Zloggt's Week 17 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | Duke | |
| 4 | Houston | |
| 5 | Tennessee | |
| 6 | St. John's | Maybe overrating them a bit TOO much...but honestly, when you win as everybody else around you loses, it's hard to NOT leapfrog spots, right? |
| 7 | Alabama | They are perhaps rather lucky than a LOT of other guys below them lost...and also that Kentucky win too I suppose... |
| 8 | Michigan State | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | |
| 10 | Iowa State | Am I being a bit TOO forgiving to the Cyclones? Eh...perhaps...it WAS a bad loss, but they at least got the "everyone's injured!" excuse... |
| 11 | Wisconsin | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | |
| 13 | Missouri | Heh...can't help it...but you know, they DID have that Bama win (and really only that for the week)... |
| 14 | Michigan | |
| 15 | Arizona | Should drop them more, but you know...after THAT call in the BYU game...I don't think it'll hurt to be somewhat forgiving... |
| 16 | Kentucky | |
| 17 | Memphis | |
| 18 | Clemson | |
| 19 | Purdue | Hanging on by a thread (kind of)...maybe I am being too considerate of poll inertia in this specific case... |
| 20 | Maryland | |
| 21 | Marquette | |
| 22 | Louisville | |
| 23 | Mississippi State | Also maybe hanging on by a thread here...beating TAMU is doing a LOT of work here! |
| 24 | Saint Mary's | |
| 25 | Creighton |
Overall Rationale
Every five teams makes up a single tier, for a total of five tiers overall.