Axgwd1's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Tier 1 - Favorites |
| 2 | North Carolina | |
| 3 | Gonzaga | |
| 4 | Baylor | |
| 5 | Kentucky | |
| 6 | Kansas | |
| 7 | Duke | Tier 2 - Contenders |
| 8 | Creighton | |
| 9 | Arkansas | |
| 10 | UCLA | |
| 11 | Texas | |
| 12 | Tennessee | |
| 13 | TCU | |
| 14 | Arizona | Tier 3 - Potential Contenders |
| 15 | Auburn | |
| 16 | Virginia | |
| 17 | San Diego State | |
| 18 | Villanova | |
| 19 | Alabama | |
| 20 | Indiana | Tier 4 - Wild Cards |
| 21 | Illinois | |
| 22 | Michigan | |
| 23 | Oregon | |
| 24 | Dayton | |
| 25 | Texas A&M | Tier 5 - Potential Wild Cards (Michigan State, Texas Tech, Purdue, Iowa, UConn, Miami FL, Xavier) |
Overall Rationale
Poll is based on tiers: Teams in the same tier are roughly on par with each other give or take, with the team who I'd think win a hypothetical head to head (based on results, play and analytics) being closer to the top of a tier.