RagingLasagna's Week 16 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Sorry Houston fans, hard to keep you at 2 this week |
| 2 | Kansas | That 2nd half against Baylor was enough to jump them to 2. Feels like they're peaking at the right time |
| 3 | Alabama | 1-1 last week with an extremely positive point differential |
| 4 | UCLA | Right now, my National Champion pick |
| 5 | Purdue | Their B10 schedule was frontloaded so they're getting the gauntlet now and it's catching up to them |
| 6 | Arizona | I want to believe in this team but some of those losses and Kriisa make it very difficult |
| 7 | Virginia | 2-0 last week and was -35 in point differential in comparison to Bama |
| 8 | Texas | I used to love Vince Young and Colt McCoy and Kevin Durant and idk what changed but something makes me never want to root for this school anymore |
| 9 | Baylor | Even with the loss, felt like nobody was worthy of jumping them |
| 10 | Gonzaga | This team is 10-17 ATS this year |
| 11 | Marquette | Flip the Zags, they're 17-10 ATS |
| 12 | Tennessee | Beat whomever you want, lose to whomever you want, this team does not pass my eye test at all |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | It's almost March, there's an ACC team with 5 losses and like no one is talking about them |
| 14 | UConn | They seem to have their mojo back |
| 15 | Saint Mary's | I have scraped my knee falling off the hype train |
| 16 | Indiana | TJD for Big Ten POY, Edey for NPOY |
| 17 | Iowa State | 2 road wins all year and they were Jan. 4 and 7 |
| 18 | Creighton | They're either losing to Charleston in the first round or making the Final Four |
| 19 | Kansas State | Much like Iowa State, they cannot win on the road. 3 wins and 1 of those is Cal |
| 20 | Providence | 3rd best rebounding margin in the country; could be useful in March |
| 21 | Xavier | 5-4 in their last 9, just feels like they're running out of steam |
| 22 | San Diego State | Lucky I don't unrank them for winning a game with 45 points |
| 23 | Oral Roberts | All 4 losses are Q1 and they're undefeated in conference play. Not much more you can ask from a mid-major |
| 24 | TCU | I love Jamie Dixon and especially Jamie Dixon's hair, but this does not feel like a second weekend team |
| 25 | Northwestern | 328th in FG%, wild how that can equate to 20 wins |
Overall Rationale
HM: NC State, Eastern Washington, FAU, Duke, Boise State