BlueGreenMikey's Week 9 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | (Prev 1) |
| 2 | Kansas | (Prev 2) |
| 3 | Houston | (Prev 3) |
| 4 | Tennessee | (Prev 5) |
| 5 | Marquette | (Prev 8) Strong win over Creighton this week gets them an extra spot bump. |
| 6 | BYU | (Prev 7) |
| 7 | Kentucky | (Prev 9) |
| 8 | North Carolina | (Prev 10) |
| 9 | Arizona | (Prev 4) Is Stanford's shooting an anomaly or a symptom? This is the first result all year that should really worry Arizona fans. |
| 10 | Texas | (Prev 13) |
| 11 | Oklahoma | (Prev 14) |
| 12 | UConn | (Prev 12) |
| 13 | Illinois | (Prev 6) Like UConn, Illinois had to drop. They would have dropped further given how much more important Shannon is, but they weathered the first game without him, so they'll stay around here for now. |
| 14 | Wisconsin | (Prev 15) |
| 15 | Florida Atlantic | (Prev 11) This team confuses the crap out of me. |
| 16 | Memphis | (Prev 17) |
| 17 | Ohio State | (Prev 16) |
| 18 | Duke | (Prev 20) |
| 19 | Baylor | (Prev 21) |
| 20 | Clemson | (Prev 22) |
| 21 | James Madison | (Prev 23) |
| 22 | Colorado State | (Prev 24) |
| 23 | Iowa State | (Prev NR-27) Of all the teams in the next few spots, I just think ISU is better. No faith in Virginia or Gonzaga, and ISU has better wins than the rest. |
| 24 | San Diego State | (Prev NR-34) Welcome back to the Aztecs after the best win of the week. |
| 25 | Ole Miss | (Prev 25) Obligatory note that Ole Miss gets a spot until they lose. |
Overall Rationale
Top 40: #26 Colorado (Prev NR-26), #27 Nevada (Prev NR-29), #28 South Carolina (Prev NR-28), #29 Providence (Prev NR-30), #30 Gonzaga (Prev 19), #31 Virginia (Prev 18), #32 Auburn (Prev NR-31), #33 Miami (Prev NR-32), #34 Texas A&M (Prev NR-35), #35 TCU (Prev NR-33), #36 Alabama (Prev NR-37), #37 Michigan State (Prev NR-39), #38 New Mexico (Prev NR-38), #39 Villanova (Prev NR-40), #40 Utah (Prev NR) // Dropped from Top 25 to Top 40: Virginia (Prev 18), Gonzaga (Prev 19) // Dropped from Top 40: Creighton (Prev NR-36)