University of Notre Dame LogoWhiteGiraffe2020's Ballot for Week 5 of 2020-21

Submitted on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 12:20AM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Beat #3 Iowa by 11
2 Baylor University Logo Baylor Beat Kansas State by 31
3 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Beat #14 Texas Tech by 1 and Iowa + MSU lost (3rd ranked win for Kansas now)
4 Villanova University Logo Villanova Beat Butler by 19 and St. Joe's by 20
5 University of Iowa Logo Iowa Lost to #1 team in country but kept it close for most of the game
6 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Beat Loyola by 14 and #23 Louisville by 37 points
7 University of Houston Logo Houston Teams in front lost and you beat Alcorn State by 33
8 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Only beat Iowa State by 5 (Didn't look the best)
9 Creighton University Logo Creighton You lost to Marquette who beat Wisconsin but won against UConn + St. Johns
10 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State You lost to Northwestern so you're dropping (Maybe it's a fluke)
11 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas Beat Oklahoma State by 3 and won against Sam Houston State (Illinois also lost)
12 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Beat Kentucky by 12
13 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee Looked dominant the past few games
14 Rutgers University Logo Rutgers Just Beat Illinois and Maryland
15 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Still a good team but you didn't play at all
16 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois Barely lost to Rutgers who isn't a bad team but 3 losses hurt (Killed Minnesota)
17 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech Lost to a good Kansas team by 1 and teams in front didnt play
18 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State Beat UCLA by 7 after losing to Purdue
19 Duke University Logo Duke Beat Notre Dame by 10 (teams in front lost or didn't play)
20 University of Michigan Logo Michigan Didn't play so you moved down
21 Florida State University Logo Florida State Beat GT but lost to UCF by 8 (you're dropping)
22 University of Oregon Logo Oregon After seeing more games you're a top 25 team
23 Xavier University Logo Xavier Beat Marquette by 3 who beat Creighton and Wisconsin
24 University of Richmond Logo Richmond Beat Vandy by 11 and Loyola by 2 (I thought you were bad but you're not)
25 San Diego State University Logo San Diego State Dropped spots since you lost to BYU