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MetaKoopa99's Ballot for Week 13 of 2019-20

Submitted on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 10:52PM EST

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Baylor	(0) Want an idea of how crazy this season is? No. 1 Baylor was an underdog at unranked Florida Saturday. They won, and they stay at No. 1.
2	San Diego State	(0) 21-0, though UNLV certainly jeopardized that. Two games vs. New Mexico and a trip to Nevada could be the best chances for SDSU to fall.
3	Gonzaga	(0) Only one game last week for Gonzaga, handled how you'd expect: a 92-59 win over Pacific. Undefeated in WCC play seems very possible.
4	Kansas	(0) The No. 1 team in the country according to Sagarin, KenPom and T-Rank, but No. 4 in my rankings. The top four seem very clear to me.
5	Florida State	(0) Back-to-back scares from Miami and ND, but FSU pulled them out. I think this is the first time all season that my top 5 is unchanged.
6	Dayton	(0) Dayton's destruction tour continues. Killed Bonnie and largely dominated Richmond, arguably the A-10's second best team, on their floor.
7	Louisville	(0) GA Tech was certainly a bit close for comfort, but Louisville got it done, then turned around and whooped Clemson. Good job, Cards!
8	Duke	(0) Head-to-head result puts Louisville ahead of Duke here, but superior résumé gives Duke the edge over the Cardinals in my bracketology.
9	Seton Hall	(0) Seton Hall is 7-0 in Big East play. I want to put them higher, but I can't justify dropping any team above them without losing games.
10	Villanova	(+2) Nova has been almost as dominant in the Big East as Seton Hall. Only a 71-60 loss at Marquette keeps Nova from conference perfection.
11	West Virginia	(+3) Completely obliterating Texas and Missouri back-to-back is one way to rebound from a tough road loss. Rematch with KSU is this weekend.
12	Oregon	(+1) A 2-0 week is something you always take, even if it means a scare at home from USC. Still, Oregon was in control for most of that game.
13	Michigan State	(-2) Can't punish MSU too much for losing on the road against a good Indiana team, especially after a dominating road win over Minnesota.
14	Kentucky	(+2) Huge OT win for Kentucky at Texas Tech. The Wildcats have been playing good basketball ever since that rough patch in late December.
15	Butler	(-5) I have to drop Butler after losing three in a row. They did stop the bleeding with a win over Marquette, but even that went to OT.
16	Maryland	(+2) Nearly lost control, but MD pulled out the win at Indiana despite a good comeback effort from the Hoosiers. That's what good teams do.
17	Auburn	(0) Two straight wins at home is how you rebound from two disappointing losses. The résumé is still lacking, but the Tigers are indeed 17-2.
18	Iowa	(+1) Iowa has been hard to stop, and a reason for that has been Luka Garza. The big man has at least 20 points in each of his last four.
19	Colorado	(+3) Quiet 2-0 week for Colorado, but it's worth noting that the 22-point win over Wazzu came without Tyler Bey. Colorado has some depth.
20	Illinois	(+4) In the conversation for the hottest team in basketball. They're also the only Big Ten team with three conference wins on the road.
21	Wichita State	(+2) Great 2-0 rebound week after going 0-2 the week prior. Just one game this week, but it's at red-hot Tulsa. Don't take them lightly!
22	Rutgers	(-1) Odd week for the Scarlet Knights. Played as well as they could have in a close loss at Iowa, then narrowly beat Nebraska at home. Hmm.
23	Creighton	(NEW) Creighton is playing well. Might take some time to catch up to the top dogs, but they've got a golden opportunity vs. Nova Saturday.
24	Houston	(NEW) I was probably wrong to keep Houston out of my top 30 last week, but we amend that today. 16-4 and a pretty impressive résumé to boot.
25	Penn State	(NEW) Eh, why not? They're playing well. Might as well put them in now before I can't later. Next 5: LSU, Arizona, USC, Indiana, Arkansas