tbirdie_21's Ballot for Week 2 of 2020-21
Submitted on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 10:45PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
They dominated Kansas. Jalen Suggs looks like the best freshman since Zion. And Drew Timme is an offensive threat. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
Yes I dropped them a spot, but Baylor is still legit. Let's see what they do this week against a proven Gonzaga team. |
| 3 |
Iowa
|
I was hesitant about Iowa after night 1, but they've been more consistent than the rest of the top tier teams thus far. |
| 4 |
Creighton
|
The Blue Jays won one game. And they moved up a lot. Beat the best team in FCS (lol) pretty handily and haven't lost yet. |
| 5 |
Duke
|
They didn't look pretty vs Coppin State, but a win is a win, and it's better than losing. They got talent. They deserve 5. |
| 6 |
Michigan State
|
They're in the same boat with Duke. They didn't look pretty vs Eastern Michigan, but they won, they got some good games upcoming. |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
Kansas is better than I'd thought they'd be. There were spurts against Gonzaga where they looked good. They still need an inside presence. |
| 8 |
Houston
|
What a win against Texas Tech. Really had control the entire way. Questionable officiating in the second half made it closer. Houston's good |
| 9 |
Wisconsin
|
They got their jitters out vs Eastern Illinois. They didn't look great in that game, but made up for it against UAPB in dominant fashion. |
| 10 |
Texas
|
Still very high on this team. Just buy games that they handled very well. |
| 11 |
Villanova
|
Tough loss to VT. And struggled against a BC team that looks pretty good. They'll be well tried before Big East play. |
| 12 |
Illinois
|
They survived Ohio. I don't know what to think about Illinois yet. Looking forward to their upcoming games. |
| 13 |
Florida State
|
The only ACC team who's yet to play, so good job for not losing FSU. |
| 14 |
Arizona State
|
They looked solid vs Villanova. I think we haven't seen the best of the Sun Devils yet. They look like the best team in the Pac 12. |
| 15 |
West Virginia
|
I'm still not completely in on the 'Neers yet. But winning the Crossover Classic, no matter who their opponents were, is impressive. |
| 16 |
Kentucky
|
Yikes. Richmond is a setback. They did close the gap a bit near the end, but Kentucky has a lot of identity-finding to do in future weeks. |
| 17 |
Rutgers
|
They've been winning impressively without their best players. Beat Hofstra, who's the best team in the Colonial. I'm high on the Knights. |
| 18 |
Texas Tech
|
They lost to a very good Houston team. Like Kentucky, I still think they need to find their identity, but Chris Beard is a good coach. |
| 19 |
San Diego State
|
I was surprised from what I saw from SDSU. They haven't missed a beat. Defense is stifling. UCLA couldn't do anything. Slide the Aztecs in. |
| 20 |
Virginia Tech
|
The Hokies play hard, and I love it. 20 point win against USF and upsetting Villanova. I like what I see. |
| 21 |
Virginia
|
I'm not sold on Tony Bennett's style. It cost them in 2018 vs UMBC. Yes they won a natty. Lots of talent. But losing to San Fran really hurt |
| 22 |
Tennessee
|
They haven't played yet, so I'll just keep them here. |
| 23 |
Richmond
|
The Spiders beat Kentucky, and I want to give the A10 some love so I dedicate 23 and 24 to the fact that Obi Toppin wasn't the 1st pick |
| 24 |
St. Louis
|
Yeah they beat LSU. Go A10! |
| 25 |
BC
|
My "This team deserves some love" spot. Sure they lost to Villanova, but they looked real good this week. Very underrated. |