byzantiums's Ballot for Week 10 of 2021-22
Submitted on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 11:14PM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Baylor
|
=. Looked beatable, but wasn't beaten. There are no true juggernauts this season, but they're closest. |
| 2 |
Arizona
|
+2. Took care of business. |
| 3 |
Gonzaga
|
+2. Pepperdine is bad, but that was a shellacking. |
| 4 |
UCLA
|
+2. Looked shaky coming off the COVID pause. But unlike Duke, came away with 2 wins. |
| 5 |
Auburn
|
+3. Is anyone playing better than Auburn right now? |
| 6 |
Duke
|
-4. Two shaky home games coming off the COVID pause. Not concerning long-term, but a bad stretch nonetheless. |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
=. Really poor defensive showing against a terrible Texas Tech offense. |
| 8 |
USC
|
+2. Unlike about every other top team in the country, they didn't lose this week. |
| 9 |
Kentucky
|
+3. I'm moving them up, sue me. Lost a close short-handed road game against a good team, looked unstoppable in their other game. |
| 10 |
Purdue
|
-8. Butler game is Purdue's only convincing win since Iowa back on December 3rd. |
| 11 |
LSU
|
+12. Had the best week in the country... |
| 12 |
Wisconsin
|
+5. Except for Wisconsin. Still think LSU is better though. |
| 13 |
Michigan State
|
=. Slowly working their way through the entire back half of the conference. |
| 14 |
Villanova
|
+4. Does anyone want to play this team right now? |
| 15 |
Iowa State
|
-4. Double digit loss to a solid OU team, could be worse. |
| 16 |
Xavier
|
-1. Nice road win, got burned by other movement. |
| 17 |
Houston
|
+4. Dinged them too much post-injuries, Carlton is a monster. |
| 18 |
Ohio State
|
-9. Two ugly performances. |
| 19 |
Seton Hall
|
=. Nice wins. |
| 20 |
Texas Tech
|
+4. Can't fault them too much for losing @ISU, turned around and knocked off Kansas. |
| 21 |
Illinois
|
NEW. Probably should've been ranked last week. |
| 22 |
Tennessee
|
=. Is there a less interesting good team in the country? |
| 23 |
Oklahoma
|
NEW. Would I expect the 24th ranked team to lose by a few @Baylor and then beat ISU at home? Probably. |
| 24 |
Loyola Chicago
|
NEW. Dropped out: Virginia Tech (19), UConn (20), Michigan (15), Illinois (10), Maryland (24), Oregon (23), Xavier (25). |
| 25 |
San Diego State
|
Dropped out: Providence, Alabama, Colorado State, Texas. |