JazzYotesRSL's Week 8 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | +2 |
| 2 | Iowa State | NC |
| 3 | Tennessee | +1 |
| 4 | Duke | +1 |
| 5 | Alabama | +1 |
| 6 | Florida | +1 |
| 7 | Kansas | +1 |
| 8 | Kentucky | -7 |
| 9 | Michigan State | NC |
| 10 | Marquette | NC |
| 11 | Ole Miss | NC |
| 12 | Oregon | NC |
| 13 | Gonzaga | NC |
| 14 | UConn | NC |
| 15 | Texas A&M | NC |
| 16 | Baylor | +1 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | +2 |
| 18 | San Diego State | +2 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | +2 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | NR |
| 21 | Purdue | -5 |
| 22 | Dayton | -4 |
| 23 | Illinois | -1 |
| 24 | North Carolina | +1 |
| 25 | UCLA | -1 |
Overall Rationale
I said last week that I felt reasonably confident in my top 5. So of course Kentucky had to go out there and get annihilated to make me look stupid. That part of the Pope experience I will NOT miss.