Di9ForLife's Week 3 Ballot

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1 Gonzaga Still high on the Zags, they have one of the most impressive wins of the year thus far and look like a well-oiled machine.
2 Auburn They've demolished everyone they've played except for Houston, where they still won.
3Kansas I'm still not really sold on KU, I mean Michigan State did play them pretty close and likely would've won (and been ranked) if they had just made a couple 3's
4 Houston Houston's defense is still dominant, as shown by a 46 point win over the Cajuns
5 UConn KenPom and Torvik are shockingly sorta low on UConn compared to years past, but they've rolled everyone they've played thus far.
6Alabama Put up a good fight but couldn't beat Purdue at home, had to drop them some but they're still gonna be good.
7 Duke Lost to UK but still showed that they are the real deal, especially Cooper Flagg.
8 Kentucky UK is also the real deal. Experience won out over talent in the end and it resulted in Pope's first signature win.
9Purdue Impressive home win over Alabama, who I thought was good enough to overcome the environment at Mackey
10Tennessee Tennessee still looks solid, not much to recap from this week for them though.
11 North Carolina Seems like UNC starts out slow but comes to life in a big way in the second half.
12 Iowa State I hate to keep dropping ISU but basically everyone above them looks more impressive for now, I still like this team though.
13Illinois Maybe I'm wrong to be high on Illinois, I mean they did only beat Oakland by 12, but I still have a good feeling about this team.
14 Baylor They've certainly played better ever since they got whipped by Gonzaga, just waiting for their next big game.
15Creighton Creighton really hasn't played anyone but they are at least winning by wider margins now after getting a scare from UTRGV
16 St. John's Father still knows best in the Pitino family, and I thought the Lobos would be tougher to beat.
17 Arizona Pretty bad loss for Arizona in an absolute slog of a game against Wisconsin, who I'm still not too high on yet.
18 Marquette Close but gritty win against Maryland, I'm still kinda liking what I see from Marquette
19 Arkansas I continue to be unimpressed by Arkansas, especially after they struggled for a bit against Troy, but they did still win.
20Mississippi State Probably the most underrated SEC team right now.
21 Cincinnati I think I was wrong to underestimate Cincy in the preseason, they've looked good so far.
22 Texas A&M They beat an Ohio State team that I was pretty high on, convincingly too.
23 Ohio State I still think OSU will end up being a contender in the B10, still gotta lower them for getting clipped by A&M.
24 Indiana I'm finally starting to believe in IU, I just wish Woodson actually believed in shooting 3's.
25 Florida Allegations aside, I think Golden does have a good team here, it's just a matter of how much longer he'll be the coach.

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