willweaverrva's Week 7 Ballot

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Tennessee	The Vols take the #1 spot that I should have given them last week, although they did it by the skin of their teeth, ekeing out a 2-point win over Illinois.
2	Iowa State	Iowa State drops by no fault of their own - I felt Tennessee's wins were better - but the Cyclones continue to play extremely well. The in-state showdown with Iowa was a classic.
3	Auburn	The metrics continue to love Auburn, and they absolutely thrashed an Ohio State team that was on the brink of breaking into the top 25. The Tigers remain extremely dangerous.
4	Alabama	I wanted to put Alabama a bit higher but I decided that Auburn's 38-point shellacking of Ohio State gave them the edge. Still, the Tide could be poised to pounce if Tennessee stumbles.
5	Kentucky	Mark Pope continues to have the 10-1 Wildcats playing extremely well, coming away with a great rivalry game win over a deceptively strong Louisville team.
6	Duke	Sometimes you have to make tough decisions. I had Duke at #3 last week but I am forced to drop them because Incarnate Word is a cupcake, and the teams that leapfrogged them played stronger opponents.
7	Florida	The Gators are rolling and remain undefeated after a convincing win over Arizona State, who had a good argument for possibly being ranked last week. A neutral-ish game against a wounded UNC looms.
8	Houston	Not much to say here. Houston is about as high as they can get as a 3-loss team right now, but it's a mystery how one of the best offenses in the nation can only put up 62 against Troy.
9	Kansas	Kansas seems to have recovered from the struggles of last week, but they still have some work to do.
10	Texas A&M	Texas A&M's defense continues to be solid as they knocked off Purdue in what was effectively a road game for them.
11	Gonzaga	The Zags were on the losing end of an epic battle against UConn. Some might ask, "Will, why is Gonzaga still ahead of UConn?" Gonzaga has played a MUCH tougher schedule.
12	Oregon	No notes. Oregon won a game they should have won.
13	UConn	Okay, Dan Hurley, we get it, UConn is back. You still need to work on your defense, though, but beating the Zags with their ridiculous SOS is truly impressive.
14	Purdue	Matt Painter needs to find an answer for Purdue's inconsistencies, and they need to do it fast because they have a big showdown with Auburn this week.
15	Dayton	New to ballot. Anthony Grant wins the battle of the former VCU coaches in an absolutely impressive way, erasing a 13-point deficit and winning by 8. The Flyers are flying high...best team since 19-20?
16	San Diego State
17	UCLA
18	Marquette
19	Baylor
20	Illinois
21	Mississippi State
22	St. John's
23	Memphis	New to ballot.
24	Arkansas	New to ballot. Welcome back, Coach Cal. Took you long enough.
25	Ole Miss	New to ballot. I should've had Ole Miss here last week, honestly.

Overall Rationale

DROPPED FROM BALLOT: Clemson (13), Michigan (14), Creighton (18), Penn State (23). NEW TO BALLOT: Dayton, Memphis, Arkansas, Ole Miss. ALMOST FAMOUS: Clemson, Pittsburgh, Boise State, Oklahoma, Drake.