soccernamlak's Ballot for Week 14 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, February 5, 2018 at 6:21AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
Another solid week for Villanova. W vs Creighton behind Bridges 21. W against Seton Hall behind Spellman's 26/11 for 9th straight win. |
| 2 |
Virginia
|
Solid win against Louisville behind Guy's 22, and an easy victory against Syracuse behind Hunter's 15. FSU and VT are upcoming this week. |
| 3 |
Purdue
|
Haas went 20/9 for Purdue's victory against Maryland. Then Purdue pulled out all the stops for their 19th straight win against Rutgers. |
| 4 |
Michigan State
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They needed to rally down double-digits, but MSU won against Penn State. They took their 6th straight in a close match with Indiana. |
| 5 |
Xavier
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Bluiett had 14 in their victory against St. Johns, and then had a season high of 31 against Georgetown in their OT win. Butler/CREI next. |
| 6 |
Cincinnati
|
Cincinnati came from 18 down to beat Houston, and then secured their 14th straight victory against a struggling UCONN team. UCF and SMU next |
| 7 |
Texas Tech
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Evans had a career high 38 and TTU managed to squeak by Texas in OT. Culver had 20 against TCU for another win this past week. |
| 8 |
Duke
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Trent had 22/10 in the victory against Notre Dame, but then fell apart at the Gardens against St. Johns. Duke's 2nd loss in 8 days. UNC next |
| 9 |
Auburn
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Brown had 19 of his 23 points in 2nd half in victory against MISS, and Brown+Heron combined for 48 in win against Vanderbilt. |
| 10 |
Gonzaga
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Williams went 14/12 in win against San Diego, and then Gonzaga held on to win against BYU. PAC and SMC this week. |
| 11 |
Saint Mary's
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A solid win against USF behind Landale's 26, and then Landale had double-double by halftime in win against USD. 18th straight victory. |
| 12 |
Kansas
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The Jayhawks demolished KSU; 4 players were in double figures. But then lost to Oklahoma State at home. TCU and Baylor are next. |
| 13 |
Arizona
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Ayon had 25 points 11 rebounds in victory against Washington State. Couldn't win against Washington though behind Green's buzzer beater. |
| 14 |
Tennessee
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Daniel had 17 from the bench in the win against LSU, and Williams + Turner had 17 each in victory against Ole Miss. UK and ALA next. |
| 15 |
Ohio State
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Tate had 16 in the win against Indiana, and Bates-Dipo had a career high 35 w/ 13 rebounds in W against Illinois. Big game at Purdue next. |
| 16 |
Oklahoma
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It was close against Baylor, but they secured the win behind Young's 44. They then lost to Texas (Coleman had 22). WVU and ISU next |
| 17 |
Clemson
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Reed had 20 and Clemson ends 10 game losing streak against UNC. DeVoe 24 in win against Wake. PITT is next. |
| 18 |
West Virginia
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5th loss in 6 games against Iowa State. They ended their 3 game skid by demolishing KSU. Both Oklahoma teams are next this week. |
| 19 |
URI
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Dowtin went 19/10(assists) in win against UMASS, and Matthews had 18 in victory against VCU. That's 14 straight for URI. Davidson next. |
| 20 |
Wichita State
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3rd loss in 5 games for the Shockers. This time it was to Temple in Overtime. Memphis and UCONN are next. |
| 21 |
Michigan
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Matthews had 14 in win against Northwestern, and Michigan barely scrapes by Minnesota in overtime. NW and WIS are this week. |
| 22 |
Nevada
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Solid wins this week for Nevada against Fresno and Colorado State University. They bounce back after the double OT loss last week. |
| 23 |
North Carolina
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First 3 game losing streak in 4 years as they lose to Clemson. Maye had 26 in easy victory against Pitt. Big games this week: Duke and State |
| 24 |
Kentucky
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Green made a key layup with 5 seconds left for win against Vanderbilt in OT, but then they lose it to Missouri who's never beaten them prior |
| 25 |
Arizona State
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A loss to Washington (Dickerson 21/16), but a win against Washington State behind Evans' 23 and White's 21. USC and UCLA are next. |