Stepkeyt's Week 7 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | (1) A case can be made for these top in any order again |
| 2 | Duke | (3) |
| 3 | Arizona | (4) |
| 4 | Iowa State | (2) |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | (5) I am high on this team |
| 6 | Gonzaga | (6) |
| 7 | UConn | (7) |
| 8 | Purdue | (8) |
| 9 | Nebraska | (16) They just might win a tournament game this year |
| 10 | Michigan State | (10) |
| 11 | BYU | (11) Scrappy team that makes some insane comebacks |
| 12 | Houston | (12) |
| 13 | Alabama | (9) Arizona is good and Bama will be fine |
| 14 | Louisville | (13) |
| 15 | Kansas | (19) |
| 16 | North Carolina | (14) |
| 17 | Virginia | (15) |
| 18 | Illinois | (18) |
| 19 | Arkansas | (22) |
| 20 | Georgia | (18) |
| 21 | USC | (21) |
| 22 | Iowa | (23) |
| 23 | Saint Louis | (NR) Robbie Avila |
| 24 | St. John's | (NR) |
| 25 | Seton Hall | (NR) |
Overall Rationale
Dropped Out: #20 Saint Mary's, #24 Texas Tech, #25 SMU. Saint Mary's vs. Boise State may have been the worst college basketball broadcast I have ever watched. It was a good game, and Saint Mary's has not been a top 25 team to me. Texas Tech looks good, but not top 25 good. SMU has a good resume, but the predictive metrics got the LSU game result right.