Schuylkill 16 Week 3 and some Big 5 notes

Here's the most recent poll, which has Villanova an unanmious No. 1. Keep in mind that the poll submissions' deadline was Monday afternoon so Monday's results -- Drexel's win over Cal St. Northridge and Delaware St.'s loss to Connecticut, -- as well as Tuesday's results -- Villanova's win over Penn, La Salle's win over Bucknell, St. Joe's win over Lehigh, Monmouth's loss to Seton Hall and Princeton's loss to South Carolina -- all did not factor into the rankings.

Before I show my ballot after the jump, here are some interesting Big 5 related links:

1) Although the S-16 pollsters might agree that Villanova is the clear No. 1 team in the area, Dick Jeradi writes that Temple might is still quite impressive. (Disclaimer: the post was written before the Owls lost at Buffalo).

2) Monday was Big 5 media day. Soft Pretzel Logic has the audio, while Philly Hoops Insider has some written highlights.

3) Fran Dunphy writes about Temple's home game tonight against Miami (OH). It's not necessarily insightful, but with Dunphy writing the last two coaches entries on Philly Hoops Insider, it will be interesting to see if he becomes the only coach to semi-regularly post.

My S-16 Week 3 ballot after the jump

My Week 3 Rankings (with my Week 2 rank in parentheses)

Villanova (1)
Penn State (2)
Lehigh (10)
Temple (3)
Rider (4)
Rutgers (5)
La Salle (6)
St. Joe’s (7)
Drexel (8)
Lafayette (11)
Delaware (12)
Penn (9)
Princeton (13)
Bucknell (14)
Monmouth (15)
Delaware St. (16)

Notes

My basic philosophy behind this poll is to reward teams that have done well so far, regardless of how good of an overall year they may or might have down the road. And frankly, until we get into the heart of conference scheduling, I don't see this voting pattern changing too much.
For example, Penn State might end up having a poor overall record, especially playing in the Big Ten, but until they start losing, I’ll give them a high ranking.
Similarly, Lehigh is 5-1, so I figured I'd vote them high, even if they're almost certainly not the third-most talented team in the region. (Again, written before they lost to St. Joe's last night.)
On the flip side, St. Joe's probably will receive a boost in the ratings as the year goes on since it's certainly one of the more talented teams in the S-16.
Similarly, I think Penn is better than their 1-5 (or 1-4 when I voted) record indicates.
Seems like the bottom four are pretty set in stone.