DCProf's Week 5 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | BPI SOR #2, KPI #8, WAB #2 beat Florida, UCLA, UCONN |
| 2 | Purdue | BPI SOR #2, KPI #2, WAB #3 beat Alabama, Texas Tech |
| 3 | Michigan | BPI SOR #1, KPI #1, WAB #1 beat Gonzaga, Auburn, SDSU, & TCU |
| 4 | UConn | BPI SOR #15, KPI #7 , WAB #18 beat BYU & Illinois, loss to Arizona |
| 5 | Duke | BPI SOR #6, KPI #3, WAB #7 beat Kansas & Arkansas |
| 6 | Michigan State | BPI SOR #5, KPI #15, WAB #6 beat Arkansas, Kentucky, UNC |
| 7 | Louisville | BPI SOR #11, KPI #9, WAB #20 beat Kentucky & Cincinnati |
| 8 | Iowa State | BPI SOR #4, KPI#4, WAB #5 beat St. Johns, Creighton, Syracuse, Miss. St. |
| 9 | Gonzaga | BPI SOR #8, KPI #5, WAB #4 lost to Michigan, beat Creighton, Alabama, & Oklahoma |
| 10 | BYU | BPI SOR #13, KPI #12, WAB #9 beat Wisconsin Dayton, Miami FL, & Villanova, loss to UCONN |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | BPI SOR #7, KPI #10, WAB #8. Beat St. Mary's & VCU |
| 12 | Alabama | BPI SOR #9, KPI #14, WAB #11 beat St. Johns, Maryland, & Ilinois; lost to Purdue & Gonzaga |
| 13 | Kansas | BPI SOR #21, KPI #20, WAB #15 beat Tennessee, Syracuse, Notre Dame; lost to UNC & Duke |
| 14 | Tennessee | BPI SOR #20, KPI #13, WAB #24 beat Houston, lost to Kansas |
| 15 | Houston | BPI SOR #16, KPI #6, WAB #12 beat Auburn & Syracuse. Lost to Tennessee |
| 16 | USC | BPI SOR #18, KPI #25, WAB #10 won Maui Invitational |
| 17 | Illinois | BPI SOR #51, KPI #17, WAB #54 beat Texas Tech, losses to Alabama & UCONN |
| 18 | North Carolina | BPI SOR #31, KPI #31, WAB #33 beat Kansas; loss to Michigan St. |
| 19 | Kentucky | BPI SOR #85, KPI #11, WAB #78 losses to Lousville & Michigan St |
| 20 | Texas Tech | BPI SOR #40, KPI #28, WAB #43 loses to Illinois & Purdue |
| 21 | Iowa | BPI SOR #17, KPI #21, WAB #19, beat Ole Miss & Grand Canyon |
| 22 | Indiana | BPI SOR #22, KPI #19, WAB #25 beat Marquette & Kansas St. |
| 23 | Auburn | BPI SOR #24, KPI #22, WAB #23 beat St. John's & Oregon; losses to Houston & Michigan |
| 24 | Arkansas | BPI SOR #74, KPI #36, WAB #65 losses to Michigan St & Duke |
| 25 | Florida | BPI SOR #37, KPI #16, WAB #48 beat Miami, losses to Arizona & TCU |
Overall Rationale
Fell out: Saint John's, UCLA, NC State, Saint Mary's. Others considered: Nebraska, Utah State, Saint John's, Saint Mary's, UCLA