RagingLasagna's Week 16 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | No notes anymore. This is THE team |
| 2 | Houston | CJ Stroud has been everywhere but the Fertitta Center |
| 3 | Purdue | Pur what are you due-ing losing to a Buckeye team coached by the lesser Diebler brother |
| 4 | Arizona | Have we figured out who gets Bill Walton in the Pac 12 divorce yet? |
| 5 | Tennessee | Highest ranked team yet to reach 20 wins |
| 6 | Iowa State | Does Otzelberger have his own burger anywhere in Ames yet? |
| 7 | North Carolina | I'm still reading RJ Davis Wooden Award literature but I'd also like to read some books on 'not losing slightly above average ACC teams' |
| 8 | Marquette | I know UConn is the dominant #1 team but this squad got EMBARRASSED |
| 9 | Kansas | Would've liked them to show some pride in the Kevin McCullar Jr. revenge game |
| 10 | Baylor | Need a career update on Mark Vital please and thank you |
| 11 | Duke | I've hated Duke for as long as I can remember but I want to go on record and say I really admire the games of Paolo, Brandon Ingram and Luke Kennard |
| 12 | Alabama | This team's lack of respect for the midrange game is like 8,000 knives to my heart |
| 13 | Illinois | I'm doing my civic duty to make sure they're neither 10 nor 14 |
| 14 | Creighton | Going to go against my own morals and get married just so I can invite Ryan Kalkbrenner |
| 15 | Dayton | There is literally no reason for them to not have a yearly game against Wright State |
| 16 | Auburn | "Character counts" - Bruce Pearl |
| 17 | Saint Mary's | Now the lone team still undefeated in conference play |
| 18 | San Diego State | 2 more Quad 1 wins and 1 less Q3 loss than Kentucky |
| 19 | Kentucky | Kentucky people better hope Central Michigan stays mid bc Tony Barbee is coming for that big D1 job |
| 20 | Colorado State | I have 0 attachment to this team and I just can't seem to let them go. Maybe bc Niko Medved is such a sick name |
| 21 | South Carolina | A weekly point differential of -41 is NOT sustainable |
| 22 | Gonzaga | Even I don't know about this but they're peaking??? Maybe??? |
| 23 | Texas Tech | Beat Kansas by almost 30 and didn't even have Matt Mooney |
| 24 | Washington State | 7 straight wins, 20-6 on the year and only a half game behind Arizona |
| 25 | Florida | Literally not one loss outside Quad 1, which not a ton of teams can say |
Overall Rationale
HM: Wisconsin, Utah State, Michigan State, New Mexico, TCU