Toastiify's Ballot for Week 2 of 2020-21| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baylor
|
Tier 1- Baylor and Gonzaga are basically tied for the top spot. +1 |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
I wasn't convinced on Gonzaga as a potential top team but they proved me wrong this week +3 |
| 3 |
Iowa
|
Iowa still has the best player in the country. = |
| 4 |
West Virginia
|
Tier 2 Bob Huggins is one of the best coaches in the country and he has a talented team behind him. +5 |
| 5 |
Illinois
|
Ugly game against Ohio but teams are getting a longer leash to start the season for me +1 |
| 6 |
Wisconsin
|
+1 |
| 7 |
Villanova
|
Nova won games against a ranked and a decent team. Early season this year will be filled with similar upsets due to the uncertainty. -6 |
| 8 |
Duke
|
Tier 3 Looked pretty bad against Coppin State but you can only punish a team so hard for winning a game. = |
| 9 |
Richmond
|
I was high on Richmond coming into the season and they proved me right against Kentucky. Favorites in a decent a10. +8 |
| 10 |
Texas
|
= |
| 11 |
Creighton
|
very similar to Duke, did not perform well against a mediocre team. = |
| 12 |
Virginia
|
SF is a pretty bad loss, especially considering they lost to UMass. Long leash due to circumstances. -8 |
| 13 |
Virginia Tech
|
Hit some timely threes and overcame a wacky ending to win in OT. Domination of South Florida proves they have great potential. NR |
| 14 |
Michigan State
|
Tier 4 +6 |
| 15 |
St. Louis
|
Hard fought win against a decent LSU team. Should be competing for the A10 title. +6 |
| 16 |
Rutgers
|
-4 |
| 17 |
Houston
|
I had neither Texas Tech nor Houston ranked preseason, but Houston's win over TTU is an early season statement that they belong. NR |
| 18 |
Louisville
|
Tier 5- Seton Hall aren't exactly what they were with Myles Powell but Louisville still looked impressive against a good team. NR |
| 19 |
Arizona State
|
ASU played a very similar game to VT against Villanova but didn't get the late barrage of 3's. Still impressed with them -6 |
| 20 |
Kansas
|
This drop is more a result of Kansas' struggle against St. Joe's than their loss to Gonzaga. -5 |
| 21 |
Kentucky
|
Did not look great against Richmond, but this should have been expected. They're a young team that Calipari can turn around -5 |
| 22 |
San Diego State
|
Tier 6- SDSU finished last season as a top team and were unranked to start this season. Perhaps we were too tough on them. NR |
| 23 |
Stanford
|
play basketball -5 |
| 24 |
North Carolina
|
-1 |
| 25 |
Western Kentucky
|
WKU has a former top recruit and beat two top 75 teams, while looking competitive in a loss against a top 10 team. NR |