zags-not-zogs's Week 4 Ballot

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Auburn	(Prev: 1) Best win of the season
2	Houston	(2) Consistently excellent
3	Gonzaga	(4) Gonzaga's defense is... good?
4	Tennessee	(6) Scary good
5	Duke	(7) Scary good, part 2
6	UConn	(3) Only moved them down b/c they have not proven themselves, while the top 5 all clearly have
7	Iowa State	(5) You didn't deserve to fall, Cyclones, but those behind you deserved to rise
8	Kansas	(8) Wait and see
9	North Carolina	(9) Wait and see, part 2
10	Alabama	(10) Dropping 100 w/ 0 from Sears––impressive, but concerning?
11	Kentucky	(11) Humming along
12	Marquette	(21) Kam Jones, you are electric. The other guys are pretty good too
13	Cincinnati	(15) Inertia!
14	Florida	(16) Inertia, part 2! (But they look pretty darn good)
15	Baylor	(13) High highs, low lows. But way to play a killer schedule.
16	Purdue	(12) They will be a 10-20 level team all season in my view
17	Indiana	(19) Better start playing better, b/c better teams are on the horizon
18	Saint Mary's	(22) Nebraska win looks better now!
19	Mississippi State	(23) Good road win @ SMU.
20	Wisconsin	(25) They continue to surprise. Great second half to beat Pitt and win their MTE.
21	Arizona	(14) Tommy Lloyd alone keeps you here. A lot of problems to figure out
22	Creighton	(18) Panic button time? How in the world does Kalkbrenner get one shot attempt (not counting fouled ones), and it's on a 3!
23	Memphis	(NIL) Great "neutral-court" win in San Francisco against USF. Let's see what the Tigers can do in Maui
24	Oregon	(24) Haven't proven me wrong or right yet. Do something good, or do something bad, Oregon; don't just sit there!
25	Drake	(Not considered) They get a nod for winning their MTE. They are a very fun watch, and hopefully they can sustain their success!

Overall Rationale

Dropped out: Texas Tech (17); Saint John's (20). Next-in-Line: Texas, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Saint John's, Boise State, Illinois, Georgia, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech.