Stepkeyt's Week 9 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | (1) |
| 2 | Tennessee | (2) |
| 3 | Iowa State | (3) |
| 4 | Florida | (4) |
| 5 | Alabama | (5) |
| 6 | Duke | (6) |
| 7 | Marquette | (7) |
| 8 | Kansas | (8) |
| 9 | Kentucky | (9) |
| 10 | UConn | (10) |
| 11 | Houston | (12) |
| 12 | Mississippi State | (13) |
| 13 | Oklahoma | (14) |
| 14 | Oregon | (15) |
| 15 | Michigan State | (16) |
| 16 | Texas A&M | (17) |
| 17 | UCLA | (20) |
| 18 | Cincinnati | (18) |
| 19 | Gonzaga | (11) |
| 20 | Dayton | (19) |
| 21 | Illinois | (21) |
| 22 | Memphis | (25) |
| 23 | Maryland | (22) |
| 24 | Michigan | (23) |
| 25 | Wisconsin | (24) |
Overall Rationale
Dropped Out: No one. Not many games to go off this week so hard to really comment lots of tune up games before the conference schedule.