Oklahoma State University Logotbirdie_21's Ballot for Week 2 of 2020-21

Submitted on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 10:45PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga They dominated Kansas. Jalen Suggs looks like the best freshman since Zion. And Drew Timme is an offensive threat.
2 Baylor University Logo 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 University of Iowa Logo 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 University Logo 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 University Logo 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 University Logo 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 University of Kansas Logo 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 University of Houston Logo 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 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo 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 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas Still very high on this team. Just buy games that they handled very well.
11 Villanova University Logo 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois They survived Ohio. I don't know what to think about Illinois yet. Looking forward to their upcoming games.
13 Florida State University Logo Florida State The only ACC team who's yet to play, so good job for not losing FSU.
14 Arizona State University Logo 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 University Logo 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 University of Kentucky Logo 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 University Logo 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 University Logo 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 University Logo 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 Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech The Hokies play hard, and I love it. 20 point win against USF and upsetting Villanova. I like what I see.
21 University of Virginia Logo 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 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee They haven't played yet, so I'll just keep them here.
23 University of Richmond Logo 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 Saint Louis University Logo St. Louis Yeah they beat LSU. Go A10!
25 Boston College Logo BC My "This team deserves some love" spot. Sure they lost to Villanova, but they looked real good this week. Very underrated.