Travbowman's Week 12 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | Purdue has the better metrics and better resume, but I don't want the Voodoo of number 1. Keep winning, Huskies! |
| 2 | Purdue | Would be the one overall seed if tournament started today. 8 weeks is still a lot of time for change though |
| 3 | Houston | That defense is something special |
| 4 | Arizona | Coinflip between 4 and 5 right now. |
| 5 | North Carolina | Could have had them 4th as well. It's really close between those two to me |
| 6 | Tennessee | Made Bama look silly |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Dropped a bit after the loss, but still a really good resume |
| 8 | Kansas | Good enough to beat Tennessee and UConn, bad enough to lose to WVU and UCF. These guys are losing in round 1 or going to the F4, aren't they? |
| 9 | Auburn | Keep winning and looking great doing it |
| 10 | Dayton | Baylor title in 21, Kansas title in 22, SDSU NCG in 23, could this be a F4 in 24 for yet another top 5 team from the March 2020 shutdown season? |
| 11 | Creighton | Won the game of the year on Saturday |
| 12 | Marquette | I don't think they're the 12th best team, but somebody has to occupy this slot? |
| 13 | Colorado State | MWC is insane |
| 14 | Kentucky | Just wait until they learn to play some defense. That's really the only thing missing from being one of the best |
| 15 | Utah State | How do these guys keep finding good coaches? |
| 16 | Oklahoma | Probably getting benefit of the Big 12 doubt rn |
| 17 | Illinois | Lower than most, but have quite a few Q1/Q2 opportunities to move themselves up soon |
| 18 | Duke | They have everything they need to be a really good team. But something just isn't clicking. Can't figure out why |
| 19 | Baylor | Rough week in Waco |
| 20 | Memphis | Even rougher week in Memphis |
| 21 | Utah | Back on my ballot. Solid list of good wins so far |
| 22 | San Diego State | Can't fault them too much for a tough road loss on Saturday |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | I don't know what these guys are this year, other than entertaining |
| 24 | Clemson | Barely holding down a slot in the rankings. Could have given this to a few others |
| 25 | Princeton | Will keep them here until they lose...which may not happen |
Overall Rationale
Just missed: Texas Tech, Iowa St, BYU, Alabama