ftskeebo's Week 10 Ballot

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Purdue	Took care of business against Illinois and got a nice win at Maryland. This team is looking insanely dominant.
2	Houston	Yes they're undefeated and absolutely killed a Big 12 opponent but that was still the one conference game that'll be quad 4 for them. Big games (and chances) next week for them to jump Purdue.
3	UConn	Took care of business with DePaul and went into Butler to get a good road conference win. Might be on upset watch at Xavier next week though.
4	Kansas	Very VERY close call with TCU, but they are still a well rounded team that could very well make the sweet 16 so I can give Kansas props for that win.
5	Tennessee	Did what it needed to do this week against Norfolk and a Ole Miss team with the most inflated record in NCAAM.
6	Arizona	Absolutely crushed Colorado and beat Utah but not much else to say.
7	Marquette	Road conference games are always gonna be hard but losing a quad 2 game in the top 10 is gonna hurt you regardless.
8	North Carolina	GREAT road wins at Clemson and Pittsburgh are showing any doubters that this team is still legit despite their 3 losses.
9	BYU	Was looking promising after the Wyoming beat down but starting out the Big 12 with a quad 2 let down isn't a great sign.
10	Illinois	Weird spot because they had a hard-fought loss at Purdue but other losses are definitely helping their rank this week slightly.
11	Kentucky	Great win at Florida this week to bounce back even more but that UNCW loss will keep them out of the top 10 at least another week, fluke or not.
12	Clemson	Clemson Clemson Clemson... You had 2 phenomenal opportunities to pick up another quality win to bolster your resume, and then went an floundered a lead at Miami and got outclassed by UNC at home.
13	Baylor	Had a little bit of a scare there against Oklahoma State, BUT, a road Big 12 win is impressive nonetheless.
14	Oklahoma	Good win against Iowa State this week sneaks them up into the top 15. Great way to start out conference play for the Sooners.
15	Wisconsin	Picked up 2 quad 2 wins in road Big 10 play this week and seems to be flying under a lot of people's radars due to the Arizona loss.
16	Duke	I'm skeptical of keeping Duke this high but they have two great chances to secure their spot this week in Pitt and a rematch with Georgia Tech. Let's hope that Arkansas loss was just a fluke.
17	Auburn	Biggest win at Arkansas in Bud Walton's history will definitely turn some heads. Will be interesting to see if they defend their home turf this week and keep their domination rolling.
18	Florida Atlantic	FAU’s gonna need to right this ship quickly, or they may be looking at needing to win the AAC to get in.
19	Colorado State	The rams had a tough outing at utah state but it's probably the best worst case scenario they could and their guard play remains phenomenal.
20	Utah	Tough to keep Utah in here but they’re still a very experienced team and should get things back to smooth sailing in the coming weeks.
21	San Diego State	Loss to BYU gonna hinder their progression here by a spot but some nice quality wins this week with a great matchup with New Mexico coming up.
22	Creighton	Creighton had a solid bounce back win against Providence after falling to Marquette last week in a tough loss. Still hanging around for the time being.
23	Alabama	Chalk it up to opening day jitters for conference play but the Tide definitely showed some VERY exposed areas against Vandy.
24	Nevada	Nothing much really to say for Nevada. Drake loss is still worrying to me with Boise State coming to town next week.
25	Iowa State	Had a hard fought loss to Oklahoma but even so I think they’re a dark horse to contend in the Big 12 tourney and maybe even make a March run.

Overall Rationale

Memphis, Dayton, Princeton, Miami (FL), and Ohio State round out the first 5 out