ItsCommonGamer's Week 2 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 2-0. My preseason #1. Took care of business against top 15 Miami. (-) |
| 2 | Duke | 2-0. The tough games begin tomorrow against Mich. State. Dominant in their 2 wins for my preseason #2. (-) |
| 3 | UConn | 2-0. Beat Michigan in the natty rematch in dominant fashion (+2) |
| 4 | Illinois | 2-0. Beat up FDU & Penn. Nothing wrong with that. UCONN passes them because of the Michigan win. (-1) |
| 5 | Michigan State | 2-0. Dominated Quinnipiac & Toledo. Duke will be a real test. (+1) |
| 6 | Virginia | 3-0. The first team in my rankings to play 3 this week. Capped it off with a top 15 win! (+3) |
| 7 | Houston | 2-0. Looks good so far (-) |
| 8 | Arizona | 1-1. I won't punish them too much for the UCLA loss. Auburn & UCONN on the horizon. Chance to prove themselves. (-4) |
| 9 | Texas | 2-0. Dominant against minor conference teams. I had Texas #13 in my preseason, so basing my placement here based off that and the official user poll ranking of #8. (-1) |
| 10 | Louisville | 2-0. Garbage time points brought Chatt a little closer than what the game actually was. (-) |
| 11 | Kansas | 2-0. Solid wins. I have them just above Tennessee because they played 2 games opposed to the Vols 1 game played. (+1) |
| 12 | Tennessee | 1-0. One game, one dominant win against a minor conference opponent. (-1) |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 2-0. The W over purdue would be more impressive if the Boilermakers didn't follow that up with a loss to Valpo. Way to go Zags, you broke Purdue! *insert facepalm emoji* (-) |
| 14 | UCLA | 2-0. Great win over Arizona! (+10) |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 1-1. I had Miami at #15 last week (user poll overall 17), losing to the #1 team in a pretty close game won't change my opinion. (+2) |
| 16 | St. John's | 2-0. They have time until their December matchup with Arizona. Win these games then prove it. (-) |
| 17 | Arkansas | 1-1. Yes the loss against UVA was ugly. I stilll believe this is a good team. I had them #10 in the preseason, user poll hadthem #15. 17 feels like the right place for now. (-2) |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 2-0. 2 wins against minor conference opponents. (-) |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 2-0. 2 wins, including dominating ACC foe Wake Forest. (+2) |
| 20 | Alabama | 2-0. Allowed ARST to stay in the game until nearly halftime before pulling away. I'll leave them at 20. (-) |
| 21 | Iowa State | 1-1. Opening night loss to Memphis. Looked better against So. Miss. (-7) |
| 22 | BYU | 2-0. Showed resilience after going down to Ohio State early. That's a good win on their resume. (+3) |
| 23 | Kentucky | 2-0. JMU kept that game close. I had UK at 23 (user poll 22) so I'm fine leaving them alone. (-1) |
| 24 | Nebraska | 2-0. Voters were higher on them than I was, good on them! (-1) |
| 25 | Michigan | 1-1. Manhandled by UCONN. If they struggle this week I might drop them out. (-6) |
Overall Rationale
First Five Out: USC, Texas A&M, North Carolina, Indiana, LSU Shout-out East Texas A&M for upset of the week!