RagingLasagna's Week 6 Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | I don't love this but it feels like the only logical choice this week |
| 2 | Iowa State | I don't love this either, but they were the only other team in my top 6 from last week that didn't lose |
| 3 | Duke | Any time you beat a #1 team, it's a good win |
| 4 | Auburn | I don't know if playing in Cameron Indoor can be consider Maui fatigue, but alas, we march on |
| 5 | Kentucky | Normally a Clemson loss would drop you, but they're really good this year. Everyone loses around you and you mount a crazy comeback against the Zags and you get a bump |
| 6 | Marquette | They still should've beaten Central Michigan by more than 8 |
| 7 | Florida | You keep winning, you keep moving up |
| 8 | Alabama | Stomped UNC @ the Dean Dome, but their losses (Purdue and Oregon) lost this week, so we're closer to net neutral for the week otherwise |
| 9 | Gonzaga | Mark Pope has the WCC knowledge and experience. They would've closed against a Coach Cal team |
| 10 | Houston | I had them 18 last week and everyone from 12-17 lost and I think they're better than most other teams, even with 3 losses |
| 11 | Clemson | A school that is addicted to barely being in the top 12 on the second weekend in December |
| 12 | Kansas | *cue the timeless "Hunter Dickinson check Linkedin" joke* |
| 13 | Purdue | Penn State game wasn't even really close guys. Also Braden Smith you gotta shave my man |
| 14 | Oregon | Shoutout to the guy who thought he bet $100 on the Ducks football team but accidentally bet on the hoops teams and they lost on a buzzer beater |
| 15 | Baylor | Staying put this week even with a loss. Everyone else around them had worse losses |
| 16 | Michigan | Was this team supposed to be this good? |
| 17 | Texas A&M | I think they're really good. Can't wait to watch them go through SEC play at .500 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | Just win baby, win |
| 19 | Illinois | Just another beneficiary of so many teams around them losing |
| 20 | Cincinnati | Not a great loss but we'll see with them |
| 21 | San Diego State | Hope everyone is happy this week |
| 22 | Utah State | Officer, I can't lose any less |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Had their 2 losses not been consecutive, I think I still would've ranked them, so maybe unfair to drop them this week |
| 24 | Pitt | Absolutely no idea anymore. Another shoutout to Kevin Stallings |
| 25 | UC Irvine | The undefeated mid-major bump comes for UC Irvine this week bc they're 3-0 on the road |
Overall Rationale
HM: St. John's, UConn, Drake, Arizona State, Dayton