WhiteGiraffe2020's Ballot for Week 5 of 2020-21| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gonzaga
|
Beat #3 Iowa by 11 |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
Beat Kansas State by 31 |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
Beat #14 Texas Tech by 1 and Iowa + MSU lost (3rd ranked win for Kansas now) |
| 4 |
Villanova
|
Beat Butler by 19 and St. Joe's by 20 |
| 5 |
Iowa
|
Lost to #1 team in country but kept it close for most of the game |
| 6 |
Wisconsin
|
Beat Loyola by 14 and #23 Louisville by 37 points |
| 7 |
Houston
|
Teams in front lost and you beat Alcorn State by 33 |
| 8 |
West Virginia
|
Only beat Iowa State by 5 (Didn't look the best) |
| 9 |
Creighton
|
You lost to Marquette who beat Wisconsin but won against UConn + St. Johns |
| 10 |
Michigan State
|
You lost to Northwestern so you're dropping (Maybe it's a fluke) |
| 11 |
Texas
|
Beat Oklahoma State by 3 and won against Sam Houston State (Illinois also lost) |
| 12 |
North Carolina
|
Beat Kentucky by 12 |
| 13 |
Tennessee
|
Looked dominant the past few games |
| 14 |
Rutgers
|
Just Beat Illinois and Maryland |
| 15 |
Virginia
|
Still a good team but you didn't play at all |
| 16 |
Illinois
|
Barely lost to Rutgers who isn't a bad team but 3 losses hurt (Killed Minnesota) |
| 17 |
Texas Tech
|
Lost to a good Kansas team by 1 and teams in front didnt play |
| 18 |
Ohio State
|
Beat UCLA by 7 after losing to Purdue |
| 19 |
Duke
|
Beat Notre Dame by 10 (teams in front lost or didn't play) |
| 20 |
Michigan
|
Didn't play so you moved down |
| 21 |
Florida State
|
Beat GT but lost to UCF by 8 (you're dropping) |
| 22 |
Oregon
|
After seeing more games you're a top 25 team |
| 23 |
Xavier
|
Beat Marquette by 3 who beat Creighton and Wisconsin |
| 24 |
Richmond
|
Beat Vandy by 11 and Loyola by 2 (I thought you were bad but you're not) |
| 25 |
San Diego State
|
Dropped spots since you lost to BYU |