bkervick's Week 18 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | -- The top 3 took care of business. |
| 2 | Purdue | -- |
| 3 | UConn | -- |
| 4 | Tennessee | -- 2 great wins this week brings them closer to the Big 3. |
| 5 | Arizona | Up 2. Light week, but 2 wins. |
| 6 | North Carolina | Up 3. Took care of business at home, if a bit uninspiring in the margins. |
| 7 | Marquette | Down 1. Tough loss at Creighton, but hung tough without 2 best players. |
| 8 | Iowa State | Up 2. 2 pretty good performances this week, always good to go 2-0 in B12. |
| 9 | Illinois | Up 3. Defense left something to be desired this week, but they sure can score. |
| 10 | Kansas | Down 5. Double loss week, one at home against a team not great on the road. McCullar came back at least. |
| 11 | Alabama | Down 3. At Ole Miss is good win, but home losses are not great if you want to be a top 10 team. |
| 12 | Creighton | Up 1. 2 nice wins this week, though they were helped by roster luck on Sat. |
| 13 | Duke | Up 1. Dominated a slumping Virginia team and took Louisville to the woodshed, both at home. |
| 14 | Baylor | Up 1. 2 really nice wins. |
| 15 | Auburn | Down 4. Played well at Tennessee, but couldn't get it done on the road. Dropped more than I think is fair, but good teams winning behind them and their resume is worse. |
| 16 | San Diego State | Up 1. Easy week. |
| 17 | Utah State | Up 1. Easy week. |
| 18 | Kentucky | Up 3. Scored 202 points in 2 games this week, |
| 19 | Saint Mary's | Down 3. Home loss to Zags in a game that meant nothing for them. But home loss is a home loss. |
| 20 | Washington State | Up 2. 2 home wins against the Socal teams keeps them in 1st in the Pac. |
| 21 | South Carolina | Up 4. 2 wins keeps their groove going in SEC. Still up at 11th in WAB. |
| 22 | BYU | New. A win at AFH and really strong comeback against TCU. |
| 23 | Gonzaga | New. 2 Q1 wins in the week by real nice margins. Their WAB now compares to their predictive rankings. |
| 24 | Dayton | Down 4. Tough loss in a fun game against Loyola. |
| 25 | Florida | Down 6. Not a bad loss, but not a good win either. Jumped by the new arrivals. |
Overall Rationale
Out: Wisconsin (#23). Texas Tech (#24). Also considered (no order): Indiana St, Clemson, Texas Tech, Nebraska, Nevada, Villanova, Miss St, South Florida, Texas