DCProf's Week 7 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | BPI SOR #1. NET #1 (5-1 v Q1): beat Houston; UNC; Ohio State; Memphis & Iowa State. Lost at Duke |
| 2 | Tennessee | BPI SOR #2. NET #2 (3-0 v Q1): Beat Baylor; Illinois Louisville; & Virginia |
| 3 | Iowa State | BPI SOR #8. NET #6 (3-1 v. Q1): Beat Marquette; Iowa & Dayton; lost to Auburn |
| 4 | Alabama | BPI SOR #3. NET #10 (3-2 v. Q1): Beat Houston; at UNC; Creighton; Illinois & Rutgers; lost to Purdue & Oregon |
| 5 | Kentucky | BPI SOR #4. NET #7 (2-1 v. Q1): Beat Duke; Louisville & Gonzaga. Lost to Clemson |
| 6 | Duke | BPI SOR #10. NET #3 (3-2 v. Q1): Beat Auburn & at Arizona; lost to Kentucky & Kansas |
| 7 | Florida | BPI SOR #9. NET #5 (1-0 v. Q1): Beat Wake Forest; Arizona St; Virginia; & Wichita St |
| 8 | UCLA | BPI SOR #19. NET #13 (2-0 v. Q1): Beat Oregon & Arizona. Lost to New Mexico |
| 9 | Oregon | BPI SOR #6. NET #17 (3-1 v. Q1): Beat Alabama; Texas A&M & San Diego St. Lost to UCLA |
| 10 | Kansas | BPI SOR #12. NET #16 (2-2 v. Q1): wins over Duke; UNC & MSU; lost at Creighton & Missouri |
| 11 | Dayton | BPI SOR #18. NET #23 (2-2 v. Q1): Beat UCONN; Marquette. Lost to Iowa St. & UNC |
| 12 | Marquette | BPI SOR #11. NET #9 (2-2 v. Q1): beat Purdue; Wisconsin; Georgia; at Maryland; lost at Iowa St. & Dayton |
| 13 | Memphis | BPI SOR #7. NET #30 (4-1 v. Q1; Q3 loss): Beat UCONN; Clemson; Mich. St; San Fran. Lost to Auburn & Arkansas St. |
| 14 | Michigan State | BPI SOR #24. NET #21 (1-2 v. Q1): Beat UNC & Colorado; Lost to Kansas & Memphis |
| 15 | Texas A&M | BPI SOR #13. NET #28 (2-1 v. Q1): Beat Purdue: Ohio State; Texas Tech; Wake Forest; Rutgers & Creighton; lost to Oregon & UCF |
| 16 | Purdue | BPI SOR #21. NET #34 (3-3 v. Q1): Beat Alabama; Maryland; Ole Miss; NC St.; lost to Marquette; Texas A&M; & Penn State |
| 17 | Ole Miss | BPI SOR #20. NET #22 (2-1 v. Q1): Beat BYU & Louisville. Lost to Purdue |
| 18 | UConn | BPI SOR #42. NET #11 (3-2 v. Q1): Beat Gonzaga; Baylor & Texas. Lost to Memphis; Dayton & Colorado |
| 19 | Gonzaga | BPI SOR #29. NET #4 (2-3 v. Q1): Beat Baylor; San Diego St & Indiana; lost to UCONN; WVU & Kentucky |
| 20 | San Diego State | BPI SOR #23. NET #55 (1-2 v. Q1): Beat Houston & Creighton. Lost to Gonzaga & Oregon |
| 21 | Houston | BPI SOR #61. NET #8 (0-2 v. Q1; 1-1 v. Q2): Lost to Auburn; Alabama; & San Diego St. |
| 22 | Oklahoma | BPI SOR #5. NET #41 (1-0 v. Q1): Beat Arizona; Louisville; Providence |
| 23 | Mississippi State | BPI SOR #15. NET #24 (2-0 v. Q1): Beat Pitt & at SMU. Lost to Butler |
| 24 | Clemson | BPI SOR #30. NET #19 (2-1 v. Q1): Beat Kentucky; Penn St; San Fransico. Lost to Boise St. & Memphis |
| 25 | Maryland | BPI SOR #45. NET #15 (0-2 v. Q1): Beat Ohio State & Villanova. Lost to Marquette & Purdue |
Overall Rationale
Fell Out: Michigan, Arizona St., Wisconsin. Others considered: Georgia, Baylor, Cincinnati.