Toastiify's Ballot for Week 5 of 2019-20| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan
|
Tier 1- This team has looked ridiculously good and deserves to be top 5 in every poll +18 |
| 2 |
Louisville
|
some ridiculous movements after a ridiculous week of college basketball. resumes are being built right now. = |
| 3 |
Maryland
|
good wins against decent teams in temple and harvard, and a dominant win against marquette +3 |
| 4 |
Ohio State
|
+1 |
| 5 |
Virginia
|
it's really hard call this team elite with its offense, but its defense is making it possible -1 |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
Tier 2- big week in maui for the jayhawks, with a win in a great game vs dayton. +2 |
| 7 |
San Diego State
|
haven't looked bad in a game and they've been playing increasingly impressive opponents. hot take but i like what ive seen +14 |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
even with the loss to michigan, they hold their ground with a win against oregon +1 |
| 9 |
Gonzaga
|
Won against oregon, but a blowout loss to michigan is a rough one. these three teams are exciting to watch -2 |
| 10 |
Oregon
|
even with a 2 loss week, the ducks proved that they belong after a win against seton hall and two close losses against unc and the zags -2 |
| 11 |
Auburn
|
Tier 3- here we have teams that don't really belong this high but probably don't deserve to be any lower. +9 |
| 12 |
Michigan State
|
Their loss wouldn't look nearly as bad if it weren't for virginia tech collapsing immediately after -9 |
| 13 |
Duke
|
I mean come on. you can't lose to stephen f austin at home and expect to stay ranked high. didnt look great against winthrop either -12 |
| 14 |
Arizona
|
didn't look great against pepperdine or penn, but closing games is important and wins are wins = |
| 15 |
Dayton
|
Tier 4- went to maui and went 2-1 with their one loss coming to kansas. this team should be good. NR |
| 16 |
Memphis
|
beat a decent NCST team. +2 |
| 17 |
Arkansas
|
not playing great offensively but its never easy to go on the road and win in OT. +5 |
| 18 |
Baylor
|
didn't play this week :[ -2 |
| 19 |
Kentucky
|
they haven't looked like the same team since their loss to evansville, who promptly collapsed after knocking off kentucky -2 |
| 20 |
Oklahoma State
|
Tier 5- played an almost perfect game against ole miss. +6 |
| 21 |
West Virginia
|
WVU has a bunch of decent wins and bob huggins can always lead a team. +8 |
| 22 |
Colorado
|
+1 |
| 23 |
Seton Hall
|
don't have bad losses but their wins are borderline at best. the closeness of their losses is keeping them ranked -11 |
| 24 |
DePaul
|
+1 |
| 25 |
Florida State
|
tennessee, saint mary's, butler, utah state, Penn state, Indiana, Xavier, Temple, Villanova, Liberty round out top 35 |