pongislame's Week 6 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 8-0 (0) |
| 2 | Duke | 10-0 (+2) (W 67-66 vs. Florida; W 66-60 @ Michigan State) |
| 3 | Arizona | 8-0 (-1) (W 97-68 vs. Auburn) |
| 4 | Iowa State | 9-0 (+4) (W 81-58 @ Purdue) |
| 5 | UConn | 8-1 (+5) (W 61-58 @ Kansas) |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 9-1 (-1) (W 94-59 @ Kentucky) |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 9-0 (+4) (W 88-69 vs. SMU) |
| 8 | Michigan State | 8-1 (-1) (W 71-52 vs. Iowa; L 60-66 vs. Duke) |
| 9 | Purdue | 8-1 (-6) (L 58-81 vs. Iowa State) |
| 10 | BYU | 7-1 (+2) |
| 11 | Louisville | 8-1 (-2) (L 80-89 @ Arkansas; W 87-78 vs. Indiana) |
| 12 | Houston | 8-1 (-6) (Ranked too high last week) |
| 13 | Alabama | 7-2 (+1) (W 90-84 vs. Clemson) |
| 14 | North Carolina | 8-1 (+5) (W 67-64 @ Kentucky) |
| 15 | Illinois | 7-2 (+9) (W 75-62 vs. Tennessee) |
| 16 | Arkansas | 7-2 (NEW) (W 89-80 vs. Louisville) |
| 17 | Kansas | 7-3 (+3) (L 56-61 vs. Connecticut; W 80-60 vs. Missouri) |
| 18 | USC | 8-1 (-2) (L 76-84 vs. Washington) |
| 19 | Nebraska | 9-0 (NEW) |
| 20 | Auburn | 7-3 (-3) (W 83-73 vs. NC State; L 68-97 @ Arizona) |
| 21 | Ohio State | 7-1 (NEW) (W 86-83 @ Northwestern) |
| 22 | Clemson | 7-2 (NEW) (L 84-90 @ Alabama) |
| 23 | Florida | 5-3 (-1) (L 66-67 @ Duke) |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 7-2 (NEW) (W 82-58 vs. LSU) |
| 25 | Tennessee | 7-3 (-12) (L 60-62 @ Syracuse; L 62-75 @ Illinois) |
Overall Rationale
[Relevant games listed] | [DROPPED: Indiana, Saint Mary's, Iowa, SMU, Utah State] | [Can argue for: UCF, Virginia, Saint Mary's, Oklahoma State]