Marquette University LogoTommyTwoTaps's Ballot for Week 16 of 2021-22

Submitted on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 10:43PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga LW: 2 (+1)
2 University of Arizona Logo Arizona LW: 4 (+2)
3 Auburn University Logo Auburn LW: 1 (-2)
4 Villanova University Logo Villanova LW: 5 (+1)
5 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky LW: 3 (-2) ... 1-1 vs ranked opponents won't hurt enough to drop more
6 Duke University Logo Duke LW: 6 (-) ... Great team, just think Kentucky is better still
7 Purdue University Logo Purdue LW: 7 (-) ... same as above, just add Duke to the sentence
8 University of Kansas Logo Kansas LW: 9 (+1)
9 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech LW: 16 (+7) ... beating two ranked teams is worth a jump this large
10 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA LW: 11 (+1)
11 Providence College Logo Providence LW: 8 (-3)
12 Baylor University Logo Baylor LW: 10 (-2)
13 University of Southern California Logo USC LW: 15 (+2) ... better wins than Houston
14 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee LW: 13 (-) ... beat a top 5 team and loss to a ranked team, staying put at 13
15 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois LW: 12 (-3)
16 University of Houston Logo Houston LW: 14 (-2) ... I think Illinois and Tennessee are better
17 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin LW: 17 (-)
18 University of Arkansas Logo Arkansas LW: 23 (+5) ... solid win against Tennessee
19 University of Connecticut Logo UConn LW: NR ... big jump in for a week with two Q1 wins
20 Murray State University Logo Murray State LW: 20 (-) ... UT Martin win was rough, thus staying at 20
21 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's LW: 24 (+3) ... good week taking care of good WCC opps.
22 University of Iowa Logo Iowa LW: NR ... finally got that elusive Q1 win! great offensive team
23 University of Wyoming Logo Wyoming LW: 23 (-1) ... loss to New Mexico wasn't great but still like this team
24 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas LW: 21 (-3) ... Dropped: Michigan State (18), Ohio State (19), Notre Dame (25)
25 University of North Texas Logo North Texas LW: NR ... 26-30: Ohio State, Michigan State, Boise State, San Diego State, Creighton