MAFIAxMaverick's Week 13 Ballot

Rank	Team	Reason
1	UConn	Tristan Newton is leading a team that is absolutely crushing the opposition.
2	Purdue	Zach Edey is Zach Edey - which means Purdue will go as far as he carries them.
3	North Carolina	Armando Bacot is the unquestioned leader of this team - having RJ Davis helps.
4	Houston	Jamal Shead is the glue guy for this squad. Elevates the whole team - which allowed LJ Cryer make immediate impacts.
5	Tennessee	It's really been a team effort for this Tennessee squad - but Dalton Knecht is on another level.
6	Wisconsin	I expected Chucky Hepburn to lead this Badgers team this year - but AJ Storr and Max Klesmit have taken over running the ship.
7	Duke	Kyle Filipowski...that's all that has to be said.
8	Marquette	Expected Kolek and Oso to be the 1A and 1B guys this year, but Oso has really taken over on the court this season as the consistent contributor - allowing up and down games from other players.
9	Kentucky	Antonio Reeves has been their best player and it's not even close. Shoutout to Reed Sheppard too.
10	Kansas	McCullar Jr and Dickinson (to my dismay) have willed this Kansas team to many success this season.
11	Arizona	Caleb Love.
12	Illinois	TSJ has been their best player, but shoutout to Marcus Domask for elevating his game during the suspension.
13	Auburn	Johni Broome has been the dominant force for Auburn's early season success.
14	Texas Tech	I didn't know who Pop Isaacs was at the beginning of the season, and I regret that now.
15	Creighton	I think Scheierman, Alexander, and Kalbrenner are the best the Big East has to offer. They are carrying Creighton.
16	Iowa State	Iowa State? Iowa State. Three players averaging double figures, and two players averaging 9.5+ ppg. Their success is a total team effort.
17	New Mexico	High scoring and out of nowhere. Richard Pitino....take a bow.
18	Utah State	Great Osobar so close to averaging a double double on the season.
19	Oklahoma	Javian McCollum and Otegah Oweh combining to form a very efficient back court for the surprise Sooners.
20	Dayton	A total team effort with DaRon Holmes putting the team on his shoulders.
21	Alabama	On top of the SEC w/ Mark Sears blazing the trails at 20 ppg.
22	Florida Atlantic	Another team whose success is due to five major contributors. Johnell Davis is having a great year.
23	TCU	Emanuel Miller has been their best player and will be all season. An inside presence with the ability to knock down the 3 ball.
24	Baylor	With 5 players averaging double figures and another above 9.6 - I don't know how this Baylor squad isn't pushing the top 5 all season.
25	BYU	And ANOTHER squad with 5+ major contributors. Mark Pope is doing an amazing job getting the most out of his team.

Overall Rationale

A lot of shakeup outside of the Top 5 this week. It's a really wild season so far and there is a lot of instability when it comes to who the best teams in the country are.