DCProf's Week 7 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Close call between Purdue and UCONN, but Boilers have beat more quality teams. |
| 2 | UConn | #1 Strength of record according to ESPN BPI. Most wins by large margins. |
| 3 | Arizona | Mysterious loss to Utah but other than that similar resume to Kansas except beat Tennessee |
| 4 | Kansas | #3 SOR, only loss neutral court to Tennessee |
| 5 | Houston | Impressive win over UVA, only loss to Alabama |
| 6 | Virginia | Only loss to Houston, wins over Baylor & Illinois |
| 7 | Alabama | Wins over Houston, UNC, & MSU. Loses to Gonzaga & UCONN |
| 8 | Baylor | Loses to UVA & Marquette, wins over UCLA & Gonzaga |
| 9 | Texas | Win over Gonzaga & scrimmage win over Arkansas |
| 10 | Arkansas | Only loss by 3 to Creighton without best player |
| 11 | Gonzaga | Wins over UK, Alabama, & Xavier. Loses to Purdue, Baylor, & Texas |
| 12 | Duke | Loses to Kansas & Purdue. Wins over Xavier, Iowa, & Ohio State |
| 13 | UCLA | Lost to Baylor & Illinois in same weekend; since wins over Kentucky, Maryland, & Oregon |
| 14 | Tennessee | Close loss at Arizona, but resume includes wins over Kansas, USC & Maryland |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Losses to Kansas & Wake, but wins over Maryland, Iowa, Marquette, & USC. |
| 16 | Illinois | Loses to Maryland, UVA, & PSU but wins over UCLA & Texas |
| 17 | Mississippi State | Win over Marquette but not much else on resume yet. |
| 18 | Maryland | Three game losing streak but to teams ranked higher than them (UCLA, Tennessee, Wisconsin). Wins over Illini, Miami, & SLU |
| 19 | TCU | Wins over Iowa & Providence after slow early season start |
| 20 | Marquette | Wins over Baylor, Creighton, & Notre Dame. Only losses to teams ranked ahead of them: Baylor, Miss. State, Wisconsin |
| 21 | New Mexico | Remains undefeated with solid wins over mid-majors Saint Mary's, San Francisco, & Iona |
| 22 | Indiana | With 3 +10 point loses questionable if Hoosiers deserve to be ranked at this point, but wins over UNC & Xavier keep them hanging on for now. |
| 23 | Charleston | Only loss to UNC in competitive game. Beat Virginia Tech |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | Loss to Charleston but wins over UNC, Penn State, & Dayton |
| 25 | Xavier | Three close loses to Indiana, Duke, & Gonzaga, wins over Florida & WVU |
Overall Rationale
Fell out: #14 Kentucky & #20 Auburn. Others considered: Auburn, Miami, Ohio State, North Carolina, West Virginia, but all these teams have head-to-head loses against teams I have ranked in top 25 ahead of them.