trickleupgangsta's Ballot for Week 14 of 2021-22| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Auburn
|
Georgia game showed resolve, if nothing else |
| 2 |
Gonzaga
|
Dominant win over fading BYU squad |
| 3 |
Arizona
|
2nd in Kenpom; Looked very strong notching 2 solid wins against UCLA, USC |
| 4 |
Duke
|
Picked up a pair of solid road wins. H2H over UK and one less loss. |
| 5 |
Kentucky
|
Kansas win looks even better now considering what Kansas did to Baylor. |
| 6 |
Purdue
|
Illinois game looks to be huge as B10 race remains hot. |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
Impressive rebound week; Road win at ISU and dismantling of Baylor |
| 8 |
Providence
|
20-2 with wins at Wisc, vs Texas Tech, 10-1 in BE. Analytics not great, but this team is very good |
| 9 |
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
|
Tough showing against Kansas. 4-4 in last 8. Still, 7-3 in B12. 6th in Kenpom. |
| 11 |
UCLA
|
U of A loss was tough. ASU loss was absolutely atrocious. Mediocre defense, completely lost on offense. |
| 12 |
Texas Tech
|
Strong win over Chris Beard and Texas. |
| 13 |
Illinois
|
Gaining steam and looking great in B10 play. Purdue game is huge this week |
| 14 |
Wisconsin
|
Poor showing this week. |
| 15 |
Marquette
|
Impressive sweep of Villanova. 2 point loss at a very good Providence team. One of the Hottest Teams in the country |
| 16 |
Villanova
|
Swept by Marquette, Nice rebound over UCONN |
| 17 |
Ohio State
|
Slow week. |
| 18 |
Texas
|
Good showing against ISU, but lost at Tech. |
| 19 |
Michigan State
|
Bad week. Blown out by Rutgers. |
| 20 |
USC
|
Solid showing at U of A; Looked top 25. Nonetheless, their best win at Wazzu. |
| 21 |
Tennessee
|
Handled business. |
| 22 |
Murray State
|
22-2 in February of 2022. Seems appropriate at number 22. |
| 23 |
Arkansas
|
Winners of 8 in a row. Big opportunity with Auburn coming to town. |
| 24 |
Wyoming
|
Impressive week. Wins over Colorado State, Boise State, at Fresno State. |
| 25 |
UConn
|
Next 5: TCU, Iowa State, Xavier, Saint Mary's, Indiana |