| 11 | Missouri | I didn't think they could beat good teams away from home. They proved it by hanging 86 on the best defense in the country. |
| 12 | Tennessee | My metrics haven't been all that impressed all year and UTK is finally playing like it. Vandy and Colo are bad losses. |
| 13 | Iowa State | They've picked up great wins at home, but I worry about their road performances. |
| 14 | Marquette | Marquette has yet to beat a single KenPom top 50 team on the road or a neutral court. Other than that, their resume sparkles. |
| 15 | Creighton | Top 5 team aside from when Kalk had mono. Still haven't beaten any of the top 5 Big East teams away from home. |
| 16 | Indiana | They just keep winning. |
| 17 | TCU | Hard to assess with all the injuries. |
| 18 | UConn | Back to competing at the top of the conference. |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | Not overly impressed with the wins, nor the losses, although the overall record is impressive. |
| 20 | San Diego State | Haven't lost to any bad teams, and have been running through the MWC. |
| 21 | Gonzaga | Just the one bad loss to LMU, easily made up for with wins over Bama and Xavier. Don't count them out. |
| 22 | Illinois | Great wins over Texas and UCLA, and the losses aren't too bad. |
| 23 | Xavier | They were solid in noncon and have been great against the best of the BE, but they lost to DEPAUL and BUTLER! |
| 24 | Saint Mary's | Weird to put them below Gonzaga, but they have three bad losses and just ok wins. |
| 25 | Northwestern | Didn't expect them to take down #1 but here we are. Bad losses but wins over PU, IU, and Illinois get them in here. 26-28: Providence, Mississippi St, Rutgers |
Overall Rationale
For those curious, my metrics have the following rankings: Kansas Texas Alabama Kansas State Purdue Baylor Iowa State TCU Indiana Missouri UCONN SDSU Tennessee West Virginia Rutgers UCLA Miss State Xavier Gonzaga Illinois Michigan St Marquette Houston Arizona Virginia Miami Nevada Oral Roberts