DCProf's Week 2 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor | No dominant team this year. But a healthy Baylor has best blend of talent, depth, coaching & system. Only team projected top 10 in both offense & defense by consensus of KenPom, BartT, & Haslametrics |
| 2 | Kentucky | Nice blend of veterans and young talented. Will get test vs. MSU & Gonzaga this week |
| 3 | Houston | Great coaching and defense. Star power in Sasser. Should dominate the AAC. Talent level a tier down from the blue bloods, but legit title contender this season. |
| 4 | North Carolina | Still think Heels are overrated by most, game against Charleston didn't prove otherwise |
| 5 | Gonzaga | Not overly impressive versus MSU but better result than beating creampuff by 40, will learn a lot in games vs. Texas/Kentucky |
| 6 | Duke | Very young team showed well in week one, defense was amazing. Big matchup with KU on Tuesday |
| 7 | Creighton | Favorites in Big East. Returns nation's best threesome freshmen from last year, add potential future NBA player Schnerierman |
| 8 | Dayton | Playing well even without Malachi Smith, Mongolian Mike looks legit |
| 9 | Kansas | Lost 4 of top 5 players. Last year's better KU team lost to Dayton so hard for me to rank this year's worst version ahead of improved Flyers. Could change if they beat Kentucky |
| 10 | Texas | Moved up from preseason ranking due to exhibition blowout of Arkansas |
| 11 | Arkansas | Dropped 8 spots from preseason ranking due to exhibition blowout by Texas, but Final Four darkhorse |
| 12 | Arizona | Still looks like class of Pac 12 to me after week 1. |
| 13 | Virginia | Well balanced and coached veteran team |
| 14 | Indiana | TJD has been stuffing boxscores early. Still a bit skeptical of this team, winning at Xavier Friday would impress |
| 15 | UCLA | Good week one results, remain skeptical that this squad is class of Pac 12, but beating Illinois would impress |
| 16 | TCU | Struggled in opener leading to 4 spot drop in my rankings |
| 17 | Auburn | Beat quality A10 team George Mason comfortably in opener |
| 18 | Alabama | Impressive opening week with two wins over good mid-majors |
| 19 | Illinois | Two easy wins, may be best team in B1G, big game vs. UCLA next weekend |
| 20 | San Diego State | Was challenged by BYU and emerged with the W. |
| 21 | Xavier | Two easy wins so far, game v. IU is a good game to gauge both teams. |
| 22 | Purdue | Edey dominate, Painter good coach, young guards showed well in week 1 |
| 23 | Tennessee | Was lower than consensus on UT without Chandler anyway, losing to CU team coming off loss to Grambling...not good. |
| 24 | Toledo | Dominated Valpo, beat my preseason #24 UAB to move into my top 25 |
| 25 | Florida | Top 40 in both offense and defense per KenPom |
Overall Rationale
Dropped out: #18 Villanova, #20 Wyoming, #24 UAB. Others in consideration: Miami, Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, Texas A&M, Texas Tech.