Blogpoll: Week Fifteen

The full blogpoll is here, my ballot was as follows.

So much for Duke as a 1 seed. UCLA, which is favored by 28 against Oregon St. on Thursday, conveniently slides into that West top line for the time being. We'll see if there's another opening after Saturday night.

Kansas State's road struggles continue. Pullen played well (7 assists, 2 turnovers), but Beasley didn't do much until the final 8 minutes. He did get another double-double, which the ESPN broadcasters discussed ad nauseam. Aussie Aleks Maric was tremendous for the Cornhuskers (15 pts, 17 boards), and Steve Harley had backdoor layups all night.

Butler pulled out yet another close one tonight, beating Illinois-Chicago by 5. Parrish has them as a 3 seed; maybe that's warranted (they're 25-2, after all, and I do have them ranked high), but I seriously doubt they're one of the top 12 teams in the country. (Pomeroy's rankings agree.)

Despite what ESPN may lead you to believe, there are games besides Memphis-Tennessee this weekend. Drake-Butler highlights Bracketbusters weekend. Other interesting matchups include UConn-Villanova, Kansas St-Baylor (win a road game!), and Louisville-Pitt.

The Detroit under got 45 of 66 votes (68%). St. Louis poll up now.