1Subject's Week 13 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 0 Undisputed |
| 2 | Nebraska | +1 Nebraskaball doesn't blink |
| 3 | UConn | -1 Squeaking by with little offense |
| 4 | Duke | 0 No issues |
| 5 | Michigan | +1 Big showdown between Michigan schools looms |
| 6 | Michigan State | +2 See above |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 0 Easy conference, but SMU next, the Saint Mary's variety |
| 8 | Purdue | -3 L against Purdue |
| 9 | BYU | 0 Arizona and KU next, will expose or validate this team |
| 10 | Texas Tech | +2 W over Houston |
| 11 | Illinois | +3 Impressive W in battle against Purdue |
| 12 | Iowa State | +3 Back on track after two solid wins? |
| 13 | Houston | -3 L to TT |
| 14 | Saint Mary's | +2 More wins keep coming in, not over super strong teams, but they've avoided a peppering schedule peppered with abject terrible teams, maybe minus Pepperdine, that anchors them around this position |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | -4 L to Arkansas, SEC weak this year |
| 16 | Saint Louis | +4 win win win etc. |
| 17 | Virginia | -4 L to UNC |
| 18 | Kansas | +3 Big 12 Gauntlet approaching |
| 19 | North Carolina | +6 Great W over Virginia |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | +3 Can't lose even when trying |
| 21 | UCF | -3 Blown out by ISU, faces ASU and TTU next, drop one of those and they're going to drop out of top 25 |
| 22 | Arkansas | NEW Beat brakes off Vandy |
| 23 | SMU | +1 Wins over FSU and Wake |
| 24 | Clemson | -5 Hiccup vs. NC State, still 2nd place in ACC |
| 25 | Alabama | -8 Best 6 loss team |
Overall Rationale
Attempt at a strictly resume-based ranking of all relative quality of wins and losses. D1 only and H2H is not explicitly factored in.