ALStark69's Week 12 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | +2 from last week, assuming Purdue Houston Indiana and UConn win |
| 2 | Alabama | +2 seeing this is surreal |
| 3 | Virginia | +6 |
| 4 | Arizona | +9 |
| 5 | Tennessee | +6 |
| 6 | Kansas State | +9 |
| 7 | UCLA | -2 |
| 8 | Houston | -6 |
| 9 | Auburn | +3 another week of me overrating Auburn because everyone else lost |
| 10 | Marquette | +6 |
| 11 | Texas | -4 |
| 12 | TCU | +2 TCU be consistent challenge (impossible), hard to drop them after shellacking Kansas even tho they lost to WVU |
| 13 | Kansas | -12 |
| 14 | Xavier | -6 |
| 15 | Gonzaga | -9 |
| 16 | Iowa State | -6 |
| 17 | Charleston | +1 |
| 18 | Baylor | NR |
| 19 | UConn | -2 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | +4 |
| 21 | Saint Mary's | NR Biggest riser: Arizona/Kansas State (13->4/15->6) |
| 22 | Clemson | -3 Biggest faller: Kansas (1->14) |
| 23 | New Mexico | NR New to poll: 18 Baylor, 21 Saint Mary's, 23 New Mexico, 24 Duke |
| 24 | Duke | NR Dropped out: 20 Illinois, 21 NC State, 23 Providence, 25 Rutgers |
| 25 | Miami (FL) | -3 Next 5: Providence, Indiana, San Diego State, Kent State, North Carolina |
Overall Rationale
I am overrating Arizona, Kansas State, Auburn, Marquette, and Miami. I am underrating Xavier, Kansas, Gonzaga, and Providence. It still is yet to get easier