bkervick's Week 6 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | Close win on road at top 10 team. Huge win vs. Richmond |
| 2 | Tennessee | Decent win against awful Syracuse team. |
| 3 | Iowa State | Up 4. Big home win vs. Marquette. |
| 4 | Marquette | Up 1. Strong win against Wisconsin, tough road loss to Iowa State. |
| 5 | Duke | Up 8. Big wins home vs. Auburn and at Louisville. |
| 6 | Alabama | Up 5. Big margin win at North Carolina. |
| 7 | Oregon | Down 4. Good win at USC, tough loss at home vs. UCLA |
| 8 | Kansas | Down 7. 2 tough road losses, but both 9+ margins. |
| 9 | Kentucky | Up 1. Won in Wash against Gonzaga in OT, lost a close on at Clemson. |
| 10 | Gonzaga | Down 4. OT loss to Kentucky in Washington state. |
| 11 | Florida | Up 5. Decent win this week, still undefeated. |
| 12 | Houston | Up 5. Good margin home win vs. Butler, taking advantage of chaos. |
| 13 | Purdue | Down 4. Lost to Penn St and won at home vs. Maryland. |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Up 4. Still undefeated.... |
| 15 | Cincinnati | Down 3. Lost Cincinnati won vs. Howard. |
| 16 | Drake | Up 3. Close win at Valpo. |
| 17 | Memphis | Down 9. Double digit home loss to Ark St. |
| 18 | Arizona State | Up 3. Quiet week home vs. San Diego. |
| 19 | Pitt | Down 5. Lost at Miss St by huge margin, won at Va Tech. |
| 20 | Mississippi State | Up 4. Home Pitt and home Prairie wins. |
| 21 | Texas A&M | Up 4. Nice win over Tech and home vs. Wake. |
| 22 | Clemson | New. 2 good wins, home vs. Kentucky and at Miami by double digits. |
| 23 | UConn | New. Big win home vs. Baylor and at Texas by double digits. |
| 24 | Baylor | Down 5. Tough road loss at UConn. |
| 25 | Michigan | New. Strong win at Wisconsin and held on vs. Iowa. |
Overall Rationale
Out - Illinois, Texas Tech Considered - Utah St, UC Irvine, Wisconsin, St. Mary's, Ole Miss, Georgia, Mich St,