RagingLasagna's Week 17 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | They are who we thought they were |
| 2 | Kansas | "Dick from deeper" - ESPN announcer on a Gradey Dick 3 point attempt |
| 3 | Alabama | For the love of all that is good, someone PLEASE get Nate Oats a new PR guy |
| 4 | UCLA | The Champions of The Conference of Champions |
| 5 | Purdue | There's quite a large gap between 5 and 6. Purdue Pete would probably have to murder a man for them to drop to 6 |
| 6 | Marquette | Am I a believer? They're a year ahead of schedule - no seniors in their current rotation |
| 7 | Gonzaga | I think they're all the way back |
| 8 | Baylor | I flip flopped Baylor and Texas from last week after the H2H win |
| 9 | Texas | (As a callback to last week, I think maybe I don't like the Horns anymore bc it's just such a gross shade of orange) |
| 10 | Arizona | "Don't mess with the Devils, buddy. We're number one, we beat anybody! We're the Devils! The Devils!" |
| 11 | Kansas State | They have Elite 8 written all over them |
| 12 | Tennessee | STINKY |
| 13 | UConn | I am buying stock |
| 14 | Indiana | Jalen HIM Schifino |
| 15 | San Diego State | The Mountain West is fun as hell this year and honestly should probably be #1 on the conference tournament watchlist |
| 16 | Virginia | woof |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | Death, taxes and Miami Hurricane boosters (I know this relates to women's basketball but too good of a joke to pass up) |
| 18 | Saint Mary's | I fell asleep during the Gonzaga game (typical East coaster, I know) so I don't know if the loss actually counts |
| 19 | Oral Roberts | I don't know if I think they're actually 19, but they're the only team to run the table in conference play and that carries a ton of weight |
| 20 | Creighton | Tough week to go 0-2 but not bad losses by any stretch and it felt like everyone lost this week |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | HOOT HOOT HOOT HOOT |
| 22 | Duke | It's amazing that as soon as Mr. K retires, we get a semi-likable Duke team (I am a UNC fan, if I say anything nicer I have to check into an institution) |
| 23 | Xavier | Tennessee is #1, but I think Xavier is #2 on my "get this team out of my face" power rankings |
| 24 | Providence | Currently #207 in KenPom's luck rankings - I know how much the Providence faithful follow this stat |
| 25 | TCU | I want to give up on this team so much but there's something about them and I can't bring myself to drop them from the Top 25 |
Overall Rationale
HM: Maryland, Iowa State, Kentucky, Memphis, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Boise State