ItsAesthus's Ballot for Week 11 of 2020-21
Submitted on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 8:31PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Baylor
|
Things broke heavily Baylor's way from a resume perspective; Gonzaga entered the week with a clear edge in wins, which has now evaporated. |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
As a result of that and the Bears' decent win over Auburn, we'll probably see the #1 Baylor contingent continue to grow. |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
There will probably still be consensus over the top three spots, though, with near-consensus #3 Villanova cruising past Seton Hall. |
| 4 |
Michigan
|
It's hard to drop Nova for that performance, and hard to boost Michigan for not playing at all, but the debate over #3 should be more open. |
| 5 |
Houston
|
...especially because Houston, which rolled over Tulane and SMU this week, is making such a strong case to rise further. |
| 6 |
Tennessee
|
An unexpected winner in a wild week, Tennessee put in a strong showing, wallopping KU to clinch the Big 12–SEC Challenge. |
| 7 |
Texas
|
Texas seems to be making a habit of putting together high-quality losses. While no loss is truly good, one by a single point to OU is okay. |
| 8 |
Iowa
|
Just when it seemed Iowa was hitting its stride (5-0 since Christmas, 77+ pts in every game), they lost to Indiana and Illinois. Oh well. |
| 9 |
Missouri
|
The top five looks pretty familiar, but an upset-heavy week leaves us with a serious drop from the top tiers to Mizzou, who beat TCU in OT. |
| 10 |
Texas Tech
|
The Red Raiders had a rather average week, dropping at WVU by a point and beating LSU close, both games coming on the road. |
| 11 |
Oklahoma
|
Oklahoma's won five straight and doesn't have an unavenged loss since 12/22. They could extend that to 12/9 with a win at Texas Tech Monday. |
| 12 |
Florida State
|
A five-game winning streak for FSU with victories over NC State, UNC, Louisville, Clemson, and Miami was snapped Saturday at Georgia Tech. |
| 13 |
Virginia Tech
|
It's a close call between FSU and Virginia Tech for the ACC lead, but the two should settle it on the court in just over a week's time. |
| 14 |
Alabama
|
Alabama's incredibly hot nine-game winning streak was bound to come to an end at some point, but they played a good OU close in Norman. |
| 15 |
Drake
|
The other undefeated Bulldogs are back in action, but three MVC wins by a combined 14 points failed to impress. |
| 16 |
Virginia
|
Virginia's seven-game winning streaks was one of the longer to end on Saturday, as they were doubled up 44-22 by VT in the second half. |
| 17 |
USC
|
USC's only loss since the New Year was a two-point decision at Oregon State, avenged on Thursday. They're now 12-3, 7-2 in the Pac-12. |
| 18 |
UCLA
|
UCLA rebounded from their first post-Christmas loss by keeping Oregon State at arm's length throughout the second half on Saturday. |
| 19 |
Oklahoma State
|
Cade Cunningham returned in emphatic fashion to lead a back-and-forth win over Arkansas in Gallagher-Iba Arena. |
| 20 |
Ohio State
|
Ohio State kept up their winning ways, taking their seventh straight at home against Michigan State. |
| 21 |
Oregon
|
Oregon's played just one game since January 9, an eleven-point loss to rival Oregon State some eight days ago. |
| 22 |
Florida
|
Florida knocked off West Virginia in Morgantown to stake their tenth win and lay a firm claim to best of the rest in the SEC. |
| 23 |
West Virginia
|
While the Mountaineers dropped Saturday's game against Florida, they also added a comeback win over Texas Tech behind Miles McBride. |
| 24 |
Illinois
|
Illinois finally delivered a big win in the Big Ten, shocking then-#7 Iowa to storm back into the top 25. |
| 25 |
St. Bonaventure
|
At 9-1 in the A-10, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies wrapped up a perfect 7-0 January record by beating George Mason 84-67 on Saturday. |