DCProf's Week 2 Ballot

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Houston	Best blend of talent, coaching, and experience in my mind
2	Purdue	Defense being notch below the other top 5 teams is what keeps them out of #1 spot for me
3	UConn	Dominate early. Roster is better fit this year. Good blend of talent, experience, coaching
4	Duke	Boozer might be underrated and if so this ranking might be too low
5	Arizona	Impressive win over Florida. Cats freshmen look legit
6	Kentucky	Deep talented roster. Defense a concern and keeps them out of top 5
7	Louisville	I'm high on this roster as Final Four dark horse
8	Florida	Backcourt is question mark, especially defensively.
9	BYU	Figures to have elite offense but defense suspect
10	Illinois	I like the build of this roster with so many skilled Euro players
11	UCLA	Dent + Cronin's defense could push for top 10
12	Texas Tech	Well coached and Toppin a stud
13	Michigan	Well coached, I question UM's guard play so outside top 10 for me
14	Alabama	Nice resume win in Madison Square Garden
15	St. John's	I was lower than consensus on the Johnnies preseason, loss knocks them down to #15
16	San Diego State	Two future NBA players plus Reese Waters & good coaching & defense
17	Michigan State	Resume win over Arkansas
18	Gonzaga	Impressive win over Oklahoma
19	Tennessee	Barnes will have the Vols good again
20	Iowa State	Would have them a bit higher if Lipsey wasn't injured
21	Arkansas	Doesn't fall far for challenging themselves in East Lansing
22	North Carolina	Impressive win over Kansas but lost Seth Tremble to injury
23	USC	My sleeper team. Good defensive frontcourt combined with good scoring backcourt
24	George Washington	A10 favorites in my mind, stays on ballot after big win over South Florida
25	Kansas	Stays on ballot after loss at Chapel Hill

Overall Rationale

Others considered: Saint Mary's, Ole Miss, NC State, Creighton, & Oregon