University of Texas at Austin LogoOrangePlasma's Ballot for Week 10 of 2020-21

Submitted on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 7:19PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga (-) This week was pretty wild, and as a result, there are some big moves and some reshufflings in my poll.
2 Baylor University Logo Baylor (-) Putting the drops here because I didn't have enough room farther down. [DROPPED: 20. Oregon, 25. Clemson]
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova -
4 University of Michigan Logo Michigan +1
5 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas +1
6 University of Houston Logo Houston +2
7 University of Iowa Logo Iowa (-3) Iowa lost to Indiana at home despite Garza's 28 points. They didn't play all that well.
8 University of Alabama Logo 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 University Logo Texas Tech +2
10 University of Virginia Logo 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 University Logo Ohio State (-2) Ohio State got swept by Purdue, but followed it up with a win over Wisconsin on the road.
12 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo 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 University Logo West Virginia -
14 Saint Louis University Logo St. Louis -
15 Florida State University Logo 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 University Logo 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 University of Missouri Logo Missouri (+6) Missouri gets a big jump here after beating down Tennessee on the road in a revenge game.
18 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois -
19 University of Kansas Logo Kansas (-9) January has been rough for Kansas. They're now 2-4 this month and their stock is dropping fast.
20 University of Tennessee Logo 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 University Logo Oklahoma State (-2) A Baylor loss is fine, really. Especially considering OKST was severely undermanned.
22 University of Oklahoma Logo 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 University of Minnesota Logo 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 University Logo 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 Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech (-1) Despite a huge loss to Syracuse, VT still is deserving of a ranking, especially after teams hovering around here lost.