OrangePlasma's Ballot for Week 8 of 2020-21| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gonzaga
|
(-) No team in the top 11 lost, so 1-11 will remain the same. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
- |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
- |
| 4 |
Texas
|
- |
| 5 |
Iowa
|
- |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
- |
| 7 |
Tennessee
|
- |
| 8 |
Creighton
|
- |
| 9 |
Michigan
|
- |
| 10 |
Wisconsin
|
- |
| 11 |
Houston
|
- |
| 12 |
Illinois
|
(-) After a great comeback win vs NW, Illinois lost at home to Maryland. Lots of teams in this range lost though, so they stay put at 12. |
| 13 |
West Virginia
|
(+2) After a road win over OKST and a close road loss to Texas, WVU had an OK week and move up after other teams had much worse ones. |
| 14 |
Texas Tech
|
(+6) TTU handled both of their games vs. Kansas St and Iowa St, and move up after other teams not handling their games. |
| 15 |
St. Louis
|
(+3) SLU was idle once again, but move up thanks to losses. |
| 16 |
Ohio State
|
(NR) Ohio State completed their sweep of Rutgers this week, putting the team at 9-3 and top 20 worthy. |
| 17 |
Clemson
|
(+4) Clemson squeaked out over NC State, keeping their recent win streak alive. |
| 18 |
Oregon
|
(-1) Oregon lost to Colorado, a good team, but won't move down far. This is still a top 20 team who lost for the first time in 10 games. |
| 19 |
Louisville
|
(NR) Louisville is 8-1, most recently picking up a win over Virginia Tech. |
| 20 |
Minnesota
|
(-6) Minnesota got killed on the road twice, but are still 10-4 with a pretty front-loaded conference schedule. |
| 21 |
Oklahoma State
|
(-3) A three point loss to WVU shouldn't drop OKST too far. Their sub .500 conference record shouldn't last much longer. |
| 22 |
Florida State
|
- |
| 23 |
Missouri
|
(-7) Not a great loss for Missouri, losing to Miss. St by 15. They should stay top 25 but losing 2 of their last 3 may be worrying. |
| 24 |
Virginia
|
(-) [DROPPED: 13. Rutgers, 25. Arizona] |
| 25 |
Virginia Tech
|
(-2) Virginia Tech should and will stay ranked after a 2-point loss to Louisville on the road. |