DCProf's Week 5 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Not as tested as other top teams, but #1 in BPI, Torvik, & Ken Pom |
| 2 | Texas | More tested than Houston, ranked #2 in BPI & Ken Pom, #3 in Torvik |
| 3 | Purdue | #1 in BPI strength of record |
| 4 | Virginia | Struggled a bit against FSU but two quality resume wins this past week |
| 5 | Tennessee | Mysterious loss against Colorado, but rank them ahead of Jayhawks because of head-to-head win |
| 6 | Kansas | Wins against Duke, NC State, Wisconsin, & Seton Hall. Only loss to Tennessee |
| 7 | Baylor | My preseason #1 team, good wins over UCLA & Gonzaga; lost to UVA when they shot lights out…not sure what happened against Marquete |
| 8 | UConn | Dominated Oregon, Alabama, & ISU…but think that may have been a hot week rather than this being a legit top 10 team. Will get tested this week at Florida |
| 9 | Arizona | Looked sharp in Maui with wins over OSU, SDSU, & Creighton…then came out flat against Utah. |
| 10 | Arkansas | Only loss by 3 to Creighton without best player |
| 11 | Alabama | Building solid early season resume. Only loss to UCONN |
| 12 | Maryland | Willard doing amazing job. #5 Strength of Record with wins over SLU, Miami, & Illinois |
| 13 | Gonzaga | Still top 10 in BPI, Torvik, & Ken Pom. Losses to Texas, Purdue, Baylor, but wins over Kentucky, MSU, Xavier |
| 14 | Kentucky | Rebounded from early season loses to MSU & Gonzaga. Likely top 10 team by end of season. |
| 15 | Auburn | Less tested than other ranked teams, but undefeated with wins over SLU & G. Mason. Margin of victory over SLU *much* worse than Maryland's |
| 16 | Indiana | Wins over UNC & Xavier…but that UNC win losing value. Got clamped down defensively at Rutgers |
| 17 | Creighton | Understandable loses to Arizona & Texas, but bad loss to Nebraska. |
| 18 | Duke | Wins over OSU & Xavier, loses to Kansas & blowout at hands of Purdue |
| 19 | Illinois | Wins over UCLA & Syracuse, loses to Virginia & Maryland |
| 20 | UCLA | Win over Oregon, loses to Illinois & Baylor, belief that they were overrated in preseason remains intact. |
| 21 | San Diego State | Wins over OSU, BYU. Only losses to Arizona & Arkansas |
| 22 | Iowa State | Wins over UNC & Nova not as strong as names suggest, but hard to not rank in top 25 at the moment. |
| 23 | TCU | Wins over Iowa & Providence after slow early season start |
| 24 | Charleston | Top 20 BPI strength of record: lost to UNC; beat Richmond, Davidson, CSU, VT, & Kent State |
| 25 | Xavier | Three close loses to Indiana, Duke, & Gonzaga, wins over Florida & WVU |
Overall Rationale
Fell out: #16 Michigan State, #22 North Carolina, #23 Saint Mary's, #25 Drake. Others in consideration: Iowa, Marquette, Miami, FL, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Ohio State