RICHEY'S ballot
1. Notre Dame
2. Oregon
3. UConn
4. Baylor
5. Louisville
6. Stanford
7. Mississippi State
8. Oregon State
9. Maryland
10. Tennessee
11. Texas
12. Georgia
13. South Carolina
14. Iowa
15. Missouri
16. N.C. State
17. DePaul
18. Marquette
19. Syracuse
20. Texas A&M
21. South Florida
22. Duke
23. Arizona State
24. Minnesota
25. Central Michigan
Richey's reasoning: There really wasn't any doubt which team should start the season atop the poll, and it wasn't UConn.