Stepkeyt's Week 10 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | (1) Really good despite the one loss |
| 2 | Tennessee | (2) Neva lost. |
| 3 | Iowa State | (3) Baylor's Daddy |
| 4 | Alabama | (5) They score |
| 5 | Kentucky | (9) They also score |
| 6 | Duke | (6) ACC is weak |
| 7 | Marquette | (7) Big East is just as weak |
| 8 | Florida | (4) you won't believe it but they also score |
| 9 | UConn | (10) Maybe they aren't dead? |
| 10 | Houston | (11) Metrics darlings but can't deny some of the blowouts they have. |
| 11 | Mississippi State | (12) This team is good |
| 12 | Kansas | (8) Poor UCF |
| 13 | Michigan State | (15) They are winning games |
| 14 | Texas A&M | (16) SEC strong |
| 15 | Illinois | (22) West Coast best coast for them |
| 16 | Oregon | (14) Illinois is scary |
| 17 | Memphis | (22) Resume metrics on point |
| 18 | Oklahoma | (13) Arizona win is looking better and Michigan win is still good |
| 19 | Gonzaga | (19) WCC is better this year thanks to Oregon State and Washington State. |
| 20 | Utah State | (NR) New Coach still good |
| 21 | UCLA | (17) Road games are hard |
| 22 | Michigan | (24) 7' footer paradise |
| 23 | Wisconsin | (25) 21/31 from 3pt is pretty good |
| 24 | Pitt | (NR) Woah another ACC school |
| 25 | West Virginia | (NR) Big time win on the road |
Overall Rationale
Dropped Out: #18 Cincinnati, #20 Dayton, #23 Maryland. UC might start out like 0-5,0-6 in the conference, Dayton should be dominating the A-10 but they don't, Maryland are metric darlings by beating up on Q4 teams. Conference play is here and it has delivered.