RagingLasagna's Week 19 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | AAC to Big 12 and come in first year and win the conference by 2 games. Kelvin Sampson: Coach of the Year |
| 2 | UConn | I know the Big East is very top heavy, but winning the conference by 4 whole games while not going undefeated is a scary sight |
| 3 | Purdue | 16-0 at Mackey this year. Here's to hoping the NCAA tournament is held entirely in the state of Indiana |
| 4 | North Carolina | Cormac Ryan = Cracker of the Week |
| 5 | Tennessee | Dalton Knecht has my unironic vote for Wooden Award. Feels like he scores more by himself than some Rick Barnes teams of old |
| 6 | Creighton | Game winner to score 69 points? Should be #1 |
| 7 | Marquette | Can Tony Evers pass a law to ban coaches from being the 6th defender on the court? |
| 8 | Iowa State | There's no way this team is gonna be a 2 seed right? |
| 9 | Arizona | How you gonna lose to maybe the most mid team in the country |
| 10 | Auburn | Is Johni Broome the runner up to Knecht for SEC POTY? I think he's the most influential player on this squad |
| 11 | Kentucky | Won 5 in a row and peaking at the right time. Will be a scary 3 seed |
| 12 | Duke | Stay classy Blue Devils |
| 13 | Illinois | Hung tough with Purdue. I think Brad Underwood leads these guys to win the Big Ten Tournament |
| 14 | Baylor | Highest ranked team with at least 7 conference losses. Just can't quit them |
| 15 | Alabama | Lost to a team that lost to Vandy in the same week |
| 16 | Gonzaga | Moved up bc teams lost and they didn't play |
| 17 | Saint Mary's | See: Gonzaga |
| 18 | Utah State | First place in the ever changing MWC and didn't lose by 30 this week |
| 19 | Kansas | Woof |
| 20 | South Carolina | Somehow I still think they might be fraudulent, but they finished with the same SEC record as Auburn, Kentucky and Alabama |
| 21 | Nevada | Won 7 in row and surging |
| 22 | Dayton | Didn't lose this week, but don't know how much higher they can get |
| 23 | BYU | Same overall and Big 12 record as Kansas btw |
| 24 | Washington State | Some of their Arizona sweep luster is wearing off. If they get bounced before the Pac 12 championship, I'm out |
| 25 | Drake | Big lead, blew it, still won. Awesome win, awesome celebration. Google "Drake video" to see the celebration, just absolutely electric. Arch Madness always delivers |
Overall Rationale
HM: Boise State, Texas Tech, San Diego State, Florida Atlantic, Colorado