BlueGreenMikey's Week 2 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | Prev 1 Looks as good as advertised. |
| 2 | Purdue | Prev 2 Same. How do you stop Edey?? |
| 3 | Marquette | Prev 4 I don't see how most teams will keep pace with their offense. |
| 4 | Arizona | Prev 11 Massive win that doesn't mean a lot at the end of the season but means a lot now. |
| 5 | UConn | Prev 5 Hasn't done anything yet to dull the luster of the championship. |
| 6 | Tennessee | Prev 8 Really solid road win that might get overlooked since it was on Friday during the AZ/Duke game. |
| 7 | Duke | Prev 3 Can't harshly punish a team for losing to a top 10 team. But Arizona exposed some potential issues. |
| 8 | Texas | Prev 6 Solid first week against yawner schedule. Like most teams. |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | Prev 10 Off to a good start in their two games. Like most others, easy wins over yawners. |
| 10 | Houston | Prev 12 Solid start. |
| 11 | Creighton | Prev 15 Same. |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | Prev 13 Same. |
| 13 | Gonzaga | Prev 9 This is a team that needs to prove itself in the non-conf, and had a bit of a struggle. Remains to be seen if they did actually reload. |
| 14 | USC | Prev 17 Exceptional win over KState. |
| 15 | Baylor | Prev 16 Good win over an OK Auburn squad, and 2 other wins. 3 wins in week 1! |
| 16 | Alabama | Prev 18 Solid start. |
| 17 | Arkansas | Prev 19 Same. |
| 18 | Colorado | Prev 21 Same. |
| 19 | Michigan State | Prev 7 Maybe JMU is better than people think, but that's still a VERY bad home loss. MAJOR question marks for team we all elevated for not much of a good reason. |
| 20 | Kentucky | Prev 24 Solid start. |
| 21 | St. John's | Prev 22 Maybe I should be considering the exhibition, but I just don't care about games that don't count, other than if it tells me something that I didn't know. I think St. Johns is still good. |
| 22 | Texas A&M | Prev UR Solid start, and they almost made my original Top 25. |
| 23 | Illinois | Prev UR Same as TAMU. |
| 24 | Drake | Prev 25 Off to an OK start. |
| 25 | Iowa State | Prev UR Edges out UCLA and Villanova for the final spot |
Overall Rationale
Dropped: St. Mary's (14), San Diego State (20), Maryland (22) Also Considering: UCLA, Villanova, BYU, Oregon, North Carolina