University of Texas at Austin LogoOrangePlasma's Ballot for Week 13 of 2020-21

Submitted on Monday, February 15, 2021 at 5:03AM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga -
2 Baylor University Logo Baylor (-) [DROPPED: 24. UCLA, 25. Xavier]
3 University of Michigan Logo Michigan -
4 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State -
5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois (+2) It was not pretty at all, but Illinois won. It's easy to give them the benefit of the doubt here, so they'll move up.
6 University of Virginia Logo Virginia +2
7 University of Houston Logo Houston +2
8 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma +2
9 University of Alabama Logo Alabama +3
10 Villanova University Logo Villanova (-5) Nova did well against Marquette, but floundered against Creighton, losing by 16 in a game where they shout sub-40% from inside the arc
11 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia (-) WVU had a fine week, beating Texas Tech on the road then losing a close one to Oklahoma. They'll stay put.
12 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech (-6) A -6 looks worse than it actually is, this top 15 feels close. TTU lost though, which warrants a drop.
13 University of Iowa Logo Iowa (+2) Iowa had a pretty great week, beating Rutgers solidly then obliterating Michigan State. They rebounded nicely.
14 Creighton University Logo Creighton (+5) Creighton got exactly what they needed in a 16-point blowout win over Villanova. They played very well and enter the top 15 once again.
15 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas (-1) Texas had a questionably close win over KState, but they are mainly getting leapfrogged here.
16 University of Southern California Logo USC -
17 Florida State University Logo Florida State +1
18 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech +3
19 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas (NR) Arkansas beat Mizzou on the road, which is great. This team is 16-5, and just got a signature win.
20 University of Missouri Logo Missouri (-7) Missouri had an awful week. Losing @ Ole Miss by 21 then losing to Arkansas in OT.
21 Oklahoma State University Logo Oklahoma State (-4) A loss to Kansas isn't too bad, but the 12-point margin is pretty rough. This is still a top-25 worthy team though.
22 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee (-2) Tennessee lost to LSU, continuing their pretty inconsistent performances.
23 University of Kansas Logo Kansas (NR) Unranked Kansas didn't last too long, as this team just beat Oklahoma State.
24 Loyola University Chicago Logo Loyola Chicago (-1) Loyola ended up splitting the series with Drake, with a blowout, 27-point win then a close, 1-point OT loss. Overall, a net positive.
25 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin (-3) The past 7 games, Wisconsin has been up and down, losing one game then winning the next, then repeating that pattern. Not great.