mistermachiano's Ballot for Week 4 of 2020-21
Submitted on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:51PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
(0) Didn’t play, but they’re still at the top. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
(0) unfortunately got COVID and didn’t play Texas, but they’re still good. |
| 3 |
Iowa
|
(0) Rolled through easy games. |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
(0) Beat Creighton to stay #4. |
| 5 |
Michigan State
|
(0) Beat easy opponents easily. |
| 6 |
Houston
|
(+2) Moves up because of Illinois and Creighton losing. |
| 7 |
Villanova
|
(+2) Moves up because of Illinois and Creighton losing. |
| 8 |
Texas
|
(+2) Moves up because of Illinois and Creighton losing. |
| 9 |
Florida State
|
(+2) Moves up because of Illinois and Creighton losing. |
| 10 |
Creighton
|
(-4) Had their first big test, and they lost. |
| 11 |
Illinois
|
(-4) That win at Duke is looking worse and worse, and another loss won’t help. |
| 12 |
West Virginia
|
(+3) They move up after a blowout win against Richmond, who has dropped out because of it. |
| 13 |
Wisconsin
|
(-2) Didn’t handle Rhode Island great. |
| 14 |
Texas Tech
|
(0) Won easy games easily. |
| 15 |
Tennessee
|
(-2) Moves down after having to scrape out the win against Cincy. |
| 16 |
San Diego State
|
(+4) Notched a huge win over ASU to move up 4. |
| 17 |
Missouri
|
(NR) Goodbye VT, Hello Missouri. Has one of the best resumes with wins over Oregon and Illinois. |
| 18 |
Rutgers
|
(+1) Moving up because they needed to be slotted somewhere. |
| 19 |
Virginia
|
(-2) Got their first real test cancelled, and they move down because of other teams that are on the rise. |
| 20 |
Duke
|
(-4) Haven’t proved themselves in the big games and have even had trouble in some tune-up games. |
| 21 |
North Carolina
|
(0) Didn’t do much of anything this week, they stay right where they are. |
| 22 |
Louisville
|
(+2) Got their big game against Wiscy cancelled, but they’re still undefeated, so they move up. |
| 23 |
UCLA
|
(NR) UCLA is back after notching a win against a good Marquette team. |
| 24 |
Clemson
|
(NR) Clemson sneaks into the top 25 with a 5-0 record. |
| 25 |
Michigan
|
(NR) Michigan finally sneaks back in. Dropped Out: Richmond (18), VT (22), ASU (23), Florida (25) Next: Saint Louis, Marquette, Xavier |