Syracuse, N.Y. – Yes, I watched the Arizona vs. Alabama game last weekend. And yes, I saw how the Wildcats ultimately demolished the Crimson Tide.
But …
I saw no reason to dethrone my No. 1 pick, Michigan.
I did move Arizona from No. 3 to No. 2. (Sorry, Iowa State.)
Here’s the way the rest of the AP pollsters voted, followed by the ballot I turned in Sunday night.
(rank, team, record, total points, No. 1 votes in parentheses)
1) Arizona 9-0 1500 (42)
2) Michigan 1470 (15)
3) Duke 10-0 1406 (3)
4) Iowa State 11-0 1336 (1)
5) UConn 10-1 1286 (0)
6) Purdue 10-1 1195 (0)
7) Gonzaga 10-11109 (0)
8) Houston 10-1 1079 (0)
9) Michigan State 9-1 1037 (0)
10) BYU 9-1 1017 (0)
11) Louisville 9-1 921 (0)
12) North Carolina 9-1 794 (0)
13) Vanderbilt 10-0 766 (0)
14) Arkansas 8-2 726 (0)
15) Nebraska 11-0 655 (0)
16) Alabama 7-3 644 (0)
17) Kansas 8-3 502 (0)
18) Illinois 8-3 483 (0)
19) Texas Tech 7-3 314 (0)
20) Tennessee 7-3 286 (0)
21) Auburn 8-3 283 (0)
22) St. John’s 6-3 250 (0)
23) Florida 6-4 200 (0)
23) Virginia 9-1 200 (0)
25) Georgia 9-1 82 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Southern Cal 68, Iowa 47, Seton Hall 46, LSU 19, Kentucky 19, UCLA 16, Clemson 14, California 13, Saint Mary’s 12, Arizona St 5, Villanova 5, Notre Dame 4, Indiana 4, Miami (Ohio) 4, Miami 4, Utah St. 2, Saint Louis 1, Wisconsin 1.
There weren’t a ton of impactful games last week, what with most schools having final exams.
Not a whole lot of movement on my ballot or in the poll in general.
I almost always labor over the bottom of the ballot. Sunday was no exception. I removed Texas Tech for Georgia, which is off to a 9-1 start. Still not hugely convinced about the Bulldogs but 9-1 is 9-1 at this point.
Here’s my Week 6 ballot:
1) Michigan
2) Arizona
3) Iowa State
4) Duke
5) UConn
6) Purdue
7) Michigan State
8) Gonzaga
9) BYU
10) Houston
11) Vanderbilt
12) Louisville
13) North Carolina
14) Arkansas
15) Nebraska
16) Alabama
17) Tennessee
18) Florida
19) Illinois
20) Auburn
21) Kansas
22) St. John’s
23) Virginia
24) Iowa
25) Georgia