JazzyJonah13's Week 2 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | (0) All of their problems look so fixable too, and Scheyer sure ain't smiling. Michigan State gonna be a GOOD game! |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | (+2) Great win over P5 team (admittedly it was just WF). They really do look SOLID though. |
| 3 | Baylor | (+19) I was honestly surprised there weren't way more people who were high on Baylor. As such, I want to make a point of ranking them in the top 3. They play Texas on the 15th, so that'll be a good ga |
| 4 | Florida | (+1) Fair enough, their Miami win was pretty good! Still don't think they have it in them, though. |
| 5 | Houston | (-3) First power conference opponent is against Cal tomorrow! Them moving down 3 is just an artifact of teams below them having good weeks. |
| 6 | Illinois | (0) Hello yes I'd like to report a murder. Anyways, them vs. Texas Tech will be a BIG game. Also I hope injuries don't suck |
| 7 | UConn | (0) Good win against the reigning national champs. Unfortunately for them, the reigning national champs are kinda overrated |
| 8 | UCLA | (+18) Probably the best win in the country over Arizona! |
| 9 | Arizona | (-6) I still think that they'll be good, but they need some people to help out Kharchenkov. |
| 10 | Michigan State | (+2) Just quietly moving them into the top 10 so that Duke can get a top 10 win. |
| 11 | Texas | (-3) We'll see against Baylor! I'm excited for that game! |
| 12 | Kansas | (-3) I do think Kentucky is pretty good, so their game next week should be fun! |
| 13 | Alabama | (-1) Man they have a cupcake schedule. They don't face anyone until Baylor on the 24th. BOOOO! |
| 14 | Texas Tech | (-1) Still lots of team uncertainty here. Could be top 5, could be not top 25. I guess we'll figure out against Illinois! |
| 15 | Memphis | (+11) They've looked really solid with a TOUGH schedule. They beat Iowa State, which was supposed to be a really good team, and then they beat a VERY respectable VCU team. They play @Vanderbilt next w |
| 16 | Saint Louis | (-1) Woah they beat a Missouri team which was arguably top 25. Good on them! |
| 17 | Gonzaga | (-3) Their Purdue win does not impress me. That's the Purdue team that lost in Mackey to Valpo. I'm not super high on anyone in their schedule until they face UCLA, which isn't until December. |
| 18 | Nebraska | (-1) Nebrasketball is undefeated. |
| 19 | Virginia | (-3) They play Arkansas on Sunday, which is after this ballot was made. |
| 20 | Louisville | (-2) I suspect they will lose to Memphis, but that's not for another week. |
| 21 | Arkansas | (-2) They play Virginia on Sunday, which is after this ballot was made. |
| 22 | Kentucky | (+4) James Madison is genuinely a very respectable team. That being said, this team still has its issues (although I suppose so does every team, heh). |
| 23 | BYU | (+3) I'm still not super high on them but OSU isn't the worst team for sure. They deserve it, for now anyways. |
| 24 | Grand Canyon | (-1) They've kept it a little too close in their two buy games. They won't have a real game until Saint Louis on the 24th. |
| 25 | Texas A&M–Commerce | (+1) WOAH what a start to the season for Texas A&M! They won two buy games, where they weren't the buyer! Portland will be a TOUGH matchup but so far, they're rocking it. Go Lions! |
Overall Rationale
Iowa State: (-15) I thought something was up when they lost their exhibition to Creighton! I should've acted on it and put them much lower. Whoops. Tennessee: (-4) They didn't lose, but with a few too many teams around them winning big games, while they face *checks notes* Wofford, I'm gonna put them at the top of unranked. Texas A&M-College Station: (-5) I still think they'll be sneakily good this year. I guess we'll see when they face a bad Oklahoma State. But, for now, here is where the inferior A&M lies. Michigan: (-2) They did not carry any momentum into the season. :( VCU: (-1) Their annual very close non-con road loss. They'll bounce back, I don't really have many worries about it.