OrangePlasma's Ballot for Week 10 of 2020-21
Submitted on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 7:19PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
(-) This week was pretty wild, and as a result, there are some big moves and some reshufflings in my poll. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
(-) Putting the drops here because I didn't have enough room farther down. [DROPPED: 20. Oregon, 25. Clemson] |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
- |
| 4 |
Michigan
|
+1 |
| 5 |
Texas
|
+1 |
| 6 |
Houston
|
+2 |
| 7 |
Iowa
|
(-3) Iowa lost to Indiana at home despite Garza's 28 points. They didn't play all that well. |
| 8 |
Alabama
|
(+14) A leap this huge is due to Alabama's entire resume thus far, and a correction for underrating them for so long. This team is GOOD. |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
|
+2 |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
(+7) There were a lot of losses, and Virginia was almost one of them. But UVA is on fire right now, recently winning against GT. |
| 11 |
Ohio State
|
(-2) Ohio State got swept by Purdue, but followed it up with a win over Wisconsin on the road. |
| 12 |
Wisconsin
|
(+3) Wisconsin is moving up after losing at home. They're better than I ranked them last week, and I'm shuffling them up. |
| 13 |
West Virginia
|
- |
| 14 |
St. Louis
|
- |
| 15 |
Florida State
|
(+6) After a stumble in late December, FSU has been on fire. They won both of their games over Louisville and Clemson this week. |
| 16 |
Creighton
|
(-4) They lost their 2nd in a row but rebounded. Those 2 losses are likely just a small stumble, but other teams are better right now. |
| 17 |
Missouri
|
(+6) Missouri gets a big jump here after beating down Tennessee on the road in a revenge game. |
| 18 |
Illinois
|
- |
| 19 |
Kansas
|
(-9) January has been rough for Kansas. They're now 2-4 this month and their stock is dropping fast. |
| 20 |
Tennessee
|
(-13) This is still likely a solid team, but it's not a top 10 one, which is clear after a blow out loss to Florida and a loss to Mizzou. |
| 21 |
Oklahoma State
|
(-2) A Baylor loss is fine, really. Especially considering OKST was severely undermanned. |
| 22 |
Oklahoma
|
(NR) Oklahoma just beat Kansas, which is pretty good. This team was already fringe top-25 with a previous win over WVU and reasonable losses |
| 23 |
Minnesota
|
(-7) Unbeatable-at-home Minnesota just lost to Maryland by 14. Not the best. They'll stay top-25, their wins are hard to argue with. |
| 24 |
Boise State
|
(NR) Boise's been on my radar for awhile now, and teams around here losing opened up the door for them. The USU games will be huge. |
| 25 |
Virginia Tech
|
(-1) Despite a huge loss to Syracuse, VT still is deserving of a ranking, especially after teams hovering around here lost. |