My AP Top 25 Ballot This Week

Here's my AP Top 25 ballot I'll be submitting tomorrow morning. Goodbye, Michigan and Dayton. Welcome back, North Carolina. And welcome, Toledo. Toledo? Sure, why not? The Mud Hens ... er, Rockets are 8-0 and are third in the nation in scoring (90.5 per game) and fifth in field-goal percentage (52.1 percent). They beat Boston College in Chestnut Hill (OK, that's not as impressive as originally thought), and have also defeated Robert Morris on the road and Stony Brook on a neutral floor.

Sure, there are more high-profile programs worthy of a ranking (Colorado, Missouri, Indiana, New Mexico). But I always like to reserve at least one spot for the little guys, so Toledo's in this week.

UConn jumps a spot on my ballot, from No. 11 to 10.

1.       Arizona                                 

2.       Oklahoma State                               

3.       Syracuse                              

4.       Ohio State                           

5.       Michigan State                  

6.       Louisville                              

7.       Kentucky                             

8.       Kansas                                  

9.       Duke                                     

10.   Connecticut                        

11.   Oregon                                 

12.   Wisconsin                            

13.   Wichita State                     

14.   Iowa State                          

15.   Gonzaga                              

16.   Villanova                              

17.   Florida                                  

18.   North Carolina                   

19.   Memphis                             

20.   Massachusetts                  

21.   Baylor                                   

22.   UCLA                                     

23.   VCU                                       

24.   San Diego State                               

25.   Toledo