mistermachiano's Ballot for Week 9 of 2020-21| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gonzaga
|
(0) Da Best. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
(0) Da Second Best. |
| 3 |
Iowa
|
(+1) Moves up due to Texas losing. |
| 4 |
Villanova
|
(+1) Moves up due to Texas losing. |
| 5 |
Texas
|
(-2) Falls back down to earth with close loss against Texas Tech. |
| 6 |
Houston
|
(+4) Has played really well since the Tulsa game and the Texas Tech win got a lot better. |
| 7 |
Michigan
|
(-1) Alas, Michigan, what might've been. You could have been in the same tier as the top 2. With your first loss, you fall down. |
| 8 |
Tennessee
|
(+3) Won their games and benefits from others losing. |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
|
(+5) Maybe I shouldn't put a 4-loss team so high, but that Texas win is just so huge. |
| 10 |
Kansas
|
(-2) Falls after losing to Oklahoma State. |
| 11 |
Ohio State
|
(+2) Moves up due to others losing plus the win against Illinois. |
| 12 |
Wisconsin
|
(-3) Rebounded after the Michigan game with a good Rutgers win, but still move down a few. |
| 13 |
Missouri
|
(+2) Won their games. They move up. |
| 14 |
St. Louis
|
(+5) Benefits hugely from others losing. |
| 15 |
Virginia
|
(NR) Only undefeated team in ACC play left, and the 35-point thrashing of Clemson shoots them up. |
| 16 |
Clemson
|
(-4) Not a great look for Clemson losing by that much at home to a team that doesn't usually score a whole lot. |
| 17 |
Minnesota
|
(+4) Moves up after the big win against Michigan. |
| 18 |
Creighton
|
(-11) Biggest drop this week. The loss to Butler is a bad look. |
| 19 |
Louisville
|
(-3) Moves down after the loss to Miami. |
| 20 |
Florida State
|
(-2) Beat North Carolina, but moves down to others on the rise. |
| 21 |
Drake
|
(+1) Benefits from others losing. |
| 22 |
UCLA
|
(+1) Still undefeated in PAC-12 play. |
| 23 |
Virginia Tech
|
(NR) Moves back in after the win against Duke. |
| 24 |
Oregon
|
(0) Got COVID, they stay where they are. |
| 25 |
Oklahoma State
|
(NR) Debuts at 25 with a good collection of wins. Dropped Out: Duke (17), Illinois (20), Rutgers (25) Next: UConn, Alabama, Colorado, Pitt |