JasterMereel11's Ballot for Week 2 of 2020-21
Submitted on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 9:20PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
No losses, no reason to change |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
Same as Gonzaga. Taking care of business to stay near the top. |
| 3 |
Iowa
|
Not because of their wins but because of losses by previous top 5 teams |
| 4 |
Wisconsin
|
Same explanation as Iowa |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
Loss to VT is tough but VT was underrated coming into the season and is now a top 20 team in my poll |
| 6 |
Duke
|
Coppin State generally won’t move you up in the top ten but other teams above have under preformed |
| 7 |
Illinois
|
Played solid and played right with Ohio who is a favorite to win the MAC |
| 8 |
Kansas
|
Loss to the Zags is tough but they played well and don’t warrant dropping too much further than here |
| 9 |
Creighton
|
Win over NDSU is a good start to the season for a team with a very high ceiling |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
The loss to San Fran should drop them out of the top ten but a lack of quality wins overall throughout the top 25 keeps UVA here |
| 11 |
Michigan State
|
Solid home wins with one against another power 5 school. |
| 12 |
Tennessee
|
Team inactive- no movement |
| 13 |
West Virginia
|
Western Kentucky is going to be better than most people realize and Huggins’s squad did a good job handling them. |
| 14 |
Houston
|
Statement win over Tex Tech. Great defense and I want to see them higher than this but I can warrant lowering any other teams. |
| 15 |
Kentucky
|
Tough home loss at home by double digits to Richmond but they will be ranked this week so it makes the loss sting less. |
| 16 |
North Carolina
|
Nothing spectacular coming from the heels this week so no movement in the polls. |
| 17 |
Texas Tech
|
Tough loss to Houston but being ranked similar to them, no reason to not have them swap positions. |
| 18 |
Texas
|
Same as UNC. Nothing good or bad coming from the Longhorns this week. |
| 19 |
Virginia Tech
|
Huge win over Nova and they’ve played great against USF so far(submitting with them up 13 with 15 left) |
| 20 |
Arizona State
|
Tough loss to Nova but the win against RI helps redeem them a bit. The Rams are a fringe top 25 team. |
| 21 |
Oregon
|
No games, only moved down because of VT’s great week. |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
No games, only moved down because of VT’s great week. |
| 23 |
Richmond
|
Great win on the road against Kentucky. This veteran squad looks like they’re ready to make waves come March. |
| 24 |
Rutgers
|
Played well against weaker teams to allow them to maintain their position. |
| 25 |
Ohio State
|
Looked good against Ill St. but they looked like garbage against UMASS Lowell. Dropping a few spots because of how they played. |