DCProf's Week 9 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | #1 in BPI strength of record. Still undefeated. |
| 2 | Arizona | Beat the Tennessee team that KU lost to, only loss less recent than UCONN's |
| 3 | UConn | Strong collection of wins (by double digit margins), finally took an L. |
| 4 | Kansas | Wins against Duke, NC State, Wisconsin, & Seton Hall. Only loss to Tennessee |
| 5 | Alabama | Building solid early season resume. Only losses to UCONN & Gonzaga. Wins over Houston, UNC, Miss.St, MichSt |
| 6 | Houston | Fewer quality wins than teams ranked ahead of them (UVA & St. Mary's) & lost to Alabama |
| 7 | Texas | Strong computer numbers, blew out Gonzaga, only loss in OT to Illinois. |
| 8 | Tennessee | #2 in BPI. Win over KU & UMD. Only losses to Arizona & Colorado |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | Don't think this is a top 10 team at end of year, but current resume is. |
| 10 | Virginia | Wins over Baylor/Illinois. Only losses to Houston & Miami. |
| 11 | Gonzaga | Wins over UK, Alabama, & Xavier. Loses to Purdue, Baylor, & Texas. |
| 12 | UCLA | Several solid wins. Only losses were in same weekend to Baylor/Illinois |
| 13 | Missouri | Dominated both Kentucky & Illinois. Only loss to Kansas |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Five top 50 wins, only loses to Kansas & Wake |
| 15 | Duke | Wins over Xavier, Ohio St., Iowa. Loses to Purdue, Kansas, & Wake. |
| 16 | Indiana | Wins over Xavier & UNC. Loses to Arizona, Kansas, & Rutgers |
| 17 | Xavier | Three close loses to Indiana, Duke, & Gonzaga, wins over UCONN, Florida & WVU |
| 18 | Iowa State | Wins over Baylor, UNC, Villanova, St. Johns. Losses to UCONN & Iowa |
| 19 | Baylor | Wins over UCLA & Gonzaga, loses to UVA, Marquette, & Iowa State |
| 20 | TCU | Have won 10 in a row after early season upset. Tests against ISU & Baylor this week. |
| 21 | New Mexico | Remain undefeated...although bad officiating helped them escape in Laramie. |
| 22 | Charleston | Won in OT at Towson which on paper was their toughest conference game |
| 23 | Kansas State | Only loss to Butler. Head-to-head wins over WVU & LSU has them over them in rankings |
| 24 | LSU | 12-1. Wins over Arkansas & Wake. Loss to Kansas State |
| 25 | Arkansas | Still Final Four dark horse but not much on resume outside of neutral court win over San Diego St. |
Overall Rationale
Fell out: #17 Maryland, #22 West Virginia, #25 Mississippi St. Others considered: West Virginia, Auburn & San Diego St.