mistermachiano's Ballot for Week 5 of 2020-21
Submitted on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 8:07AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
(0) Unanimous No. 1. I’m scared when they play UVA. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
(0) Unanimous No. 2. Not much to say. |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
(+1) Moved up one more after edging Texas Tech. |
| 4 |
Houston
|
(+2) Rolled through easy games and moves up because of Iowa and Michigan State losing. |
| 5 |
Iowa
|
(-2) Can’t fault them for losing to the Zags, but they didn’t keep it very close. |
| 6 |
Villanova
|
(+1) Moved up a spot by rolling through easy games. |
| 7 |
Texas
|
(+1) Notched a win over a good Oklahoma State team stop move up 1. |
| 8 |
Wisconsin
|
(+5) Crushed Louisville into dust and burned their ashes. They shoot up. |
| 9 |
Tennessee
|
(+6) Rolled through two easy games in dominating fashion and benefits hugely from other teams losing. |
| 10 |
Michigan State
|
(-6) Lost to Northwestern. They fall way down. |
| 11 |
Creighton
|
(-1) Lost and then won, and only move down one because of other teams losing. |
| 12 |
Rutgers
|
(+6) Got the huge win over Illinois plus a win over Maryland to move way up. |
| 13 |
Missouri
|
(+4) Didn’t play, but benefits from others falling. |
| 14 |
Texas Tech
|
(0) Barely lost against a great Kansas team. They stay where they are. |
| 15 |
Illinois
|
(-4) Suffers another loss and again, that Duke win ain’t looking as hot. |
| 16 |
West Virginia
|
(-4) Struggled against Iowa State. *Iowa State*. Enough said. |
| 17 |
Florida State
|
(-8) Florida State takes a big hit after being beaten by double digits by UCF. |
| 18 |
Virginia
|
(+1) Didn’t play, but this is where they can be slotted. Nervous about the Gonzaga game. |
| 19 |
San Diego State
|
(-3) SDSU falls back down after a loss to BYU. |
| 20 |
North Carolina
|
(+1) Moves up despite the close win over Kentucky. |
| 21 |
Ohio State
|
(NR) Ohio State is back after a good win against UCLA. The loss against Purdue wasn’t bad at all, Purdue was actually favored. |
| 22 |
Michigan
|
(+3) Michigan didn’t play, but their win over UCF looks a loooooot better. |
| 23 |
Xavier
|
(NR) Xavier slides in after notching their eighth win over a good Marquette team. |
| 24 |
Duke
|
(-4) Duke hasn’t showed up in the big games and has even struggled in the small ones. |
| 25 |
Virginia Tech
|
(NR) Rebounded from the Penn State Massacre with a win over a ranked Clemson team. Dropped Out: Louisville (22), UCLA (23), Clemson (24) |