Pennsylvania State University LogoMetaKoopa99's Ballot for Week 2 of 2020-21

Submitted on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 10:32PM EST
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1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga (+1) Suggs looks like the real deal. Is this Mark Few's most talented team ever? Maybe too early to make that suggestion, but.. holy cow.
2 Baylor University Logo Baylor (-1) No slight on Baylor at all. The only reason for the drop is because Gonzaga looks unbelievable. Scott Drew's Bears aren't far behind.
3 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin (+3) Only two games deep against not-so-great competition, but the Badgers appear to be firing on all cylinders. That experience helps.
4 University of Iowa Logo Iowa (+1) Luka Garza. Need I say anything else? I will, because I like to fill these out completely. Hawkeyes look confident through two games.
5 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia (+7) My polls tend to be very results-based, especially early on, hence the big jump. WVU has three above average wins to begin the year.
6 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State (+5) Back-to-back double digit wins to begin the year, including a 26-0 scoring run against Notre Dame. Doing it without Winston or Tillman.
7 University of Kansas Logo Kansas (-3) Hard to punish Kansas too much for putting up 90 against Gonzaga. This drop is more about letting St. Joe's hang around too long.
8 University of Houston Logo Houston (+10) Kelvin Sampson's Cougars are rolling through three games, including an 11-point win over Texas Tech. Fantastic results = big jump.
9 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois (+1) Domination of NC A&T, domination of Chicago State, scary close win over Ohio. What to make of it? Illinois will have growing pains.
10 Creighton University Logo Creighton (-3) So-so win against NDSU to begin the year. Would like to see that vaunted 3-point offense live up to its name next time around.
11 Villanova University Logo Villanova (-8) Great win over ASU negated by a sloppy overtime loss to VT. At least Robinson-Earl looks like a bonafide stud through three games.
12 University of Richmond Logo Richmond (NEW) Spiders won in Lexington by 12 and didn't even play their best basketball (7-25 from 3, Gilyard with 6 points). Terrifying thought.
13 Saint Louis University Logo St. Louis (NEW) The A-10 has some power at the top. A 2-0 start with a win over previously ranked LSU has put the Billikens in the national spotlight.
14 Duke University Logo Duke (-5) A win is a win, but Duke looked scared against a vastly inferior opponent. Blue Devils will need the returners to step up before long.
15 San Diego State University Logo San Diego State (NEW) No Malachi Flynn? No problem! Aztecs take down previously ranked UCLA by 15. Matt Mitchell should fill Flynn's leadership role nicely.
16 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech (NEW) Don't forget that close call against Radford, but VT came all out against Nova and got the win. So impressive. Mike Young—what a hire.
17 Rutgers University Logo Rutgers (+2) Slow starts in the first two games, got their act together against Hofstra. Let's see the deep ball improve before conference play.
18 Western Kentucky University Logo Western Kentucky (NEW) They may be 2-1, but WKU has played like a top 25 team. Wins over UNI and Memphis, tight loss to WVU. Clear C-USA favorite so far.
19 Arizona State University Logo Arizona State (-3) OK performance in a loss against Nova, good wins elsewhere. Can't punish too much. The best should be yet to come for the Sun Devils.
20 University of Louisville Logo Louisville (NEW) So-so win against PVAMU, but a smacking of Evansville and a nice, gritty win over Seton Hall are worthy of a spot in the rankings.
21 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas (0) Small sample size with just one game under the belt against a sub-200 KP team, but Texas looked good nonetheless. More data needed.
22 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech (-5) Love the 2-0 start, but a bad outing against Houston, especially from long range, shows reason to be concerned. TTU needs time to grow.
23 Clemson University Logo Clemson (NEW) The Tigers probably won't get much AP poll attention, but double-digit wins over Mississippi State and Purdue is nothing to ignore.
24 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina (0) Solid win over Charleston, not much else to note. Caleb Love appears to be taking the role of the departed Cole Anthony quite well.
25 University of Colorado Logo Colorado (NEW) Two nice wins away from home to begin the year. Good start for the Buffs. Next 5: Ohio State, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, Alabama