DCProf's Week 3 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | #1 Torvik, #3 Ken Pom, #4 BPI SOR. Beat Auburn |
| 2 | Purdue | #7 Torvik, #5 Ken Pom, #3 BPI SOR. Beat Alabama |
| 3 | UConn | #6 Torvik, #7 Ken Pom, #7 BPI SOR. Beat BYU |
| 4 | Arizona | #10 Torvik, #11 Ken Pom, #1 BPI SOR. Beat Florida & UCLA |
| 5 | Duke | #2 Torvik, #1 Ken Pom, #8 BPI SOR |
| 6 | Louisville | #5 Torvik, #10 Ken Pom, #6 BPI SOR. Beat Kentucky |
| 7 | Illinois | #3 Torvik, #6 Ken Pom, #10 BPI SOR. Beat Texas Tech |
| 8 | Kentucky | #11 Torvik, #4 Ken Pom, #95 BPI SOR. Lost to Louisville |
| 9 | BYU | #15 Torvik, #15 Ken Pom, #27 BPI SOR. Lost to UCONN |
| 10 | Florida | #8 Torvik, #8 Ken Pom, #21 BPI SOR. Beat Miami, lost Arizona |
| 11 | UCLA | #20 Torvik, #32 Ken Pom, #105 BPI SOR. Lost to Arizona |
| 12 | Texas Tech | #32 Torvik, #16 Ken Pom, #72 BPI SOR. Lost at Illinois |
| 13 | Michigan | #4 Torvik, #14 Ken Pom, #9 BPI SOR. Struggled Against WF & TCU |
| 14 | Alabama | #18 Torvik, #21 Ken Pom, #20 SOR. Beat St. John's, lost to Purdue |
| 15 | St. John's | #12 Torvik, #18 Ken Pom, #117 BPI SOR. Lost to Alabama |
| 16 | San Diego State | #45 Torvik, #30 BPI SOR, #122 BPI SOR. |
| 17 | Gonzaga | #9 Torvik, #2 Ken Pom, #5 BPI SOR. Beat Creighton, Oklahoma, ASU |
| 18 | Michigan State | #23 Torvik, #33 Ken Pom, #23 BPI SOR. Beat Arkansas |
| 19 | Tennessee | #16 Torvik, #13 Ken Pom, #83 BPI SOR |
| 20 | Iowa State | #14 Torvik, #9 Ken Pom, #12 BPI SOR |
| 21 | Arkansas | #21 Torvik, #35 Ken Pom, #101 BPI SOR. Lost at Michigan St. |
| 22 | North Carolina | #19 Torvik, #23 Ken Pom, #15 BPI SOR. Beat Kansas |
| 23 | USC | #22 Torvik, #19 Ken Pom, #51 BPI SOR |
| 24 | George Washington | #57 Torvik, #67 Ken Pom, #26 BPI SOR. Beat South Florida |
| 25 | Kansas | #17 Torvik, #26 Ken Pom, #109 BPI SOR. Lost at UNC |
Overall Rationale
Others considered: Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Indiana, NC State, Saint Mary's, Wisconsin, Georgetown