WhiteGiraffe2020's Ballot for Week 3 of 2020-21| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gonzaga
|
Stayed undefeated and beat #11 WVU by 5 |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
Beat #5 Illinois by 13 but Gonzaga has beaten 2 ranked teams |
| 3 |
Michigan State
|
Beat #6 Duke and is still undefeated (Struggled with Detroit Mercy though) |
| 4 |
Iowa
|
Didn't play anyone good but killed their opponents and stayed undefeated |
| 5 |
Kansas
|
They beat a ranked opponent (Kentucky) and went undefeated in the week |
| 6 |
Villanova
|
Just beat a pretty good Texas team by 4 points |
| 7 |
Illinois
|
They kept it close with #2 Baylor for about 30 minutes but lost by 13 |
| 8 |
Creighton
|
Teams in front lost and Creighton stayed undefeated so they'll move up |
| 9 |
Houston
|
Stayed undefeated, you'll move up since teams lost in front of you |
| 10 |
Wisconsin
|
You lost to Marquette so you're dropping a few spots |
| 11 |
Duke
|
You lost to #6 MSU and was just terrible for most of the 2nd half |
| 12 |
Texas
|
You won the Maui Invitational by beating #14 UNC and lost to Villanova by 4 |
| 13 |
West Virginia
|
Lost to #1 team in country (Gonzaga) by 5 - It was a good game |
| 14 |
Virginia
|
You survived Kent State in OT and UNC lost who's ahead of you |
| 15 |
North Carolina
|
Lost to Texas on a buzzer beater- you'll drop one spot |
| 16 |
Texas Tech
|
You killed Grambling + Troy (Not good wins but you didn't struggle with VMI) |
| 17 |
Virginia Tech
|
Only beat VMI by 7 points - you're undefeated though |
| 18 |
Ohio State
|
Undefeated and I'm not impressed with Tennessee, Oregon, UK, and Richmond who's ahead of them |
| 19 |
Florida State
|
You only played 1 game but you're better than Kentucky, Richmond, and Oregon imo |
| 20 |
Michigan
|
4-0, beat Ball State and UCF by a good amount |
| 21 |
Louisville
|
4-0, we'll see how you do against Wisconsin |
| 22 |
Rutgers
|
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| 23 |
Marquette
|
Good record and just knocked off #4 Wisconsin |
| 24 |
Xavier
|
6-0, just beat Cincinatti (You might be a good team) |
| 25 |
Oklahoma State
|
Undefeated and beat the team that beat Wisconsin |