TheRealHenryG's Ballot for Week 9 of 2021-22
Submitted on Monday, January 3, 2022 at 1:33AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Baylor
|
The best team in college basketball! Baylor now has 3 fantastic wins including a weathering of the storm in Hilton Coliseum. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Probably my hottest take here. Michigan State has 4 top 30 wins (2 on the road!) and has yet to lose outside of the top 25. |
| 3 |
Gonzaga
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A top 10 win, a pair of solid wins against Texas teams and no losses outside of the top 25. Go Zags! |
| 4 |
Ohio State
|
Underrated! A win over a top 10 team, as well as wins over Seton Hall, Wiscy, and no losses outside of the top 40 or at home. |
| 5 |
Providence
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Hot take time! Providence has 5(!) top 50 wins (2 on the road), which more than make up for their only loss being to a bad Virginia team. |
| 6 |
Iowa State
|
It's hard to say a tough loss to Baylor is exactly a negative. ISU has three top 50 wins including a road win at Creighton. |
| 7 |
Villanova
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Nova have played the toughest schedule in p5 and have wins: @SHU, vs X and Tenn. Until they lose to a bad team, Nova has proven they belong. |
| 8 |
UCLA
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The Bruins have wins over Nova and Marquette, and no losses outside the top 5. ISU and Nova have more wins away and at neutral sites. |
| 9 |
Purdue
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Purdue have solid wins, but losing to Rutgers is pretty inexcusable. Purdue has also yet to win a road game. |
| 10 |
Duke
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Duke has a top 5 win against Gonzaga, and a top 40 win against Kentucky. OSU is a fine loss. 5-9 are higher due to road and neutral wins. |
| 11 |
Colorado State
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A trio of wins against Creighton, St. Mary's, and Miss St push the Rams to the 11 spot, with 2 big neutral site wins. |
| 12 |
Wisconsin
|
Similarly, Wisconsin has a trio of wins against Marquette, Houston, and St. Mary's, with no losses outside the top 25, and two neutral wins. |
| 13 |
Auburn
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The Tigers also have a trio of wins vs. Loyola, UCF, and LSU. Auburn falls under CSU and Wisconsin with just one big neutral site win. |
| 14 |
Xavier
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Xavier has yet to lose outside of the top 25 and boast wins over tOSU and Marquette. They have yet to win a big road or neutral site game. |
| 15 |
Minnesota
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Next hot take! Minnesota has yet to lose outside the top 10 and has impressive road wins over Michigan and Mississippi State. |
| 16 |
Arizona
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No losses outside the top 25 and impressive wins against Michigan and at Illinois. |
| 17 |
UConn
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Very similar resume to Arizona, with two big wins, one on the road, and no losses outside of the top 30. BT and KP like Arizona more. |
| 18 |
Oklahoma
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Hot take alert! OU has 4 wins against top 50 teams, and just one loss outside of that group. |
| 19 |
Creighton
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The Jays have a bad loss to ASU, but make up for it with wins vs BYU and Nova, and at Marquette. |
| 20 |
Seton Hall
|
Seton Hall's only losses are to top 25 teams, and they have found wins vs. Texas and at Michigan. |
| 21 |
Alabama
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Davidson and Iona aren't Alabama's bad loss; Memphis is. Wins against Gonzaga, Houston, and a short-handed Tennessee work to erase it. |
| 22 |
Tennessee
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The Vols have yet to lose outside of the top 30 and boast wins over Arizona and UNC. |
| 23 |
Loyola Chicago
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The 'blers have only lost to Auburn and Michigan State. That's the whole list. A win at DePaul in a Chicago rivalry proves they can hang. |
| 24 |
Kansas
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While the Dayton loss is made up for by a win over Michigan St., Kansas's only other major win is Iona. TTU on the 8th will be a good test! |
| 25 |
Houston
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Houston has respectable losses and a nice win over Butler. Their injuries will be difficult to account for. (26-28: USC TTU SDSU) |