0pticle's Ballot for Week 12 of 2020-21
Submitted on Monday, February 8, 2021 at 12:07AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Baylor
|
+1, doesn't really matter at this point, just feel they've beaten better teams than Gonzaga |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
-1, interchangeable with Baylor |
| 3 |
Michigan
|
+1, Benefiting from not playing |
| 4 |
Ohio State
|
+3, Continues to beat very good teams even when down players, impressive top to botom |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
-2, L to a St Johns team that is very hot which honestly isn't that bad of a loss |
| 6 |
Houston
|
-1, Hopefully the loss to East Carolina is more of a wake up call than an actual sign of an overranked Houston team |
| 7 |
Illinois
|
+9, said it last week that Illinois will have a good chance to climb the rankings after a cold streak |
| 8 |
Texas Tech
|
+4, pass the eyeball test and compete even in losses despite being a young team w/ transfers (& have McClung) |
| 9 |
Texas
|
-3, Still might be too high for a team that has been losing more than winning but have the star power to make up for it |
| 10 |
West Virginia
|
+1, beat Kansas and I can't justify any other team over them at this point, a little surprised to see them this high though |
| 11 |
Oklahoma
|
-2, get ranked top ten then immediately lose but still look like the real deal |
| 12 |
Virginia
|
+1, beat sneaky competitive teams in NC State and Pitt this week |
| 13 |
Missouri
|
+8, Like Tech they pass the eyeball test and just compete for 40 minutes. W over Alabama is great for them |
| 14 |
Alabama
|
--, Similar to Oklahoma may have been ranked too high but their resume justifies it and they compete (see Missouri almost comeback) |
| 15 |
Creighton
|
-7, L to Georgetown and I just had them too high previously, still good but haven't been beating teams by the margins they should |
| 16 |
Iowa
|
-6, idk what to say, they've been slipping for a while and are now 1-4 in last 5 |
| 17 |
Tennessee
|
-2, L to Ole Miss is not good but can turn it on as we have seen. Inconsistency is a big issue for them |
| 18 |
Florida State
|
+1, went up a spot without playing this past week so good for them |
| 19 |
USC
|
NR, atop the PAC12 currently and definitely deserved after beating UCLA |
| 20 |
Virginia Tech
|
-2, L to an alright Pitt team and barely beat Miami, they have a good team but struggle to put it together sometimes |
| 21 |
Oklahoma State
|
+1, Using the Texas W as a better judgement than the TCU L, the team can play with anyone but whether they want to is a better question |
| 22 |
Wisconsin
|
-2, really falling of the edge, of course an L to Illinois isn't the worst but still has been struggling recently |
| 23 |
Florida
|
-7, May have been too high for me last week after a WVU win followed by a L to South Carolina |
| 24 |
Loyola Chicago
|
NR, 14th in Kenpom and has continued to win, should put up a good fight for MVC first place with Drake (Loyola currently in 1st) |
| 25 |
Rutgers
|
NR, others considered: Colorado, Purdue, Louisville, Indiana. Rutgers had slight edge with more impressive recent win |