TheRealHenryG's Week 12 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | |
| 2 | Alabama | |
| 3 | Houston | j'wan roberts fouling out was BS |
| 4 | Kansas | K-State has lost to worse teams and doesn't have the same volume of wins. This could change in the next week. |
| 5 | Kansas State | 17-2 with wins over Kansas, @Texas, and @Baylor. Incredible job by Tang and co. |
| 6 | Arizona | |
| 7 | UCLA | |
| 8 | Tennessee | |
| 9 | Texas | With all the chaos around this program, they're still 16-3 with wins over TCU and Gonzaga. |
| 10 | Virginia | 5 straight for the Hoos |
| 11 | Gonzaga | LMU is Gonzaga's first bad loss of the year. Still wins over Bama, X, and MSU/UK |
| 12 | Iowa State | 14-4 with Texas, TCU, and Baylor wins |
| 13 | TCU | Also only 4 losses, but with worse losses and better wins than the others. Difficult to place. |
| 14 | Xavier | 16-4 but UConn only notable win and DePaul as a bad loss. |
| 15 | UConn | 5 losses, ISU and Bama wins. |
| 16 | Baylor | 5 Q1 wins |
| 17 | Marquette | One of my favorite teams in the country to watch. Kolek passes in such a unique way. |
| 18 | Saint Mary's | Shuffle around some of their points and this team is undefeated against teams not named Houston. |
| 19 | Indiana | |
| 20 | Illinois | low floor high ceiling |
| 21 | Auburn | I'm not sure anyone is winning at The Jungle this year. |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | |
| 23 | New Mexico | Recovered well from 2 game skid |
| 24 | Charleston | Ranking them until they lose. |
| 25 | Kent State | Only 3 losses, all to ranked teams |
Overall Rationale
26-28: Wisconsin, Providence, Rutgers Really tough week for rankings, so many good teams this year.