NewRCTID22's Week 2 Ballot

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1 Auburn Beating Houston in Houston is as impressive of a win as we'll see this season.
2 Houston Houston losing to Auburn says more about Auburn than about Houston. I promised myself to not overreact to losses, and I think Houston is still a top tier team.
3Duke
4 Kansas
5 Gonzaga
6Iowa State Sticking with the Clones over Alabama until further notice.
7 Alabama I'm a little lower than the consensus on Alabama, and the Arkansas St. performance is emblematic of where I thought they'd be in the early season.
8 UConn
9Arizona
10North Carolina Not dropping them after the KU loss. Being a 3-point shot away from beating KU in Phog speaks volumes about this team.
11 Tennessee
12 Purdue
13Creighton
14 Baylor Blowout loss vs Gonzaga and good win against Arkansas. They've got so much talent but still defensive kinks to work out. Think 14 is a fitting spot to be in at this point.
15Texas Tech
16 Cincinnati
17 Marquette
18 Mississippi State Analytics love them and I'm aboard the Chris Jans hype train. Just plastered two mid-majors and may not truly be tested for the next few weeks.
19 Kentucky Have to admit, they look a ton better than I had expected going into the season.
20BYU Egor Demin: the real deal
21 Florida
22 Michigan State Had them at 25 in the first poll, and as much as I don't love their roster, they still deserve to be in the Top 25 imo. We'll see where they truly stack up against KU though.
23 St. John's
24 Indiana
25 Texas A&M Not sure this is a Top 25 team, but didn't want to punish them too much for a road loss in a difficult environment.

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