TommyTwoTaps's Week 4 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | LW: 3 (+2) Three top 15 wins in 3 days, plus a win against Xavier. Not close for the top spot |
| 2 | Arizona | LW: 1 (-1) Two quality ranked wins and the undefeated record keep them ahead of Marquette |
| 3 | Marquette | LW: 4 (+1) Two ranked wins on the season, beat UCLA and a close loss to Purdue is good enough for the move up |
| 4 | Kansas | LW: 2 (-2) Wins against Tennessee and Kentucky keep them over UConn despite the loss |
| 5 | UConn | LW: 5 (-) Can't jump anyone ahead of them with only the Texas win. Will be tested nicely over the next couple of weeks |
| 6 | Duke | LW: 6 (-) |
| 7 | Houston | LW 7 (-) Xavier this week, but probably won't have a real test until A&M |
| 8 | Baylor | LW: 13 (+5) Not the greatest field in the NIT Tip-Off, but played well in it |
| 9 | Tennessee | LW: 8 (-1) Two losses, but played Purdue and Kansas tough. Defense looks good again |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | LW: 10 (-) |
| 11 | Gonzaga | LW: 11 (-) |
| 12 | Villanova | LW: NR Impressed me most against a decent Memphis team, score wasn't indicative of how bad they beat the tigers down |
| 13 | North Carolina | LW: 15 (+2) |
| 14 | BYU | LW: 20 (+6) looking really good thus far |
| 15 | Oklahoma | LW: NR Wins against Iow and USC in back-to-back days was impressive |
| 16 | Kentucky | LW: NR Forgot to rank the Cats last week, my bad on that one |
| 17 | Texas | LW: 14 (-3) liked what other teams ahead did, would have had Kentucky higher last week |
| 18 | Colorado State | LW: NR Absolutely beat down Creighton, will probably be a big later down the road in an incredibly competitive conference |
| 19 | Creighton | LW: 9 (-10) See first part of above |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | LW: NR Rebounded nicely after the embarrassing loss to Bryant |
| 21 | Texas A&M | LW: 12 (-9) |
| 22 | Alabama | LW: 16 (-6) |
| 23 | Mississippi State | LW: 17 (-6) dropping due to lack of quality opps |
| 24 | San Diego State | LW: 24 (-) |
| 25 | Memphis | LW: NR Blowout to Nova aside, wins against Missouri, Michigan and Arkansas could all be Q1 by the end of the year. Good OOC schedule still to go as well |
Overall Rationale
Also considered: TCU, Nebraska, Illinois, James Madison, UCLA, Ohio State, Auburn | OUT: Virginia (18), Colorado (19), Illinois (22), USC (23), Michigan State (25) | Will continue to be big shifts/jumps as teams continue to play higher quality opponents early on