Stepkeyt's Week 8 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | (1) |
| 2 | Arizona | (3) This team is blowing out everyone |
| 3 | UConn | (7) Starting to get healthier and looking better |
| 4 | Iowa State | (4) |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | (5) Wagon. Memphis makes every team look weird. |
| 6 | Gonzaga | (6) |
| 7 | Duke | (2) Choked |
| 8 | Purdue | (8) |
| 9 | Nebraska | (9) Rough first half against UND |
| 10 | Michigan State | (10) |
| 11 | BYU | (11) |
| 12 | Houston | (12) |
| 13 | Alabama | (13) |
| 14 | North Carolina | (16) |
| 15 | Kansas | (15) |
| 16 | Illinois | (18) |
| 17 | Virginia | (17) |
| 18 | Georgia | (20) |
| 19 | USC | (21) Not sure on this team but they haven't really lost and have solid wins |
| 20 | Utah State | (NR) Belt to ass against Colorado State |
| 21 | Iowa | (22) |
| 22 | Saint Louis | (23) Struggled early against UNH, could be because of the holidays nearing |
| 23 | Seton Hall | (25) This team plays some good defense |
| 24 | Tennessee | (NR) The Syracuse lose is a head scratched but look good outside of that |
| 25 | Louisville | (14) When this team shoots poorly they lose. coincidence I think not |
Overall Rationale
Dropped out: #19 Arkansas, #24 St. John's. Arkansas is such an interesting team with no terrible losses and decent wins; they are still right around this mix at the end, but I think Louisville would win on a neutral site, which is why they end up on the outside looking in. St. John's doesn't have a pg. Also, resume-wise, they don't have many good wins yet and have plenty of quality losses.