University of California, Los Angeles Logotrickleupgangsta's Ballot for Week 14 of 2021-22

Submitted on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 9:53PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Auburn University Logo Auburn Georgia game showed resolve, if nothing else
2 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Dominant win over fading BYU squad
3 University of Arizona Logo Arizona 2nd in Kenpom; Looked very strong notching 2 solid wins against UCLA, USC
4 Duke University Logo Duke Picked up a pair of solid road wins. H2H over UK and one less loss.
5 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Kansas win looks even better now considering what Kansas did to Baylor.
6 Purdue University Logo Purdue Illinois game looks to be huge as B10 race remains hot.
7 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Impressive rebound week; Road win at ISU and dismantling of Baylor
8 Providence College Logo Providence 20-2 with wins at Wisc, vs Texas Tech, 10-1 in BE. Analytics not great, but this team is very good
9 University of Houston Logo Houston Clearly a great team...But their best win is against an Oregon team that was getting clapped by everyone in NonCon. And that was with Sasser
10 Baylor University Logo Baylor Tough showing against Kansas. 4-4 in last 8. Still, 7-3 in B12. 6th in Kenpom.
11 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA U of A loss was tough. ASU loss was absolutely atrocious. Mediocre defense, completely lost on offense.
12 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech Strong win over Chris Beard and Texas.
13 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois Gaining steam and looking great in B10 play. Purdue game is huge this week
14 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Poor showing this week.
15 Marquette University Logo Marquette Impressive sweep of Villanova. 2 point loss at a very good Providence team. One of the Hottest Teams in the country
16 Villanova University Logo Villanova Swept by Marquette, Nice rebound over UCONN
17 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State Slow week.
18 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas Good showing against ISU, but lost at Tech.
19 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Bad week. Blown out by Rutgers.
20 University of Southern California Logo USC Solid showing at U of A; Looked top 25. Nonetheless, their best win at Wazzu.
21 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee Handled business.
22 Murray State University Logo Murray State 22-2 in February of 2022. Seems appropriate at number 22.
23 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas Winners of 8 in a row. Big opportunity with Auburn coming to town.
24 University of Wyoming Logo Wyoming Impressive week. Wins over Colorado State, Boise State, at Fresno State.
25 University of Connecticut Logo UConn Next 5: TCU, Iowa State, Xavier, Saint Mary's, Indiana