Di9ForLife's Week 3 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | Cam Boozer is a STAR. Champions Classic against KU will be a good test. |
| 2 | UConn | BYU made it a game at the end but the Huskies mostly dominated the Cougars. Arizona next week. |
| 3 | Houston | |
| 4 | Louisville | Huge win over UK on Tuesday. Best offense in the country right now. |
| 5 | Arizona | Gritty win over UCLA, got UConn on the road this week, better be ready |
| 6 | Gonzaga | Manhandled OU, Creighton and Arizona State. Maybe the best Zags team since the Timme days. |
| 7 | Purdue | Great win on the road against Alabama. I expect them to handle Memphis next week. |
| 8 | Illinois | Big time win over Texas Tech. I miss Big Z. |
| 9 | Michigan | Struggled a bit against Wake and TCU but found ways to win in the end. Absolutely have to clean up turnovers |
| 10 | Kentucky | Got a wake up call Tuesday with the loss against Louisville. Offense looked better against EIU but gotta clean up turnovers. |
| 11 | BYU | Showed good resolve to come back against UConn, just couldn't complete the comeback. |
| 12 | Iowa State | Convincing win against Mississippi State, just kinda flying under the radar. |
| 13 | Florida | Good win over a probably underrated FSU team. |
| 14 | Alabama | Losing to Purdue at home isn't the worst thing in the world. |
| 15 | Tennessee | Haven't played anyone yet, just taking care of business against weaker teams for now |
| 16 | North Carolina | Definitely starting to believe in this UNC team. |
| 17 | Michigan State | KenPom doesn't like Sparty that much, shockingly, hence why they aren't higher. |
| 18 | St. John's | Still kinda feel like this team needs time to grow and gel together. Metrics also aren't a huge fan. |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | Huge jump into the rankings for Vandy. Their offense is great but definitely have room to improve on defense. |
| 20 | NC State | The Pack have handled everyone they've played so far. Good matchup against VCU coming up. |
| 21 | Indiana | IU's looked good early but I don't think we'll know how good they are for sure until the Louisville game |
| 22 | Arkansas | Only beat Samford by 4 somehow. Seems like a typical Cal team with growing pains. |
| 23 | Auburn | Still not fully sold on SP as a coach but he's got a good team, showed great fight against Houston, just couldn't execute down the stretch. |
| 24 | Georgetown | Good win over Clemson at home, I continue to be stunningly impressed by the Hoyas. |
| 25 | Kansas | KU just really hasn't looked good offensively, and if Peterson's out for awhile, they may be in trouble. |
Overall Rationale
HM: West Virginia, USC, Iowa, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, George Washington