DCProf's Week 6 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | BPI SOR #1. NET #2. beat Houston; UNC; Memphis & Iowa State. Lost at Duke |
| 2 | Tennessee | BPI SOR #3. NET #1. Beat Baylor; Louisville; & Virginia |
| 3 | Iowa State | BPI SOR #16. NET #9. Beat Marquette & Dayton; lost to Auburn |
| 4 | Marquette | BPI SOR #2. NET #6. beat Purdue; Wisconsin; Georgia; at Maryland; lost at Iowa St. |
| 5 | Alabama | BPI SOR #4. NET #10. Beat Houston; at UNC; Illinois & Rutgers; lost to Purdue & Oregon |
| 6 | Kentucky | BPI SOR #5. NET #5. Beat Duke & Gonzaga. Lost to Clemson |
| 7 | Duke | BPI SOR #8. NET #4. Beat Auburn & at Arizona; lost to Kentucky & Kansas |
| 8 | Florida | BPI SOR #10. NET #7. Beat Wake Forest; Virginia; & Wichita St |
| 9 | Purdue | BPI SOR #9. NET #26. Beat Alabama; Maryland; Ole Miss; NC St.; lost to Marquette & Penn State |
| 10 | Oregon | BPI SOR #6. NET #15. Beat Alabama; Texas A&M & San Diego St. Lost to UCLA |
| 11 | Clemson | BPI SOR #11. NET #11. Beat Kentucky; Penn St; San Fransico. Lost to Boise St. |
| 12 | Gonzaga | BPI SOR #20. NET #3. Beat Baylor & Indiana; lost to WVU & Kentucky |
| 13 | Kansas | BPI SOR #12. NET #17. wins over Duke; UNC & MSU; lost at Creighton & Missouri |
| 14 | Michigan State | BPI SOR #28. NET #27. Beat UNC & Colorado; Lost to Kansas & Memphis |
| 15 | Michigan | BPI SOR #23. NET #23. Beat Xavier; Iowa; & at Wisconsin. Lost to Wake Forest |
| 16 | Ole Miss | BPI SOR #19. NET #29. Beat BYU & Louisville. Lost to Purdue |
| 17 | Arizona State | BPI SOR #15. NET #34. Beat St Marys; New Mexico; Grand Canyon. Lost to Gonzaga |
| 18 | San Diego State | BPI SOR #26. NET #41. Beat Houston & Creighton. Lost to Gonzaga & Oregon |
| 19 | Houston | BPI SOR #62. NET #8. Lost to Auburn; Alabama; & San Diego St. |
| 20 | Maryland | BPI SOR #43. NET #13. Beat Ohio State & Villanova. Lost to Marquette & Purdue |
| 21 | Texas A&M | BPI SOR #21. NET #32. Beat Ohio State; Texas Tech; Wake Forest; Rutgers & Creighton; lost to Oregon & UCF |
| 22 | Oklahoma | BPI SOR #7. NET #44. Beat Arizona; Louisville; Providence |
| 23 | Mississippi State | BPI SOR #17. NET #20. Beat Pitt & at SMU. Lost to Butler |
| 24 | Memphis | BPI SOR #13. NET #49. Beat UCONN; Mich. St; San Fran. Lost to Auburn & Arkansas St. |
| 25 | Wisconsin | BPI SOR #30. NET #36. Beat Arizona; UCF; Pittsburgh. Lost to Michigan & Marquette |
Overall Rationale
Fell out: Pittsburgh; Baylor; Cincinnati; Illinois; North Carolina. Others considered: UCONN; Pittsburgh; Baylor; Penn State