riddledwithdoubt's Week 3 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | +1 |
| 2 | Auburn | +3 |
| 3 | UConn | -- |
| 4 | Purdue | +15 ) I wasn't a big believer in Purdue, and still have my questions. There's no doubt Mackey is a huge advantage, but outplaying Alabama like that deserves recognition. |
| 5 | Kansas | -1 ) They have an impressive close win against UNC at home and....that's it. They allowed Michigan State to linger far too long, and haven't looked dominant like a #1 team should. |
| 6 | Iowa State | +1 |
| 7 | North Carolina | +2 ) Is this ACC bias? I'm not sure either. They certainly have looked like a top 10 caliber team, waiting for their next real matchup to know exactly where to put them. |
| 8 | Kentucky | +9 ) Liking the early Pope performance |
| 9 | Houston | +1 |
| 10 | Tennessee | +1 |
| 11 | Alabama | -10 ) They kept playing down to their opponents. Then you get a big stage and the 3's still don't drop. I still expect this team to finish in the top 8, but there are some early season growing pains. |
| 12 | Baylor | - ) I'm writing this and still don't have an explanation for why they haven't moved up. Another test for them and Bama this week that'll shake things out |
| 13 | Duke | -7 ) Can't wait for the next timeout so Scheyer can draw up another Cooper Flagg iso... |
| 14 | Creighton | -1 ) Some real competition the next couple weeks |
| 15 | Marquette | -1 |
| 16 | Florida | -- |
| 17 | Cincinnati | -2 |
| 18 | Arkansas | -- |
| 19 | Pitt | +5 ) This might be too much of a jump but I've been high on Pitt from the beginning and was glad to see them take care of business against a rival |
| 20 | Indiana | +1 |
| 21 | St. John's | n/a |
| 22 | Texas Tech | -- |
| 23 | Wisconsin | n/a ) Didn't get to watch but saw the postgame reactions...this will be a placeholder for the badgers for now |
| 24 | Arizona | -16 |
| 25 | Xavier | n/a |
Overall Rationale
Illinois Alabama this week, could they finally force my hand onto my ballot?