DCProf's Week 10 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | BPI SOR #1. NET #1 (6-1 v Q1, 7 Q1/Q2 W): beat Houston; Purdue; UNC; Ohio State; Memphis & Iowa State. Lost at Duke |
| 2 | Tennessee | BPI SOR #2. NET #3 (3-0 v Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Baylor; Illinois; Louisville; & Arkansas |
| 3 | Iowa State | BPI SOR #6. NET #5 (3-1 v. Q1, 6 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Marquette; Iowa; Baylor & Dayton; lost to Auburn |
| 4 | Alabama | BPI SOR #3. NET #9 (3-2 v. Q1, 7 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Houston; at UNC; Oklahoma; Creighton; Illinois & Rutgers; lost to Purdue & Oregon |
| 5 | Duke | BPI SOR #7. NET #2 (4-2 v. Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Auburn; SMU & Arizona; lost to Kentucky & Kansas |
| 6 | Marquette | BPI SOR #4. NET #11 (5-2 v. Q1, 7 Q1/Q2 W): beat Purdue; Xavier; Wisconsin; Georgia; Maryland; Creighton. lost at Iowa St. & Dayton |
| 7 | Kentucky | BPI SOR #11. NET #12 (3-2 v. Q1, 5 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Duke; Florida; Louisville & Gonzaga. Lost to Clemson & Ohio State |
| 8 | Mississippi State | BPI SOR #8. NET #14 (3-0 v. Q1, 5 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Memphis; Pitt & at SMU. Lost to Butler |
| 9 | Texas A&M | BPI SOR #15. NET #17 (3-2 v. Q1, 6 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Purdue: Ohio State; Texas Tech; Wake Forest; Rutgers; Texas; & Creighton; lost to Oregon & UCF |
| 10 | Memphis | BPI SOR #9. NET #34 (4-2 v. Q1; Q3 loss, 10 Q1/Q2 W): Beat UCONN; Ole Miss; Clemson; Mich. St; San Fran. Lost to Miss. St.; Auburn & Arkansas St. |
| 11 | UConn | BPI SOR #20. NET #22 (3-1 v. Q1, 6 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Gonzaga; Baylor; Xavier & Texas. Lost to Memphis; Dayton & Colorado |
| 12 | Florida | BPI SOR #5. NET #8 (1-1 v. Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): Beat UNC; Wake Forest; & Arizona St; Lost at Kentucky |
| 13 | Michigan State | BPI SOR #21. NET #19 (2-2 v. Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): Beat UNC; Ohio St; & Colorado; Lost to Kansas & Memphis |
| 14 | Illinois | BPI SOR #22. NET #7 (4-3 v. Q1, 5 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Oregon; Missouri, Wisconsin, & Arkansas. Lost to Alabama; Tennessee; & Northwestern |
| 15 | Houston | BPI SOR #51. NET #4 (0-3 v. Q1; 1-1 v. Q2, 3 Q1/Q2 W): Lost to Auburn; Alabama; & San Diego St. |
| 16 | Purdue | BPI SOR #19. NET #26 (3-4 v. Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Alabama; Maryland; Ole Miss; NC St.; lost to Marquette; Texas A&M; Auburn; & Penn State |
| 17 | Pitt | BPI SOR #18. NET #15 (2-2 v. Q1, 3 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Ohio St; WVU; LSU. Lost to Wisconsin & Miss. State |
| 18 | West Virginia | BPI SOR #12 NET #25 (3-2 v. Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Kansas; Gonzaga; Arizona. Lost to Pittsburgh & Louisville |
| 19 | Kansas | BPI SOR #25. NET #10 (2-3 v. Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): wins over Duke; UNC & MSU; lost at Creighton; WVU; & Missouri |
| 20 | UCLA | BPI SOR #16. NET #18 (3-2 v. Q1, 3 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Gonzaga; Oregon & Arizona. Lost to Nebraska; New Mexico & UNC |
| 21 | Oregon | BPI SOR #14. NET #20 (4-2 v. Q1, 7 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Alabama; Texas A&M & San Diego St. Lost to UCLA & Illinois |
| 22 | Gonzaga | BPI SOR #37. NET #6 (2-4 v. Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Baylor & Indiana; lost to UCONN; UCLA; WVU & Kentucky |
| 23 | Oklahoma | BPI SOR #10. NET #45 (3-1 v. Q1, 4 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Michigan; Arizona; Louisville; Providence. Lost to Alabama |
| 24 | Baylor | BPI SOR #23. NET #24 (2-3 v. Q1, 2 Q1/Q2 W): Beat Arkansas & St. Johns. Lost to UCONN; Iowa St.; Gonzaga & Tennessee |
| 25 | Utah State | BPI SOR #12. NET #29 (3-0 v. Q1, 6 Q1/Q2 W): Beat San Diego St; St. Mary's; Iowa. Lost to UCSD |
Overall Rationale
Fell Out: Maryland; Cincinnati; North Carolina; & Dayton. Others considered: Michigan, Wisconsin, Ole Miss