Graham Couch's AP top 25 college basketball poll ballot

Here's my AP top 25 college basketball ballot for this week:

1. Tennessee
2. Michigan
3. Virginia
4. Duke
5. Gonzaga
6. Michigan State
7. Texas Tech
8. Kansas
9. Buffalo
10. Nevada
11. Kentucky
12. Florida State
13. Ole Miss
14. Auburn
15. North Carolina
16. N.C. State
17. Marquette
18. Virginia Tech
19. Villanova
20. Maryland
21. Wisconsin
22. Oklahoma
23. Nebraska
24. Houston
25. Louisville    

I can't remember having a top five in college basketball that's this close. Certainly not in the four seasons I've been doing an AP ballot. You could make an argument for any of them in any order. All of them were impressive away from home this past week. Duke rejoins the rest of society after paying its first two road games, including a shorthanded second half at Florida State Saturday that was revealing its mettle, maturity and high-end talent. Virginia continues to suffocate everything in its path. And Gonzaga's double-digit win at San Francisco will go under the radar but shouldn't. The Dons are a borderline top 25 team.

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