SleveMcDichael4's Ballot for Week 2 of 2020-21
Submitted on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 5:28AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Baylor
|
Yes, I watched Gonzaga over the weekend. Yes, I still have Baylor #1. This is me saying I think Baylor is going to win on Saturday. |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
Nothing against Gonzaga, but let's not act like Baylor didn't win two games against decent teams by 30+ just because it was on Flohoops. |
| 3 |
Iowa
|
They haven't played a real team yet, but just wait until Thursday when they play...KenPom #345 Western Illinois! |
| 4 |
Illinois
|
Ohio was obviously a trap game so it's no surprise to me that they sleepwalked through it. We'll see their true form against Baylor. |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
I'm giving Villanova a little credit here. Their scheduling has been insane and Virginia Tech is a hard team to play with no prep time. |
| 6 |
Duke
|
Would have liked to see more from them against Coppin State, but again, I think they were probably more focused on Michigan State this week. |
| 7 |
Wisconsin
|
Another team we're not gonna see a real performance from until next month. They'll hold steady around here unless they really screw up. |
| 8 |
Kansas
|
Kansas rises despite losing on account of Virginia plummeting behind them and Gonzaga looking like a juggernaut. |
| 9 |
Creighton
|
I'm really excited for Creighton @ Kansas next week. Not much to see from them until then. |
| 10 |
Houston
|
They played a pretty awful second half against Texas Tech and still won by 11. I think I underrated them last week. |
| 11 |
North Carolina
|
I've only seen one game from them, but the offense looks back to being a Roy offense. Young guns should improve as the season progresses. |
| 12 |
Virginia
|
I think they played their worst possible game against San Francisco but I also think the defense just looked fundamentally bad. Fix it. |
| 13 |
Tennessee
|
Has not played. Drops one spot due to surrounding movement. |
| 14 |
Oregon
|
Has not played. Rises one spot due to surrounding movement. |
| 15 |
Texas Tech
|
McClung and Santos-Silva are good but this team is really top-heavy and McClung needs to shoot better. |
| 16 |
Michigan State
|
The Notre Dame game wasn't as close as the score made it look. And Notre Dame is decent. |
| 17 |
West Virginia
|
Looked shaky against SoDak State but the Jacks are top-100, so that's fine. Won Sioux Falls when all was said and done. |
| 18 |
Richmond
|
I'm blaming Kentucky more than I'm crediting Richmond, who also had an awful shooting day but made up for it with good play underneath. |
| 19 |
Texas
|
Let's see what they do in Asheville. Everyone seems really low on Shaka and a loss to Davidson might sink him for good. |
| 20 |
Arizona State
|
Beat the #10 team in the country by 23! Holy cow! ...wait, no, I'm now being told the game was against Houston Baptist. Honest mistake! |
| 21 |
Florida State
|
Has not played. Drops one spot due to surrounding movement. |
| 22 |
Kentucky
|
One-and-done programs always have the potential to lose to slightly worse but more experienced teams early in the year. Don't sweat it. |
| 23 |
Virginia Tech
|
Let's see what you got this time, Mike Young. |
| 24 |
San Diego State
|
I never actually thought UCLA was that good, but SDSU's two wins have been convincing and it's possible losing Flynn didn't hurt that much. |
| 25 |
Rutgers
|
They're fine. | Next five: Saint Louis (sorry! no room + beating LSU at home doesn't skyrocket you), Ohio State, Michigan, Arkansas, Indiana |