RagingLasagna's Week 2 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | Hunter Dickinson PLEASE start using Indeed or Linkedin, I beg you |
| 2 | UConn | You go Back2Back, you get a longer leash and more benefit of the doubt than other teams this early |
| 3 | Auburn | You truly have to wonder what would've happened had Mark Wahlberg been on that plane |
| 4 | Alabama | Did you know Nate Oats used to be a high school math teacher |
| 5 | Gonzaga | RIP Joe Few |
| 6 | Duke | Does anyone actually believe LeBron's dream?? |
| 7 | Houston | I really liked what I saw but in Week 1, a loss is still a loss |
| 8 | Arizona | Man I wasn't gonna drink tonight but I miss Kaleb Tarczewski |
| 9 | Iowa State | Needed someone in between so Caleb and RJ don't fight (or kiss) |
| 10 | North Carolina | Might be #1 had they been able to avenge Brady Manek like that |
| 11 | Tennessee | Another year of me saying they just play gross basketball (I haven't caught a second of them yet) |
| 12 | Purdue | Shoutout lottery pick and preseason ROTY favorite Zachry (why is this the spelling) Edey |
| 13 | Baylor | Not great to get BLOWN OUT, but did turn around and immediately beat another ranked team |
| 14 | Creighton | Welcome to another year of me shouting "I LOVE RYAN KALKBRENNER" from the rooftops |
| 15 | Indiana | Maybe a slight poll boost simply from the gravitas of the football program |
| 16 | Marquette | Had to rank them with a 6 for how many players + coach they have on the court at all times |
| 17 | Arkansas | Transitively, 43 points worse than Gonzaga |
| 18 | Cincinnati | I can't believe Mick Cronin was the coach here only 5 years ago. Feels like a lifetime |
| 19 | Kentucky | Has anyone ever been as collectively tall AND bald as Mark Pope (everyone go see Conclave) |
| 20 | St. John's | The winner of this week's Andre Curbello power rankings |
| 21 | Illinois | Shoutout Brad Underwood for going on Hot Ones (old news) |
| 22 | Texas Tech | The Patrick Mahomes witchcraft has made its way into the RagingLasagna reddit poll |
| 23 | North Florida | Wins ON THE ROAD against South Carolina and Georgia Tech. Fly little osprey, fly |
| 24 | Ohio State | HAD to be a little cheeky with these rankings here |
| 25 | Texas | A loss to Ohio State is not as bad as a loss to UCF |
Overall Rationale
HM: Florida, Texas A&M, Rutgers, Wake, Michigan State || Hard to do too much with comments and reasoning this early in the season. Probably by Thanksgiving it'll be easier to explain any rankings.