RagingLasagna's Week 3 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | The Father, The Son, and The Dan Hurley |
| 2 | Kansas | Dickinson did "too small" after a goaltend and they beat MSU in the 'Champions Classic' (whose last championship came 5 months after I was born) by 8. The kids would say that's negative aura points |
| 3 | Auburn | "Character counts" - Bruce Pearl (and maybe Michael Scott, hard to say) |
| 4 | Gonzaga | I did not read an obituary for Joe Few, so good to see he's still with us |
| 5 | Houston | I'm rooting for a championship this year. Kelvin deserves it (sorry IU fans) |
| 6 | Iowa State | What kind of science and technology is going on in Ames? |
| 7 | Purdue | Purdue in Mackey Arena always brings the BOOOOOOOOOOOM |
| 8 | Alabama | That loss was a major DOOOOOOOOOOM |
| 9 | Duke | Not a bad loss by any means, but you still gotta drop some. I respect them for playing someone other than Wofford and Army and Presbyterian and Incarnate Word and Bishop Sycamore |
| 10 | North Carolina | Cadeau is reliable???? |
| 11 | Tennessee | Grant Williams I will never forgive you for what you did to my Bucks in the 2022 NBA Playoffs |
| 12 | Baylor | Baylor |
| 13 | Creighton | Weekly Kalkbrenner appreciation (if he manages to get Mono again imma lose it) |
| 14 | Kentucky | Anyone who beats Duke gets a bump in my book |
| 15 | Arizona | Shoutout Barstool Big Cat |
| 16 | Indiana | I know the vibes are immaculate in Bloomington and for the love of all that is good I hope I'm saying the same thing this time next week |
| 17 | Cincinnati | Good Ohio basketball is so back (please don't aggregate this) |
| 18 | Marquette | You have to beat Central Michigan by more than 8 |
| 19 | Arkansas | I am on the record as a #MussBus hater, but he does tend to have really good squads |
| 20 | St. John's | Franticly googling "when is St. John's next white out game" |
| 21 | Texas Tech | Coming in at 3rd in the Texas school power rankings is never a bad spot to be. People will still overlook you |
| 22 | Illinois | Feel like they will live in this 18-25 range for the majority of the season |
| 23 | Florida | Shoutout Corey Brewer just bc I can |
| 24 | Texas A&M | Coming out on top of the A&M-Texas-Ohio State love triangle for the week |
| 25 | Rutgers | YOUR FAMILY, YOUR RELIGION, AND RUTGAHS BASKETBALL |
Overall Rationale
HM: Texas, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Xavier