zags-not-zogs's Week 3 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | (1) |
| 2 | Kansas | (2) |
| 3 | Marquette | (3) |
| 4 | Houston | (4) |
| 5 | Arizona | (5) |
| 6 | Creighton | (6) |
| 7 | Tennessee | (7) |
| 8 | UConn | (8) |
| 9 | Duke | (9) |
| 10 | Texas A&M | (10) |
| 11 | North Carolina | (11) |
| 12 | Kentucky | (13) My opinion of this team, like many, actually increased this week despite losing to Kansas |
| 13 | Gonzaga | (14) |
| 14 | Baylor | (20) |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | (21) |
| 16 | Texas | (18) |
| 17 | Colorado | (22) |
| 18 | Alabama | (23) |
| 19 | Memphis | (24) |
| 20 | Mississippi State | (25) |
| 21 | Michigan State | (19) Loss to Duke is not concerning; showed promise against Alcorn State |
| 22 | Villanova | (15) A loss on the road in the Palestra is forgivable. They bounced back very well against a struggling Maryland team |
| 23 | USC | (17) Losing to a decent UC Irvine team without Boogie Ellis or Kobe Johnson is excusable. Didn't look amazing against Brown the next game, however. The convincing KSU win keeps me believing in them |
| 24 | Arkansas | (16) Should not lose to UNCG at home. Still believe this team can be good, though. |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | (12) By far the worst loss this week (of the season?). Dusty May seemed to chalk it up to poor shooting, mostly. I tentatively believe him. |
Overall Rationale
I try not to overreact to teams' immediate wins/losses and try to look instead at how good I think they are (i.e. eye test, metrics, etc.). Next 5: San Diego State, Virginia, BYU, Iowa State, Nevada