University of Virginia Logomistermachiano's Ballot for Week 7 of 2020-21

Submitted on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 9:17AM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga (0) Again, duh.
2 Baylor University Logo Baylor (0) Easy No. 2.
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova (+3) Moves up due to others losing.
4 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas (+3) What a win. Texas shoots up after demolishing Kansas.
5 University of Iowa Logo Iowa (+5) Iowa climbs back up with good wins over Northwestern and Rutgers.
6 Creighton University Logo Creighton (+2) Won a nail biter to move up a couple.
7 University of Kansas Logo Kansas (-4) Kansas moves down after getting blown to smithereens by Texas.
8 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin (-3) Good win over Minnesota, but the Maryland loss still hurts them some.
9 University of Houston Logo Houston (-5) Tulsa is a game they need to win. Good win against SMU, but they still get knocked down.
10 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois (+2) Got past Purdue and moves up a couple.
11 University of Michigan Logo Michigan (+11) Only undefeated team left in the B1G, with a good win over Northwestern.
12 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee (-3) Would’ve moved up if they had taken care of business with Alabama, but alas, they did not.
13 University of Missouri Logo Missouri (+2) Lost to Tennessee, but with so many teams losing and Mizzou rebounding with an easy win over Arkansas, they move up.
14 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech (-3) Moves down again after another loss. Been looking at their record and they don’t really have any impressive wins.
15 Rutgers University Logo Rutgers (-1) An up and down week moves them down one.
16 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State (-3) Finally got their first conference win, but moves down after getting crushed by Minnesota.
17 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia (-1) The Oklahoma loss wasn’t as bad as it seemed. Oklahoma was actually favored.
18 University of Minnesota Logo Minnesota (NR) Did lose to Wisconsin, but shoots up to No. 18 with wins over Michigan State and Ohio State.
19 Florida State University Logo Florida State (-2) Lost to Clemson and moves down 2.
20 Duke University Logo Duke (+2) Didn’t get the game against Florida State, but moves up due to others losing.
21 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State (-3) Moves down after the Minnesota loss and the inconsequential Nebraska win.
22 University of Oregon Logo Oregon (NR) Oregon is back after winning their games this week.
23 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech (+2) Benefits from others losing.
24 Clemson University Logo Clemson (NR) Clemson is back with wins over Florida State and Miami.
25 Northwestern University Logo Northwestern (-5) Not a great week, with two Big Ten losses. Dropped Out: San Diego State (19), Virginia (21), North Carolina (24). Next: Colorado, Drake