MainPeanut25's Week 5 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | +2, Maui champs |
| 2 | Kansas | -1, still good but was always a weak #1 |
| 3 | Iowa State | +1 |
| 4 | Tennessee | +4 |
| 5 | Marquette | +6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | +3, probably too high but they’re here for now |
| 7 | Kentucky | +3 |
| 8 | Purdue | +9 |
| 9 | Gonzaga | -7 |
| 10 | Duke | +2 |
| 11 | Memphis | NR, Hunter has been notoriously inconsistent, so him playing like that all the time is key |
| 12 | Oregon | NR |
| 13 | North Carolina | -7, maybe harsh, but they’re also a three loss team |
| 14 | Florida | +6, not ready to put them with the elite but they’re one game vs. a great opponent away |
| 15 | Alabama | -2 |
| 16 | Pitt | +8, couldn’t watch bc Peacock, but I was really salty for about 24 hours. The something worse happened |
| 17 | Illinois | NR, Tomislav>Zvonimir |
| 18 | Michigan State | NR, good resume so far |
| 19 | Houston | -12, probably harsh but they’re also should rise back up |
| 20 | Cincinnati | -2, crappy schedule |
| 21 | Michigan | NR, I don’t want to talk about it. |
| 22 | Oklahoma | NR, like last year but with good wins |
| 23 | Texas A&M | -4 |
| 24 | Louisville | NR, Pat Kelsey should get a statue right now for the Indiana game |
| 25 | Dayton | NR, could easily be in Memphis’ spot or higher. They have a choking problem against everyone except for the team coached but Dan Hurley 🤷♂️ |
Overall Rationale
Dropped: 5 UConn, 14 Indiana, 15 Xavier, 16 Baylor, 21 Texas, 22 Mississippi State, 23 Arkansas, 25 Arizona. Also considered: Texas, Baylor, Drake, UConn, Utah State, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Ohio State, Xavier, Mississippi State, Arizona State, St. John’s, West Virginia, San Diego State, Wake Forest, Saint Mary’s, Nebraska, Clemson, Georgia, Penn State, LSU, Arizona, New Mexico, BYU, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, UCLA, Nevada, Florida State, Colorado, Maryland, Utah, Indiana, San Francisco, Rhode Island, UC Irvine, Columbia