Hackasizlak's Week 2 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | #1 team for me pre-season too, lets see if they can handle Oakland (and Auburn, I guess) |
| 2 | Duke | |
| 3 | UConn | |
| 4 | Arizona | Wasn't that high on them pre season but taking down the defending champs has to count for something this early |
| 5 | Michigan | 1 spot above Purdue because with the one shared data point of Oakland, Michigan took care of business |
| 6 | Purdue | |
| 7 | BYU | |
| 8 | Florida | |
| 9 | Kentucky | |
| 10 | Texas Tech | |
| 11 | Alabama | |
| 12 | Louisville | |
| 13 | St. John's | Can't imagine Rick would be thrilled seeing Louisville exactly one spot ahead of him |
| 14 | Gonzaga | |
| 15 | Illinois | Not sure why KPom and Torvik have Illinois top 3 so I'm really interested to see how the Texas Tech game goes this week |
| 16 | North Carolina | |
| 17 | Tennessee | |
| 18 | Iowa State | |
| 19 | Wisconsin | |
| 20 | Michigan State | |
| 21 | Creighton | |
| 22 | Arkansas | Actually higher on this team than I was pre-season after seeing them only lose by 3 at MSU |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | Top 25 Vanderbilt in both this poll and the CFB poll is great, college sports are so back |
| 24 | UCLA | |
| 25 | Utah State | I try to always rank at least one deserving mid-major and a neutral win over another top mid (VCU) is the way into my heart |
Overall Rationale
Ranking 26-30: 26. Kansas, 27. IU, 28. Miss. St., 29. Auburn, 30. San Diego St. Hoping to make it back in the poll, missed the deadline this year but I've been doing this annually since I think 2019 so even if this doesn't count it's still fun!