DCProf's Week 14 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | #1 BPI strength of record. Tied with Kansas for most Q1 wins |
| 2 | Alabama | #2 BPI strength of record. Won at Houston. Third most combined Q1/Q2 wins. No losses outside Q1 |
| 3 | Kansas | #4 BPI strength of record. Most combined Q1/Q2 wins (13) and tied for most Q1 wins (9). No loses outside Q1 |
| 4 | Houston | #3 BPI strength of record. Lost to Alabama and fewer high end wins than other top teams |
| 5 | Arizona | #6 BPI strength of record. Wins over Tennessee & UCLA |
| 6 | Texas | #5 BPI strength of record. No losses outside Q1. Leads Big 12 standings. |
| 7 | Iowa State | #14 BPI strength of record. No loses outside Q1. Head-to-head wins over Texas, Baylor, TCU, Kansas. Tied for 3rd most Q1 wins |
| 8 | Xavier | #7 BPI strength of record. 11 combined Q1/Q2 wins |
| 9 | Marquette | #13 BPI strength of record. Tied for lead in Big East. Blew out Baylor |
| 10 | Virginia | #11 BPI strength of record. 7 combined Q1/Q2 wins fewest in top 10 |
| 11 | Baylor | #10 BPI strength of record. All 6 loses to teams ranked in my top 16. Beat Kansas, Gonzaga & UCLA. |
| 12 | Kansas State | #12 BPI strength of record but lost 3 of last 4.a |
| 13 | Tennessee | #9 BPI strength of record. Fewer combined Q1/Q2 wins & more loses outside Q2 than any team ranked above them |
| 14 | UCLA | #8 BPI strength of record. No loses outside of Q1, but losing record in Q1 and all teams ranked ahead are .500 or better in Q1 |
| 15 | Saint Mary's | #27 BPI strength of record. 12 game win streak. Top 7 in NET, Ken Pom, & Bart Torvik |
| 16 | TCU | #18 BPI strength of record, 5-5 in Q1 and only 1 loss outside Q1 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 8 combined Q1/Q2 wins, more than anyone ranked below them. Beat Purdue as well as Indiana head to head |
| 18 | Indiana | #21 BPI strength of record. Win over Purdue |
| 19 | Gonzaga | #15 BPI strength of record. Wins over Alabama, Xavier, & MSU. Only one loss outside Q1 |
| 20 | UConn | #16 BPI strength of record. Only 1 loss outside of Q1 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | #19 BPI strength of record. Head to head win over Providence |
| 22 | Providence | #23 BPI strength of record. No bad loses. |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | #17 BPI strength of record. Finally took an L but still tied for fewest losses in country. |
| 24 | Missouri | #20 BPI strength of record. No loses outside Q1. 7 combined Q1/Q2 wins more than anyone ranked below them |
| 25 | USC | #28 BPI Strength of record. Wins over UCLA & Auburn. Better Q1/Q2 record than any team I left unranked. |
Overall Rationale
Fell out: #23 Clemson, #24 New Mexico, #25 Charleston. Others considered: NC State, Duke, & Nevada