JazzYotesRSL's Week 9 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | |
| 2 | Houston | |
| 3 | Kansas | |
| 4 | UConn | |
| 5 | Kentucky | |
| 6 | Tennessee | |
| 7 | Marquette | |
| 8 | Illinois | |
| 9 | North Carolina | |
| 10 | BYU | |
| 11 | Colorado State | |
| 12 | Arizona | The good news: not every team you play this year will shoot 64% from three. The bad news: the Cats’ perimeter defense looks really bad right now |
| 13 | Oklahoma | |
| 14 | Baylor | |
| 15 | Clemson | |
| 16 | Duke | |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | I could see FAU winning a national championship this year. I could also see them losing in the first round |
| 18 | Wisconsin | |
| 19 | Creighton | A 5 point road loss to a top 10 team is far from the end of the world, but the turnovers are really starting to hurt Creighton |
| 20 | Memphis | |
| 21 | James Madison | |
| 22 | Ole Miss | |
| 23 | Utah | The first half was ugly, but kudos to a strong second half to beat a good Washington team |
| 24 | Providence | My apologies for saying that you lost to Wisconsin last week. Providence beat Wisconsin, their losses are to Kansas State and Oklahoma |
| 25 | Auburn | Welcome to the top 25, Tigers! |
Overall Rationale
Overall, a relatively uneventful Christmas week, with Arizona, FAU, Creighton, and Gonzaga as the only teams to lose from last week’s top 25. Gonzaga is the only team to fall out after a home loss to SDSU. Not the end of the world, and they should be fine in a weak WCC, but this is not the powerhouse we’ve come to expect from the Zags. My 5 teams on the waiting list are SDSU, Gonzaga, Nevada, Butler, and Iowa State