willweaverrva's Week 3 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Duke may have jumped Houston in most of the metrics, but they played much stronger opposition this week, so they stay #1. |
| 2 | Duke | |
| 3 | UConn | Moved UConn up over Purdue due to higher quality wins, though I almost didn't due to them only squeaking by BYU. |
| 4 | Purdue | |
| 5 | Illinois | I really have no choice but to put Illinois up here, though I'm still not 100% sure they're for real. The Alabama game will be really interesting. |
| 6 | Arizona | |
| 7 | Michigan | |
| 8 | Gonzaga | This might be too low. Gonzaga is looking like their old selves again after three straight blowouts of top-100 opponents. |
| 9 | Tennessee | |
| 10 | Florida | |
| 11 | Iowa State | |
| 12 | Louisville | Pat Kelsey-coached teams are so much fun to watch and this year's Louisville team may be the best yet. |
| 13 | BYU | |
| 14 | Kentucky | |
| 15 | Alabama | |
| 16 | St. John's | |
| 17 | Texas Tech | |
| 18 | Michigan State | |
| 19 | Baylor | |
| 20 | Wisconsin | |
| 21 | USC | |
| 22 | UCLA | |
| 23 | NC State | Will Wade has a very, very dangerous squad in Raleigh. They'll be tested against my VCU Rams tonight but I don't have a good feeling about it. |
| 24 | North Carolina | |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | New to ballot. |
Overall Rationale
DROPPED FROM BALLOT: Creighton (21). NEW TO BALLOT: Vanderbilt. ALMOST FAMOUS: 26. Kansas, 27. Virginia, 28. Saint Mary's, 29. Missouri, 30. Virginia Tech.