MainPeanut25's Week 8 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | |
| 2 | Iowa State | |
| 3 | Tennessee | |
| 4 | Duke | +1 |
| 5 | Florida | +2, validated |
| 6 | Alabama | |
| 7 | Marquette | +1 |
| 8 | Kansas | +2 |
| 9 | Kentucky | -5, uhh…what? Wasn’t watching, but how??? Auburn/Maryland showed that all anyone has to do to beat OSU is to not social distance on defense |
| 10 | Gonzaga | -1 |
| 11 | Michigan State | These |
| 12 | Oregon | Teams |
| 13 | Houston | Did |
| 14 | Illinois | Not |
| 15 | UConn | Move |
| 16 | Oklahoma | +3, thanks |
| 17 | Ole Miss | |
| 18 | Texas A&M | +2 |
| 19 | Maryland | NR, either underrated or great against OSU |
| 20 | Drake | +4, keepin’ on |
| 21 | Mississippi State | NR |
| 22 | Arkansas | NR |
| 23 | Wisconsin | +2 |
| 24 | Michigan | -2, too solid to keep out |
| 25 | Baylor | NR |
Overall Rationale
Dropped: 16 Dayton, 18 Purdue, 21 Memphis, 23 North Carolina. Also considered: San Diego State, Cincinnati, Purdue, St. John’s, Dayton, Clemson, Pitt, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Memphis, Colorado, Missouri, West Virginia, Arizona State, SMU, LSU, North Carolina, UCLA, Texas, Texas Tech, Utah State, Penn State, Louisville, Nebraska, St. Bonaventure, Northwestern, UCF, Rhode Island