This is the final regular season basketball blogpoll. I am still evaluating teams just like I have been all season, and that's how things will be reflected in my ballot. Even though there are a number of teams that maybe got higher or lower seeds than their ranking would indicate, I didn't factor that in at all.
I will update this space with the aggregated results when they become available.
[UPDATE]: OK, here is the link to the final results. The Blogpoll will be on hiatus until after the NCAA tournament.
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | Pittsburgh | |
2 | Memphis | 1 |
3 | Louisville | 2 |
4 | North Carolina | 2 |
5 | Connecticut | 1 |
6 | Duke | 1 |
7 | Missouri | 4 |
8 | Michigan St. | 2 |
9 | Gonzaga | |
10 | Kansas | 2 |
11 | Oklahoma | 1 |
12 | Wake Forest | 1 |
13 | UCLA | 1 |
14 | Washington | |
15 | Syracuse | 4 |
16 | Villanova | 1 |
17 | Purdue | 3 |
18 | Arizona St. | |
19 | Brigham Young | 3 |
20 | Clemson | 3 |
21 | Utah | 2 |
22 | Xavier | 1 |
23 | West Virginia | |
24 | Illinois | |
25 | Florida St. | |
Last week's ballot |
Dropped Out: Marquette (#22), Louisiana St. (#24).
Comments:
- Pittsburgh still manages to stay on top, despite me gigging them for recent defeats. That's just a measure of how strong they are.
- I was reluctant to move Memphis up to #2, but I think they deserve it.
- Louisville has a case for the best team in the land. Just not enough of one.
- North Carolina looks vulnerable if Lawson isn't 100%.
- Will Price's absence doom the Huskies to "also ran" status?
- Missouri had a great finish to the season. If they can continue, they will be very dangerous in the tournament.
- You have to like what Syracuse is doing lately.
- Utah is a huge sleeper. Dangerous team.