Travbowman's Week 18 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Finally have them first |
| 2 | Kansas | Loss at Texas isn't a bad one |
| 3 | Alabama | Still in line for a one seed |
| 4 | UCLA | Battle for last one seed should be interesting |
| 5 | Purdue | Tried to give away games this week but got two Ws |
| 6 | Gonzaga | SMC rematch in Vegas? |
| 7 | Marquette | Big East champs looking good |
| 8 | Texas | 2nd place in best conference |
| 9 | UConn | Quietly moving up the list again |
| 10 | Baylor | I don't know what they are |
| 11 | Arizona | First fifteen minutes at UCLA were good anyway |
| 12 | Kansas State | Amazing job by Tang |
| 13 | Xavier | March run coming? |
| 14 | Tennessee | ZZ gone changes them |
| 15 | Indiana | Good win, bad loss this week |
| 16 | Virginia | Best.of a bad ACC |
| 17 | Saint Mary's | Can they win WCC tournament? |
| 18 | San Diego State | S16 type team for sure |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | Second best of bad ACC |
| 20 | Texas A&M | Finally a believer in them |
| 21 | Duke | Good revenge in Chapel Hill |
| 22 | Creighton | Rounding into shape nicely |
| 23 | Kentucky | Up and down |
| 24 | Florida Atlantic | Scary team for a top seed to draw |
| 25 | Oral Roberts | Offense is insane |
Overall Rationale
One week to go!!!