0pticle's Ballot for Week 13 of 2020-21
Submitted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 10:01PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
+1 Baylor on pause doesn't really change much but here we are |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
-1 On pause, not their fault could be interchangeable with the Zags |
| 3 |
Michigan
|
-- good win vs Wisconsin coming off pause, didn't miss a beat |
| 4 |
Ohio State
|
-- continued their winning streak in the Big10 |
| 5 |
Houston
|
+1, benefit from Nova losing |
| 6 |
Illinois
|
+1, Shaky win vs Nebraska but were down late and good teams find a way to win |
| 7 |
Villanova
|
-2, lost to a Creighton team that was at its peak, hard to fault Nova but they are definitely vulnerable |
| 8 |
Virginia
|
+4, outside of their weird L to VT, the Cavaliers have been on fire |
| 9 |
Oklahoma
|
+2, gutsy win vs WVU on the road, definitely have what it takes |
| 10 |
Alabama
|
+4, when they're on they're almost impossible to beat |
| 11 |
Texas
|
-2, won both games against Kansas St and TCU this week but I feel I had them a little too high and OU/Bama had great wins this week |
| 12 |
West Virginia
|
-2, beat Tech by 11 decisively and barely lost to OU, they have done well in a difficult stretch of games |
| 13 |
Texas Tech
|
-6, big fall for Tech but not so much their fault as it is other teams are just playing that much better |
| 14 |
Creighton
|
+1, only jumped 1 after a big win vs Nova. They showed they can beat anyone, their problem is consistency |
| 15 |
Iowa
|
+1, back on the right track with a couple wins |
| 16 |
USC
|
+3, USC has been rising for a while and only have 3 losses and is in control of PAC12 |
| 17 |
Florida State
|
+1, haven't done much lately, did get a win vs. Wake Forest but not enough to really jump/drop them |
| 18 |
Virginia Tech
|
+2, same as Florida St, move up a few spots but more because of teams in front underperforming significantly (UT, MIZZ) |
| 19 |
Missouri
|
-6, really been slipping lately and took 2 L's this week (against subpar teams) |
| 20 |
Wisconsin
|
+2, last few teams are difficult to rank and move up a few spots because I like their experience more than their recent performances |
| 21 |
Loyola Chicago
|
+3, another team benefitting from others not performing well and this team can stick with anyone in the country |
| 22 |
Oregon
|
NR, I have questions about their abilities but they've beaten whoever has been put in front of them recently |
| 23 |
Kansas
|
NR, similar to Oregon, it was nice to see KU get back on track with a good W vs OSU |
| 24 |
Tennessee
|
-7, a ton of potential that doesn't go to use, hard to see them still in the top 25 |
| 25 |
Colorado
|
NR, considered: Rutgers,Purdue,Minnesota,Ok. St,Louisville,Clemson. Out: Florida,Ok. St,Rutgers |