DCProf's Week 13 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | #1 BPI strength of record, only loss to Rutgers. Tied with Kansas for most Q1 wins |
| 2 | Alabama | #2 BPI strength of record. Won at Houston. Second most combined Q1/Q2 wins. 7/8 SEC wins by +11 points |
| 3 | Kansas State | #6 BPI strength of record. Leads Big 12 standings |
| 4 | Kansas | #3 BPI strength of record. Most combined Q1/Q2 wins (12) and tied for most Q1 wins (8) |
| 5 | Houston | #5 BPI strength of record. But past week lost to Temple & struggled v. Cincy |
| 6 | Arizona | #4 BPI strength of record. Head-to-head win over Tennessee |
| 7 | Tennessee | #9 BPI strength of record. 7 combined Q1/Q2 wins second fewest in top 10. Only 2 wins against teams under consideration to be ranked. |
| 8 | Virginia | #11 BPI strength of record. 6 combined Q1/Q2 wins fewest in top 10 |
| 9 | Iowa State | #13 BPI strength of record. No loses outside Q1. Head-to-head wins over Texas, Baylor, TCU |
| 10 | Marquette | #15 BPI strength of record. Tied for lead in Big East. Blew out Baylor |
| 11 | Baylor | #8 BPI strength of record. All 5 loses to teams ranked in my top 16. Beat Kansas, Gonzaga & UCLA. |
| 12 | Texas | #7 BPI strength of record. No losses outside Q1. |
| 13 | Gonzaga | #14 BPI strength of record. Wins over Alabama, Xavier, & MSU. |
| 14 | Xavier | #10 BPI strength of record. 10 combined Q1/Q2 wins |
| 15 | TCU | #17 BPI strength of record. More inconsistent than teams ranked ahead of them. |
| 16 | Missouri | #18 BPI strength of record. No loses outside Q1, better wins than UCLA |
| 17 | UCLA | #12 BPI strength of record. No loses outside of Q1 |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic | #16 BPI strength of record. 20 consecutive wins. However lost to the worst team in the SEC (only loss). |
| 19 | Saint Mary's | 10 game win streak. Top 6 in NET, Ken Pom, & Bart Torvik. But only #36 in BPI SOR. |
| 20 | Rutgers | No team ranked lower has more combined Q1/Q2 wins than Rutgers' 7. |
| 21 | Indiana | #23 BPI strength of record. 5 game win streak. No bad loses |
| 22 | Providence | #19 BPI strength of record. No bad loses. |
| 23 | Clemson | Two Q4 loses offset by fact that Tigers: 1) first place in ACC, 2) more combined Q1/Q2 wins (7) than any team I have unranked, 3) 3-2 v. Q1 |
| 24 | New Mexico | #28 BPI strength of record. Impressive wins over SMC, SDSU, & BSU. Bad loses to Fresno & UNLV though. |
| 25 | Charleston | #29 BPI SOR. Had 20 game win streak snapped on Saturday…but don't see any other team deserving of being ranked over a 2 loss mid-major |
Overall Rationale
Fell out: #19 Auburn, #21 Miami, FL. Others considered: UCONN, NC State, Miami, FL.