finalfourcuse's Week 5 Ballot

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Houston	Fairly unimpressive schedule for Houston so far, but they've been dominant. Big test on Saturday against Alabama.
2	Texas	Solidified their status with the win against Creighton.
3	Virginia	Virginia Basketball.
4	Purdue	Zach Edey is the frontrunner for Player of the Year.
5	UConn	The Huskies have incredible depth and have performed well against tournament level competition.
6	Kansas	Dominant 26-point victory over Seton Hall. Jalen Wilson is an early NPOY candidate.
7	Arizona	With their previous good wins, I wonder if the road loss to Utah was a fluke.
8	Tennessee	Played a pair of inferior opponents this weeks but looked the part.
9	Creighton	There's a bit of a consistency gap between the top 8 and the rest. It starts with Creighton, especially after a home loss to Nebraska.
10	Baylor	After the embarrassing loss to Marquette, the Bears bounced back and beat Gonzaga.
11	Gonzaga	With their three losses coming against top teams, it's clear that the Zags have a long way to go to reach the top. They are running out of opportunities.
12	Maryland	Maryland continues to convince people of their potential. Big week for them coming up.
13	Indiana	Hoping their loss to Rutgers isn't a sign of things to come. We'll see how they look against Arizona.
14	Arkansas	Relatively untested, but has looked solid.
15	Illinois	Won't read into the Maryland loss too much. This is a solid team.
16	Alabama	Another big opportunity coming for the Tide against Houston.
17	San Diego State	In convincing win against St. Mary's will go a long way in solidifying their position.
18	UCLA	Two good wins against Stanford and Oregon. UCLA looks like a tournament team, but it remains to be seen if they can be more.
19	Kentucky	Beating Michigan was the strongest of their season, but they need to do more. At least the metrics like them a lot.
20	Duke	Good win against Ohio State.
21	Ohio State	Quality loss against Duke. :)
22	Auburn	Waiting for something meaningful to happen. Their ceiling is much higher than 22.
23	Charleston	Stayed solid this week with a pair of double digit wins.
24	Mississippi State	There's a lot to like about this team.
25	Iowa	Keegan Murray, Kris Murray, same difference.

Overall Rationale

Also Considered: Saint Mary's, Saint Louis, Michigan State, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech, Miami FL, Iowa State, Utah State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Memphis, Arizona State, TCU, West Virginia, Marquette, Rutgers, Utah