RetMaestro's Ballot for Week 3 of 2021-22| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
Gonzaga
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| 2 |
Purdue
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| 3 |
UCLA
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| 4 |
Duke
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| 5 |
Baylor
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| 6 |
Arkansas
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| 7 |
Memphis
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| 8 |
Alabama
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| 9 |
Houston
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| 10 |
Texas
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| 11 |
Kentucky
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| 12 |
USC
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| 13 |
Florida
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| 14 |
UConn
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| 15 |
St. Bonaventure
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| 16 |
Villanova
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| 17 |
Seton Hall
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| 18 |
Arizona
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| 19 |
Auburn
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| 20 |
Utah
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| 21 |
Colorado State
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| 22 |
Marquette
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| 23 |
BYU
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Considered: Providence, DePaul, TCU, KSU, TTU, ISU, Weber State, ND, WFU, Cincinnati, UCF, Iowa, Indiana, Northwestern, and Minnesota |
| 24 |
Virginia Tech
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Continued: UCSD, JMU, UNCC, Cornell, Princeton, Iona, Miami (OH), Drake, Loyola-C, Fresno State, Wyoming, Wagner, Murray State, and Wazzu |
| 25 |
Xavier
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Continued: LSU, TAMU, MSST, Chattanooga, SMC, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Cal Baptist, and GCU |