yung_communism's Week 2 Ballot

RankTeamReason
1 UConn 0, They will stay on top until a loss (test coming up in Maui, so I feel comfortable with that). Will Dan Hurley ever be satisfied? We all know the answer.
2 Kansas +1, The jayhawks squeaked out an early game of the year W. As much as everyone was questioning UNC's interior defense, Dickinson didn't do much to help on his end.
3Gonzaga +4, Arguably the most impressive result from week one, the Zags stop the speculation on their status as national title contenders. No Watson = improved defense? (one game but still)
4 Auburn +8, Bruce with the 4-D chess getting the attention put on players fighting and not Auburn's scheme. Arguably the most impressive result from week one, ridiculous depth again
5 Houston -3, There was no shame in losing the game they lost, defense looked as insane as ever and the offense held up enough to keep it interesting
6Alabama -2, Falling as a victim of circumstance to teams that proved more this week (and UConn), just keep winning
7 Iowa State -1, We probably won't know anything about this team until Maui, wake me up then
8 North Carolina -3, Like Houston, no shame in losing that game in the Phog, impressive rally after looking down and out by halftime
9Duke -1, oMg, DiD yOu SeE fLaGg AnD kNeUpPeL???
10Arizona 0, Dismantling bad teams
11 Tennessee +2, Looked the part with a comfortable road win on what I believe will still be a decent Louisville team
12 Baylor -3, The dismantling by Gonzaga still stings, but a nice rally against Arkansas and the baptism of Joe Few save them from falling more
13Purdue -2, Starting to look mortal, but still getting into the feel of things, Smith can do big things for them this year
14 Creighton 0, I am hesitant to keep them here as the defensive effort against UTRGV was concerning, but Kalk gave them the game of his life and I respect that
15Marquette 0, Two solid wins this week
16 Cincinnati 0, Dismantling bad teams
17 Wake Forest +1, Solid semi-home win against a good Michigan team, they had me a little worried after their opening performance
18 St. John's +1, Two solid wins this week
19 Texas Tech +1, Dismantling bad teams
20Illinois +2, Destroying bad teams and hello Will Riley
21 Indiana +2, Big season for Woodson on the horizon
22 Kentucky +3, Offense looks like motion picture movie out there
23 Ohio State NEW, Jake Deibler with the win in the "we promoted our interim coach" bowl, I was low on Texas, but a ranked win is a ranked win
24 UCF NEW, Who knows how much we will see them in the polls this year, and I was low on A&M to begin with, but they earned this with a ranked win
25 Arkansas -1, Not much shame in losing to Baylor, but still trying to figure out the rotations and role allocation for sure

Overall Rationale

IN: OHIO STATE, UCF OUT: UCLA, TEXAS A&M NEXT FIVE: FLORIDA, RUTGERS, BYU, MICHIGAN, MEMPHIS