DCProf's Week 6 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Undefeated, #1 Strength of record. |
| 2 | UConn | #2 strength of record. All wins by double digits. |
| 3 | Virginia | Remains undefeated. Wins over Baylor/Illinois. Game against Houston looms. |
| 4 | Alabama | Wins over Houston, UNC, MSU, only loss to UCONN. Memphis/Gonzaga this week. |
| 5 | Tennessee | Mysterious loss against Colorado, but rank them ahead of Jayhawks beause of head-to-head win |
| 6 | Kansas | Wins against Duke, NC State, Wisconsin, Mizzou, & Seton Hall. Only loss to Tennessee |
| 7 | Baylor | My preseason #1 team, good wins over UCLA & Gonzaga; lost to UVA when they shot lights out…not sure what happened against Marquete |
| 8 | Houston | Probably better than #8 team in country but doesn't have resume to rank higher than this at the moment. |
| 9 | Arizona | Nice collection of wins for the Wildcats. Looking like favorites in Pac 12...just like I had them in preseason. |
| 10 | Texas | Fall with loss to Illini but it was in OT...but only meaningful win was over Gonzaga. Stays ahead of Arkansas by virtue of scrimmage win. Ha! |
| 11 | Arkansas | Only loss by 3 to Creighton without best player |
| 12 | Duke | Wins over OSU, Iowa, & Xavier, loses to Kansas & blowout at hands of Purdue |
| 13 | Gonzaga | Still top 10 in BPI, Torvik, & Ken Pom. Losses to Texas, Purdue, Baylor, but wins over Kentucky, MSU, Xavier |
| 14 | Kentucky | May still be top 5 team by end of season. |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Wins over Maryland, Iowa, Marquette, USC, Dayton. Loses to Kansas/Wake |
| 16 | Maryland | Lost to Tenn & Wisc. this week but still has wins over Illinois, Miami, & SLU |
| 17 | Illinois | Not easy to rank. Wins over Texas & UCLA. Losses to Maryland, Virginia, & Penn State |
| 18 | UCLA | Win over Oregon, loses to Illinois & Baylor, belief that they were overated in preseason remains intact. |
| 19 | Mississippi State | Not really a believer, but undefeated with win over Marquette hard not to rank at this point. |
| 20 | Marquette | Blew out both Baylor & Notre Dame. Close loses to Purdue, Wisconsin, & Mississippi State |
| 21 | Indiana | Wins over Xavier & UNC. Blew out by Arizona & Rutgers |
| 22 | TCU | Wins over Iowa & Providence after slow early season start |
| 23 | New Mexico | Undefeated & beat Saint Mary's team that SDSU lost to |
| 24 | Charleston | Only loss to UNC. |
| 25 | Xavier | Three close loses to Indiana, Duke, & Gonzaga, wins over Florida & WVU |
Overall Rationale
Fell out: #17 Creighton, #21 San Diego State, #22 Iowa State. Others considered: Iowa, Miami, Ohio State, Texas Tech, UNLV, Virginia Tech.