MetaKoopa99's Ballot for Week 5 of 2020-21
Submitted on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 11:38PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
(0) Gonzaga is 4-0 with three wins over potential top-2 tournament seeds, the most recent over Iowa. Unsurprisingly, they stay on top. |
| 2 |
Baylor
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(0) Baylor hasn't quite played the same top-tier opponents as Gonzaga, but the Bears are averaging a 28-point victory in their 5-0 start. |
| 3 |
Iowa
|
(0) Iowa didn't play their best game Saturday (4-22 from three), but they did put up 88 against the Gonzaga death star. So no drop for Iowa. |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
(+3) Yep, Kansas is back. Seven straight wins, including Thursday's victory in Lubbock: no small feat. Ochai Agbaji has been electric. |
| 5 |
Houston
|
(0) Everything's still in good shape for Houston. With just the AAC slate remaining, it'll be interesting to see when Houston loses a game. |
| 6 |
Texas
|
(0) Nice home win over a good Oklahoma State team to kick off the Big 12 schedule. Freshman star Greg Brown had his best game so far. |
| 7 |
Villanova
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(+1) A 2-0 start to Big East play and a win over city rival St. Joe's describe a strong past 10 days for Villanova. Three road games next. |
| 8 |
Wisconsin
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(+3) Well, the 85-48 absolute obliteration of Louisville is one way to make a statement. You usually win when you shoot 64% from three. |
| 9 |
West Virginia
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(-5) The Mountaineers didn't lose, but they still need to drop a few spots for nearly earning a transitive loss to Fort Hays State. Sorry. |
| 10 |
Rutgers
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(+8) Wow. A 14-point road win over Maryland and a win over Illinois has the Scarlet Knights 6-0. They're playing like a top-10 team. |
| 11 |
Creighton
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(-2) Normally, Creighton would drop farther, but so many top 25 teams lost... So the best two-loss team in CBB falls only two spots. |
| 12 |
Missouri
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(+9) Yeah... I ranked Missouri way too low last week. I underestimated how good wins over Oregon and Illinois are. Enjoy the random jump! |
| 13 |
Tennessee
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(+7) After last's week 2-0 outing, the Vols won by 41 and 54 over App State and Tennessee Tech this week. Impressive no matter the opponent. |
| 14 |
St. Louis
|
(-2) Sure, the Billikens lost a tough one at Minnesota, but they also beat NC State. A 2-1 Q2 record this early is nothing to be ashamed of. |
| 15 |
Xavier
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(+7) The X-Men strike again! Picked seventh in the Big East preseason poll, Xavier is 8-0 with wins over Cincinnati, Oklahoma and Marquette. |
| 16 |
Texas Tech
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(+3) More evidence that it is possible to lose and move up. Despite the loss, the TTU defense showed out again, limiting Kansas to just 58. |
| 17 |
Oregon
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(NEW) Oregon's in good shape. The loss to Missouri is looking OK, as is a 6-0 record with wins over Seton Hall and San Francisco since then. |
| 18 |
Richmond
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(+6) Nice recovery week for the Spiders. Won on the road against an SEC team (again) and beat a should-be-tournament-level Loyola Chicago. |
| 19 |
Clemson
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(-6) Even our favorite underdogs fall, as Clemson is no longer perfect with a loss to VT. That defense still ranks second best though. |
| 20 |
Michigan
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(+5) A wild rankings is made evident by Michigan moving up five spots after sitting out the week. That's college basketball, alright! |
| 21 |
Arkansas
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(+2) Another 7-0 team worth lauding, though the Razorbacks do leave room for concern after trailing Oral Roberts by 12 for much of the game. |
| 22 |
Florida State
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(-8) What the hell? A double-digit home loss to UCF is the last thing I would have expected. Thank god for those Indiana and Florida wins. |
| 23 |
North Carolina
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(NEW) I'm not entirely convinced North Carolina deserves to be back in the top 25, but a win over Kentucky is fine, and the Heels are 5-2. |
| 24 |
Michigan State
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(-14) Too steep a drop? I disagree. The past three outings, the Spartans have not played like a top-25 team, and it finally bit them vs. NW. |
| 25 |
Indiana
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(NEW) The Texas loss has been Indiana's only bad performance of the season. Next 5: San Diego State, Ohio State, Purdue, Virginia, Illinois |