themidnightmamba's Ballot for Week 14 of 2020-21
Submitted on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 9:12AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Baylor
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Tier 1 - Title or the field |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
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Gonzaga and Baylor are clearly a touch above everyone else, probably several touches and deserve that. They are odds on favorites |
| 3 |
Michigan
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Tier 1B - Title contenders |
| 4 |
Ohio State
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Mich and OSU. If you had to pick a final four it would be them. If they get there anything can happen |
| 5 |
Illinois
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Tier 2 - Elite Eight teams who could crash the final four |
| 6 |
Oklahoma
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| 7 |
Alabama
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Nate Oats, fast paced but locked in defensively team is my favorite team to watch. Shackelford is IMO my pick for SEC player of the year |
| 8 |
Iowa
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Tier 3 - Elite Eight caliber teams but thats their ceiling |
| 9 |
Creighton
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| 10 |
Villanova
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good 2nd half vs UConn, they need to bring that level of defensive intensity consistently but its good to know they have it |
| 11 |
West Virginia
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| 12 |
Florida State
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| 13 |
Houston
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| 14 |
Texas Tech
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| 15 |
Virginia Tech
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Tier 4 - Sweet 16 teams with some upside |
| 16 |
Kansas
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| 17 |
Texas
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| 18 |
Oklahoma State
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Tier 5 - could crash the sweet 16 |
| 19 |
Missouri
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| 20 |
Virginia
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| 21 |
San Diego State
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| 22 |
Arkansas
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| 23 |
LSU
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| 24 |
Loyola Chicago
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| 25 |
Drake
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Others considered: Tenn, Wisc, USC, Clemson |