DeadmanPete's Week 2 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | +1; I have a lot of notes in general, so please advise this will be long: |
| 2 | Illinois | +3; A lot of my rankings are fairly simple: you need to win to stay in, especially early in the season. More forgiving as the season goes along with losses, but that's the plan for now. |
| 3 | Duke | -2 |
| 4 | UConn | -; I think Florida, Illinois, Duke, and UConn clear every other team in the nation, they are an easy top 4. |
| 5 | Houston | +1 |
| 6 | Michigan State | +1 |
| 7 | Kansas | +7 |
| 8 | UCLA | +14; UCLA moves a ton because I think they're legit. Feels like Michigan from last year where they just came out and dominated all year. |
| 9 | Virginia | +7 |
| 10 | Gonzaga | -1; Gonzaga stays where they are because they have a ton of raw talent on the team. |
| 11 | Texas | +1 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | +11; A lot of general shuffling based on who they beat/how much, explains the Louisville drop/Vanderbilt jump + other moves. |
| 13 | Alabama | +2 |
| 14 | Arizona | -11; Arizona and Arkansas are the two exceptions of the rule. Arizona is a weird case, I think their roster is similarly built to Purdue's where their guard play is not good enough to play dynamic. |
| 15 | Louisville | -5 |
| 16 | St. John's | -5 |
| 17 | Arkansas | -4; Arkansas was way less experienced of a team and it showed against Virginia, I still think they have some great talent. |
| 18 | Memphis | NR |
| 19 | BYU | +5 |
| 20 | Saint Louis | NR |
| 21 | Nebraska | NR |
| 22 | Tennessee | -5 |
| 23 | Kentucky | -2 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | -5 |
| 25 | Marquette | NR; Teams Dropped: Iowa State, Miami FL, Michigan, Missouri |
Overall Rationale
Teams Considered: Texas A&M, Miami FL, Baylor, Missouri, Iowa State, Indiana, East Texas A&M (seriously).