verdenvidia's Week 3 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 0 |
| 2 | North Carolina | +1 Charleston win is honestly looking really good right now |
| 3 | Kansas | +1 Southern Utah game throttles them a bit here |
| 4 | Texas | +6 |
| 5 | Virginia | +14 Currently have the best resume in the country. |
| 6 | Gonzaga | -4 |
| 7 | Michigan State | +14 Wanted to put them higher but Gonzaga did beat them and they have the same marquee win |
| 8 | Creighton | 0 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 0 |
| 10 | Duke | -5 |
| 11 | Indiana | +3 Xavier tends to be good and Indiana handled them on the road. |
| 12 | Arkansas | 0 Hasn't wowed me yet. |
| 13 | Alabama | 0 See above |
| 14 | Baylor | -3 Feels bad dropping them but I had to put them somewhere |
| 15 | Arizona | +2 |
| 16 | San Diego State | +2 |
| 17 | Charleston | NR HOT TAKE OF THE WEEK!!! theyre 4-1 against the top 65 with a win over Richmond thrown in as well. sleeper march pick? |
| 18 | Illinois | +5 |
| 19 | Tennessee | +1 |
| 20 | Maryland | NR |
| 21 | Auburn | +3 |
| 22 | Saint Mary's | NR |
| 23 | UConn | NR |
| 24 | Kentucky | -17 unfortunately you gotta win 'em at some point |
| 25 | UCLA | -19 see above |
Overall Rationale
IN: Charleston(17), Maryland(21), St Mary's(22), Connecticut(23) OUT: #15 Dayton, #16 Michigan, #22 TCU, #25 Utah (lol woops) Considered: Iowa, Purdue, Utah State, San Francisco Biggest movers: UCLA 6>25, Kentucky 7>24, Virginia 19>5, MichSt 21>7, Texas 10>2