willweaverrva's Week 12 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | |
| 2 | Purdue | Almost did not do this - Purdue and UNC were both 2-0 this week. Decided to put Purdue here because of better quality wins. |
| 3 | North Carolina | |
| 4 | Houston | |
| 5 | Tennessee | |
| 6 | Auburn | This is an adjustment as I had Auburn severely underranked last week. Metrics-wise, they should be here. |
| 7 | Kentucky | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | |
| 9 | Marquette | |
| 10 | Wisconsin | |
| 11 | Illinois | |
| 12 | Arizona | |
| 13 | Baylor | |
| 14 | Kansas | When you lose to a 7-11 team, you get punished. This might still be too generous. |
| 15 | Dayton | This is possibly the second best Dayton team ever, aside from the 2019-20 team that saw Obi Toppin conquer the basketball world before COVID robbed us all. |
| 16 | Duke | |
| 17 | New Mexico | New to this week's ballot. After being almost famous for most of the season the Lobos have finally made it. |
| 18 | Saint Mary's | New to this week's ballot. Welcome back, Gaels. |
| 19 | Utah State | |
| 20 | Memphis | |
| 21 | Iowa State | |
| 22 | Samford | |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | New to this week's ballot. Welcome back, Owls. |
| 24 | Utah | New to this week's ballot. Welcome back, Utes. |
| 25 | Cincinnati | New to this week's ballot. Welcome back, Bearcats. |
Overall Rationale
Dropped from poll: TCU (20), Texas Tech (21), Creighton (22), San Diego State (23), Alabama (24). New to poll: New Mexico, Saint Mary's, Florida Atlantic, Utah, Cincinnati. Almost famous: Creighton, Alabama, Indiana State, Richmond, Colorado State.