Nacos2001's Week 5 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | +2 I do not typically drop out my preseason #1, but this team is without a doubt in my mind the best team in the country right now. |
| 2 | Kansas | -1 No slight to Kansas they are right there with Auburn, you could call them 1b. They've played an beat good competition, I just think Auburn is in a league of their own. |
| 3 | Marquette | +4 |
| 4 | Oregon | NR Handled both Texas A&M and SDSU, then beat Alabama. This is an undefeated Oregon with a few strong wins already, without a doubt in my mind a top 5 team. |
| 5 | Tennessee | +5 They get a boost from a lot of teams losing, but they are undefeated and are a top team. |
| 6 | Gonzaga | -4 Tough loss to WVU, but they bounced back and this team is still solid in my opinion. |
| 7 | Iowa State | -3 Only lost to Auburn, then beat Dayton and Colorado, no reason to begin to worry about this team. |
| 8 | Kentucky | +1 |
| 9 | Purdue | +2 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | +5 |
| 11 | Memphis | NR Great showing in Maui, might be Penny's most talented team. |
| 12 | Alabama | -4 Great win against Houston and just got past Rutgers, but they have looked horrible and losing Wrightse |
| 13 | Duke | -1 Not going to ding them too much for losing to Kansas, so many teams around them lost a lot worse games. |
| 14 | Oklahoma | NR Battle 4 Atlantis champion deserves a big bump into the top 15. |
| 15 | Florida | NR This is more of a correction, my bad for not having them at least around 20 going into this week. |
| 16 | Arizona State | NR Think this team might be sneaky good, not a lot of big power 5 wins, but they are beating really good mid majors and only barely lost to Gonzaga. |
| 17 | Houston | -12 They might be my highest ranked 3 loss team, but they are being held up by preseason expectations. Their record is not good and they need to pick it up before conference play. |
| 18 | Baylor | +0 |
| 19 | Pitt | NR This team is solid and without a doubt has cemented themselves as a true contender in the ACC. |
| 20 | Arkansas | -4 Illinois is a solid team and just barely on the outside looking in on being ranked, maybe Arkansas isn't a top 20 team, but who knows. |
| 21 | Drake | +3 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | +3 Need to play better teams, I think most are over ranking this team. |
| 23 | Michigan State | -3 Tough loss to Memphis but they pick up wins over UNC and Colorado, so they don't drop too much. |
| 24 | Mississippi State | -7 Bad loss to Butler. |
| 25 | Texas A&M | -3 Loss to Oregon, but that doesn't seem like too bad of a thing right now, so they just hang in. |
Overall Rationale
Dropped Out: UCONN(6), UNC(13), Indiana(14), Creighton(19), Arizona(21), Ohio St.(23) Don't typically do honorable mentions/teams that are close to being ranked, but SDSU and Dayton are definitely there. SDSU has played a tough schedule so they are right there and Dayton really impressed me in Maui, it just felt weird to have them jump in after a 1-2 week.