Oklahoma State University LogoItsAesthus's Ballot for Week 15 of 2020-21

Submitted on Monday, March 1, 2021 at 8:32AM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga 24-0 | Gonzaga wrapped up a ridiculously dominant regular season, with only WVU coming within single digits of them all year.
2 Baylor University Logo Baylor 18-1 | Baylor finally went down, losing to a resurgent Kansas. They still narrowly lead Michigan, however, due to a much better loss.
3 University of Michigan Logo Michigan 18-1 | That loss at Minnesota is the only thing really keeping the Wolverines down, having aged poorly with the Gophers now 13-12.
4 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas 19-5 | Arkansas's an eccentric #4 pick, but every loss (MIZZ, TENN, LSU, BAMA, OKST) looks solid, and none came in February.
5 University of Houston Logo Houston 20-3 | Credit Houston, whose quality wins are rather lacking compared to other top-ten teams, for scheduling and defeating a solid WKU team.
6 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois 18-6 | The Illini are making a bit of a push for the last #1 seed, but lest we forget, they did lose to Michigan State this week.
7 University of Alabama Logo Alabama 19-6 | Alabama secured the SEC title this week despite a 15-point loss at Arkansas that was competitive most of the way.
8 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia 17-6 | WVU tore through the Big 12 in February, winning six of seven and closing in on Baylor for the conference tournament's one seed.
9 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State 18-7 | Just as they pulled into prime position for the final #1 seed, the Buckeyes have lost three on the trot to Michigan, MSU, and Iowa.
10 Florida State University Logo Florida State 14-4 | Aaand this is where the losses by 18 of last week's top 25 start to come into play. FSU lost at UNC yet only drops three spots.
11 University of Iowa Logo Iowa 18-7 | Iowa rebounded admirably from a blowout loss at Michigan to wallop Ohio State at Schottenstein.
12 Villanova University Logo Villanova 15-4 | Villanova's up-and-down February ended at 4-3 after an ugly road loss to 9-13 Butler. A rematch with Creighton awaits on Wednesday.
13 San Diego State University Logo San Diego State 19-4 | Undefeated since mid-January and in the lead of a competitive Mountain West, SDSU's following up their miracle 2020 adeptly.
14 Oklahoma State University Logo Oklahoma State 16-6 | Behind Cade Cunningham's 40-point showing, the Cowboys added a Bedlam win to their upset of Texas Tech from Monday.
15 University of Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma 14-7 | The Sooners fell from the heights of glory with a loss at KSU and will look for revenge in round two of Bedlam tonight.
16 University of Kansas Logo Kansas 17-8 | The KU renaissance hit a slight hitch with their blown lead against Texas, but beating Baylor by 13 overshadowed the loss.
17 University of Southern California Logo USC 19-6 | After a hot start to the week in a 14-point win over Pac-12 rival Oregon, USC dropped road games against Colorado and Utah.
18 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech 15-8 | Though a loss at Oklahoma State on Monday hurt, the Red Raiders were able to snap a brief losing streak at home against Texas.
19 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo Virginia Tech 15-5 | Virginia Tech fell at home to GT, but they recovered well by utterly dominating Wake Forest on Saturday.
20 Loyola University Chicago Logo Loyola Chicago 21-4 | SIU gave the Ramblers a couple of scares, but they eventually won both games to lock down the top seed in the MVC tournament.
21 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas 14-7 | Texas brings up the rear of a chaotic midfield in the Big 12, with Thursday's Red River Shootout looming large.
22 Creighton University Logo Creighton 17-6 | Just as the Jays were hitting their stride, they were dealt an upset loss at Xavier. Their chance to sweep Villanova is pivotal.
23 Colorado State University Logo Colorado State 15-4 | CSU will be one to watch this week. If they beat Air Force, New Mexico, and Nevada—three games in five days—they'll be the MW 1 seed.
24 University of Oregon Logo Oregon 16-5 | Outside a bad first half against USC, Oregon had an admirable week with wins over Stanford and Cal.
25 Brigham Young University Logo BYU 19-5 | The Cougars have done little wrong since a January 27 loss at Pepperdine, going 6-1 with their only loss by 11 to Gonzaga.