Not much movement in this week’s ballot. I dropped Xavier from 14 to 17 based on the loss at Arizona State. Not surprising for Xavier to have a letdown after an emotional win over Cincinnati and a long road trip out West. I dropped Oregon and St. Mary’s out of my ballot for their losses to Nebraska and Southern Illinois, respectively. I added Miami (Fla). and UMass. It was a really close call for the last spot in my poll between three A-10 teams in UMass, Dayton and Rhode Island. I also considered Ole Miss, Creighton, Stanford and West Virginia. The deciding factor was road wins. All three A-10 teams have impressive road wins. Dayton won at Louisville, and Rhode Island won at Syracuse. But UMass has won at Syracuse AND Boston College. Though UMass definitely stubbed its toe against IUPUI, I’m willing to overlook it for one simple reason. Of the 10 games they’ve played, the Minutemen have only had three at home.

1. Memphis
2. Texas
3. North Carolina
4. Kansas
5. Duke
6. Georgetown
7. UCLA
8. Washington State
9. Michigan State
10. Marquette
11. Texas A&M
12. Vanderbilt
13. Pittsburgh
14. Clemson
15. Tennessee
16. Arizona
17. Xavier
18. Indiana
19. Villanova
20. Butler
21. Brigham Young
22. Southern California
23. Gonzaga
24. Miami – Fla.
25. Massachusetts