bkervick's Week 2 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | Up 9. |
| 2 | Alabama | Down 1. Beat up on Asheville, but Arkansas St was a tight final margin. |
| 3 | Duke | -- Smashing teams. |
| 4 | Kansas | -- Held on for big win over UNC and destroyed Howard. |
| 5 | UConn | -- Tough first halves, but 2 point spread covers. |
| 6 | Houston | Down 4 spots. |
| 7 | Gonzaga | Down 1. Jumped by Auburn. Baylor win was nice, ASU result was just okay. |
| 8 | Iowa State | Down 1. |
| 9 | North Carolina | Down 1. Not docking you for almost winning at AFH. |
| 10 | Arizona | Down 1. Couple big wins. |
| 11 | Tennessee | Up 2. Webb was only okay margin, but big win over Louisville. |
| 12 | Creighton | Up 1. Kalkbrenner shooting 90% on the season. |
| 13 | Purdue | Up 1. Took care of business. |
| 14 | Marquette | Up 3. Mason win looks nice, but it was a lot closer throughout. |
| 15 | Baylor | Down 4. Blitzed by Zags, but then beat Arkansas on a neutral. |
| 16 | St. John's | Up 2. Fordham was a smash, but Quinnipiac was competitive for much of that game. |
| 17 | Indiana | Up 2. Took care of business, but not always in the most dominant fashion. |
| 18 | Texas A&M | Down 3. Road loss at UCF and destroyed East Texas A&M. |
| 19 | Texas Tech | Up 6. Was too low on these guys. Looked very good despite having guys out hurt. |
| 20 | Kentucky | Up 2. Smashed a couple teams. |
| 21 | Michigan State | Up 2. Decent results |
| 22 | Illinois | Up 2. 2 good wins. |
| 23 | Cincinnati | New. 2 95 game score wins this week, KenPom #13. |
| 24 | Florida | New. Pulled away from South Florida. |
| 25 | Arkansas | Down 5. Neutral loss to top 15 team. |
Overall Rationale
Rutgers, Mississippi St, BYU, North Florida, Memphis, Ohio St, Wake Forest, Nevada considered. #16 Texas, #21 UCLA drop out.