bkervick's Week 15 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | -- 12 wins in a row in the Big East (5 on the road). #1 in analytics with full lineup. |
| 2 | Purdue | -- 8 wins in a row (4 on the road). |
| 3 | Houston | -- 2 strong wins results. Creating some seperation from 4th. |
| 4 | Arizona | Up 3. Really impressive road win at Colorado after tough travel/elevation spot. |
| 5 | Kansas | Down 1. Tough rivalry road loss and then nice home win. |
| 6 | Marquette | Up 3. Trailed by double digits but rallied for good win against bubble team at home. |
| 7 | North Carolina | Down 2. Home loss is never good, even to decent team. |
| 8 | Tennessee | Down 2. Rocked on the road by A&M. |
| 9 | Auburn | Down 1. Strong win vs. Bama but then poor margin road loss to Florida. |
| 10 | Alabama | Up 1. 6 teams in a row lost. At Auburn isn't bad loss. |
| 11 | Illinois | Up 1 Escaped in OT and then took road loss to Mich St. Led that game late in 4th Q. |
| 12 | Creighton | Up 1. Tough arena at Providence OT loss isn't bad result. |
| 13 | Duke | Up 3. 2 easy home wins, move up due to chaos. |
| 14 | Baylor | -- At Kansas by single digits is one of the better losses a team an take. |
| 15 | South Carolina | Up 5. 2 mediocre home wins, but everyone else lost. |
| 16 | Indiana State | Up 2. Struggled a bit with Missouri St, but took care of business. |
| 17 | Iowa State | Up 4. 2-0 week with 98 and 99 game scores. |
| 18 | Dayton | Down 3. Low scoring road loss at VCU isn't horrible, but not good either. |
| 19 | San Diego State | Down 2. Tough OT road loss where they just couldn't get over the hump. |
| 20 | Wisconsin | Down 10. 2 more consecutive road losses (4 straight losses). |
| 21 | Utah State | Down 2. Bad home loss, then decent home loss. |
| 22 | Texas Tech | -- All teams below lost also. At Baylor isn't bad loss. |
| 23 | BYU | -- Teams behind lost and have maintained top 12 in predictives. |
| 24 | Virginia | New. 8 straight including 4 road wins. |
| 25 | Saint Mary's | New. Have won 17 of 18, gotten into top 15 of predictive models. |
Overall Rationale
Out: FAU lost another game outside top 100. New Mexico lost at home. Considered (no order): Ole Miss, Colorado St, Clemson, Florida, Miss St, Oklahoma, TCU, Northwestern, New Mexico