Two media members cast their first-place votes for Virginia over Kentucky in this week’s AP Top 25.
The two voters who went with the Cavaliers were John Feinstein of CBS Sports and Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star.
I don’t know much about Osterman or Feinstein, but public opinion leads one to believe that one loves Duke and the other backs Indiana.
LOL Duke-loving John Feinstein is one of the two people to vote Virginia #1 over Kentucky: http://t.co/AC9OFxDLBU
— Fake Gimel (@fakegimel) January 12, 2015
IU Insider @ZachOsterman was 1 of 2 writers to vote @UVAMensHoops above Kentucky in latest AP poll. Here’s why: http://t.co/SaSNSJy9iA — IndyStar Sports (@IndyStarSports) January 12, 2015
Never been more popular in Charlottesville. Now I know a little bit of what it feels like to be @JamieOakes247.
— ZachOsterman (@ZachOsterman) January 12, 2015
Here is what Osterman had to say about his vote:
So … I voted Virginia No. 1 this week in my AP Top 25 ballot. Ahead of Kentucky.
Yes, that’s right. Ahead of Kentucky.
Apparently, I’m joined in this decision by John Feinstein, and John Feinstein alone.
First, let’s clear this up: Polls do not move the world. They shouldn’t.
They are a useful tool for gauging the landscape of college basketball each week, not a final statement.
I thought Virginia more deserving of the No. 1 spot this week than Kentucky. And for full disclosure, I’d have ranked Duke ahead of the Wildcats too, had they held serve instead of losing in Raleigh.
Kentucky is good. More than good. Kentucky might, pound for pound, wind up being the best college basketball team I’ve ever seen. It’s up there with some of the best Duke, UNLV and North Carolina teams of my lifetime, and those are just the comparisons that come quickly to mind.
