ItsCommonGamer's Week 18 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | 2-0 Pure domination again |
| 2 | Arizona | 2-0 Dominated #14 Kansas |
| 3 | Michigan | 2-0 Beat #10 Illinois & Minnesota. Might be above Arizona however they have the more recent loss to a similar opponent |
| 4 | UConn | 2-0 Crushed St. John's survived Seton Hall. (Up 2 thanks to ISU and UH L's) |
| 5 | Florida | 2-0 They are hitting their stride at the right moment. (Up 2) |
| 6 | Houston | 1-1 Loss at #14 Kansas drops them just below Florida. (Down 1) |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1-1 Home loss to #16 Texas Tech doesn't hurt too much, Florida & Houston just feel like better teams right now. (Down 3) |
| 8 | Illinois | 0-1 Their loss to #3 Michigan just proves how dominant the Wolverines are. (Up 2 thanks to bad L's by #s 8, 9, & 11) |
| 9 | Nebraska | 2-0 Took care of business against lesser opponents (Up 3) |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2-0 Beat Purdue in Mackey then took care of Indiana (Up 3) |
| 11 | Virginia | 1-1 Not punishing them for losing at Cameron even if it was ugly |
| 12 | Purdue | 0-2 Have lost 3 of their last 4 (U of M, MSU, @OSU) (Down 4) |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 1-1 Their resume is suspect, lost to a good St. Mary's team (Down 4) |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 2-0 Defeated #4 Iowa State, good week! (Up 2) |
| 15 | Alabama | 2-0 Crazy comeback win @#22 Tennessee! (Up 2) |
| 16 | Kansas | 1-1 Beat #5 Houston cruashed by #2 Arizona. They don't drop, they were just passed by TTU & alabama (Down 2) |
| 17 | St. John's | 1-1 That loss to #6 UCONN was ugly, but they avenged it with a beatdown of (RV) Villanova. Passed by TTU and Alabama (Down 2) |
| 18 | North Carolina | 2-0 Closer scores than how the games acually went |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | 2-0 Still undefeated. I'd like to put them lower due to resume but everyone else lost! (Up 2) |
| 20 | Arkansas | 1-1 Ugly loss @ Florida but #s 19, 22, and 24 went 0-2, and 23 had a bad loss, so Arkansas stays put |
| 21 | Saint Mary's | 2-0 Defeated #3 and #1 teams in WCC solidly! (Up 5+ NR) |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 2-0 Took care of business after being RV. With #s 19, 22, and 24 going winless and a bad loss by #23, Miami takes a spot (Up 4+ NR) |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 1-1 Defeated Georgia, lost @ Kentucky. Benefits from everyone else around them struggling (Up 2) |
| 24 | UCF | 1-1 Defeated #19 BYU, 1 point loss to Baylor. I think they deserve a spot over BYU, St. Louis, Tennessee, and Louisville, who all looked bad this week (Up 2+ NR) |
| 25 | High Point | 2-0 11-game win streak to conclude the season as Big South regular season champs. Barring disaster will be a 12-seed in the tourney. I'll give them #25 to recognize a great season (Up 1+ NR) |
Overall Rationale
Dropped Out: #19 BYU (0-2), #22 Tennessee (0-2), #23 Saint Louis (1-1), #24 Louisville (0-2) New Entries: #21 Saint Mary's, #22 Miami (FL), #24 Vanderbilt, #25 High Point First 5 out: Tennessee, BYU, Saint Louis, Villanova, Louisville -Common (Sports media student at Eastern Michigan University)