DCProf's Week 9 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | BPI SOR #1. NET #1 (6-1 v Q1): beat Houston; Purdue; 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 #10. NET #7 (3-1 v. Q1): Beat Marquette; Iowa & Dayton; lost to Auburn |
| 4 | Alabama | BPI SOR #4. NET #8 (3-2 v. Q1): Beat Houston; at UNC; Creighton; Illinois & Rutgers; lost to Purdue & Oregon |
| 5 | Duke | BPI SOR #8. NET #3 (3-2 v. Q1): Beat Auburn & at Arizona; lost to Kentucky & Kansas |
| 6 | Florida | BPI SOR #5. NET #4 (1-0 v. Q1): Beat UNC; Wake Forest; Arizona St; Virginia; & Wichita St |
| 7 | Oregon | BPI SOR #6. NET #10 (4-1 v. Q1): Beat Alabama; Texas A&M & San Diego St. Lost to UCLA |
| 8 | Marquette | BPI SOR #7. NET #12 (3-2 v. Q1): beat Purdue; Xavier; Wisconsin; Georgia; at Maryland; lost at Iowa St. & Dayton |
| 9 | Kansas | BPI SOR #13. NET #15 (2-2 v. Q1): wins over Duke; UNC & MSU; lost at Creighton & Missouri |
| 10 | Mississippi State | BPI SOR #9. NET #14 (3-0 v. Q1): Beat Memphis; Pitt & at SMU. Lost to Butler |
| 11 | Texas A&M | BPI SOR #14. NET #22 (3-1 v. Q1): Beat Purdue: Ohio State; Texas Tech; Wake Forest; Rutgers & Creighton; lost to Oregon & UCF |
| 12 | Memphis | BPI SOR #11. NET #40 (3-2 v. Q1; Q3 loss): Beat UCONN; Ole Miss; Clemson; Mich. St; San Fran. Lost to Miss. St.; Auburn & Arkansas St. |
| 13 | UConn | BPI SOR #25. NET #18 (4-2 v. Q1): Beat Gonzaga; Baylor; Xavier & Texas. Lost to Memphis; Dayton & Colorado |
| 14 | Michigan State | BPI SOR #20. NET #23 (1-2 v. Q1): Beat UNC & Colorado; Lost to Kansas & Memphis |
| 15 | Kentucky | BPI SOR #15. NET #24 (2-2 v. Q1): Beat Duke; Louisville & Gonzaga. Lost to Clemson & Ohio State |
| 16 | Purdue | BPI SOR #21. NET #37 (3-4 v. Q1): Beat Alabama; Maryland; Ole Miss; NC St.; lost to Marquette; Texas A&M; Auburn; & Penn State |
| 17 | Houston | BPI SOR #60. NET #5 (0-3 v. Q1; 1-1 v. Q2): Lost to Auburn; Alabama; & San Diego St. |
| 18 | Oklahoma | BPI SOR #3. NET #41 (2-0 v. Q1): Beat Michigan; Arizona; Louisville; Providence |
| 19 | Maryland | BPI SOR #36. NET #13 (1-2 v. Q1): Beat Ohio State & Villanova. Lost to Marquette & Purdue |
| 20 | Cincinnati | BPI SOR #26. NET #20 (1-1 v. Q1): Beat Dayton & Xavier. Lost to Villanova |
| 21 | North Carolina | BPI SOR #50. NET #38 (2-5 v Q1) Lost at Kansas; Florida; Alabama; Michigan St. & Auburn; beat Dayton & UCLA |
| 22 | UCLA | BPI SOR #16. NET #16 (3-1 v. Q1): Beat Gonzaga; Oregon & Arizona. Lost to New Mexico & UNC |
| 23 | Gonzaga | BPI SOR #42. NET #6 (2-4 v. Q1): Beat Baylor & Indiana; lost to UCONN; UCLA; WVU & Kentucky |
| 24 | Baylor | BPI SOR #27. NET #21 (2-3 v. Q1): Beat Arkansas & St. Johns. Lost to UCONN; Gonzaga & Tennessee |
| 25 | Dayton | BPI SOR #29. NET #42 (2-3 v. Q1): Beat UCONN; Marquette. Lost to Iowa St.; Cincinnati & UNC |
Overall Rationale
Fell Out: Ole Miss & San Diego St. Also considered: Pittsburgh, Illinois, Penn State, & Georgia.