Tygorz's Week 4 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | +0 - Stays at #1 this week with a nice road win against San Diego St. |
| 2 | Kansas | +0 - Bill Self is a helluva coach, team is rolling |
| 3 | UConn | +0 - Nations longest winning streak, trying to get three in a row this season. No reason to drop them |
| 4 | Auburn | +0 - No reason to drop the Tigers |
| 5 | Houston | +4 - Time to jump Houston as they're looking really tough right now |
| 6 | Marquette | +11 - Biggest jumper of the week with two good wins (H Purdue, N Georgia), both by double digits |
| 7 | Purdue | -1 - Marquette is playing really well, first true road game curse got Matt Painter's squad |
| 8 | Alabama | +10 - Alabama handled Illinois close to home, and at times looked like the Final Four team of a year ago |
| 9 | Tennessee | +1 - Ran Baylor off the floor at times, team is looking tough early and appears to be a top ten team at this point in the season |
| 10 | Duke | +2 - Arizona looks to be a little overrated at this point, but that's a tough cross country win on the road |
| 11 | North Carolina | -6 - Dropped only due to others having a better week |
| 12 | Iowa State | -4 - Same as UNC, dropped due to other teams winning on the road and neutral site wins |
| 13 | Kentucky | -6 - Dropped due to a cupcake week. Probably a little controversial to be below Duke, but Duke has looked better outside of the H2H matchup |
| 14 | Wisconsin | NR - I didn't have Wisconsin ranked last week, but all they do is win. A scare against UTRGV but wins against Arizona and Pitt look good |
| 15 | Cincinnati | -1 - No notable wins this week, but team is playing well and taking care of business |
| 16 | Florida | -5 - Undefeated gators drop below teams playing better against better quality teams. Feel like Florida belongs here this week |
| 17 | Baylor | -2 - Loss to Tennessee shouldn't have a huge penalty, and win against St. John's will look great come March |
| 18 | Arkansas | +1 - Two wins this week, watching them play feels like this is a good spot for them |
| 19 | Drake | NR - It's arguable that nobody had a better week than drake. Three top 100 wins on a neutral floor...show me a loss on the schedule coming up |
| 20 | Indiana | +5 - Didn't look great until mid 2nd half against UNC Greensboro, but will be a contender in the Big 10 this year |
| 21 | Memphis | -5 - Good neutral site win against San Francisco, but dropped due to other teams and overall SOS |
| 22 | Creighton | -9 - Home loss to Nebraska (double digit) is definitely a head scratcher |
| 23 | Illinois | -3 - Didn't look great at times in Alabama, but lots of positives with Will Riley and Ivisic |
| 24 | Utah State | NR - Big win against Iowa on a neutral floor, and Montana is a better win than people think. Still undefeated |
| 25 | Ohio State | -1 - Two cupcake wins, just barely made the cut this week |
Overall Rationale
Others that just missed (in order): Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, Saint Mary's, Mississippi St., Xavier, Nevada, Oregon, Dayton, Maryland, Georgia, Ole Miss, UC Irvine, Columbia, Wichita St.