WhiteGiraffe2020's Ballot for Week 2 of 2021-22
Submitted on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 1:28AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
Struggled with Dixie State for a little until pulling away from them to win by 34 and beat #5 Ranked Texas by 12 (Complete domination) |
| 2 |
UCLA
|
Looked good against #4 Villanova (had to win in OT though) and then destroyed CSUB |
| 3 |
Kansas
|
Looked great against MSU and then beat Tarleton even though it was close for awhile (Team in front also lost) |
| 4 |
Duke
|
Seemed good in the ranked win over UK and then beat Army/Campbell in 2 days |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
Fought hard against UCLA but ended up losing (1-1) |
| 6 |
Texas
|
You're 1-1, tried to hang around with Gonzaga but lost by 12 in the end |
| 7 |
Michigan
|
I saw your game against Buffalo (fought hard to win by double digits) and then obliterated PV (Want to see you against UNC) |
| 8 |
Purdue
|
2-0, killed both opponents but Bellarmine and Indiana State don't seem as good as the teams that UM played |
| 9 |
Illinois
|
Played very well without some of your best players (Ex. Cockburn) |
| 10 |
Baylor
|
Didn't look the best against IW (only 1 game though) |
| 11 |
Kentucky
|
Lost to a good Duke team and then proceeded to kill their next opponent |
| 12 |
Oregon
|
2-0, win against SMU is a little bit better than the two teams Memphis beat |
| 13 |
Memphis
|
Won by alot (will see how you do against better opponents coming up like Bama, Tenn, etc.) |
| 14 |
Alabama
|
2-0, did struggle with South Dakota State for a little bit |
| 15 |
Houston
|
Undefeated, will watch your game against UVA |
| 16 |
Arkansas
|
Also 2-0, didn't beat Mercer by much (13 is alright) Try to beat UNi, KSU, etc. until you get to conference play |
| 17 |
Tennessee
|
You played lights out, game against Villanova on the 20th |
| 18 |
North Carolina
|
2-0, didn't have the best game against Brown but your team is experienced (Leaky, Bacot, etc.) |
| 19 |
Maryland
|
Went 3-0, wasn't the easiest against GW, Vermont,etc. but you came out on top |
| 20 |
Florida
|
beat a ranked FSU team (looked way better in that 2nd half) |
| 21 |
Ohio State
|
Dropped a few spots for almost losing to Akron and Niagara |
| 22 |
Auburn
|
2-0, game against UConn coming up |
| 23 |
UConn
|
Looked really good the first few games |
| 24 |
Virginia Tech
|
Beat Navy who beat Ranked UVA |
| 25 |
Minnesota
|
I saw you play in the Asheville tournament (fought hard to beat WKU and then Princeton in 2 OT) Willis/Battle fun to see, work on FT's |