Duke University Logosoccernamlak's Ballot for Week 16 of 2017-18

Submitted on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 10:40PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 University of Virginia Logo Virginia The Cavs took it easy this past week, playing only a solo game against Miami. Of course, in typical UVA fashion they held them to 38% FG.
2 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State 9th straight win against Minnesota with Jackson's 27. Then they came back from 27(!!) down to beat Northwestern. Izzo month is early.
3 Villanova University Logo Villanova Villanova shot a miserable 15% behind the arc, but still managed 50% overall. Not enough to win against PROV. Shot 60% though in W vs. CINN
4 Xavier University Logo Xavier Bluiett had 37 and perfect from FT in high scoring win against Seton Hall. But couldn't get past 'Nova in their highly anticipated match.
5 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Kisper had 14 in win against Layola. Williams went 18/12 in win against Pepperdine, and the team shot over 50% from floor.
6 Duke University Logo Duke Allen had seven 3ptrs in win against VT. And despite overall poor shooting (34%), Duke got a strong win at Clemson. All of this w/o Bagley
7 University of Kansas Logo Kansas The Jayhawks bounced back from loss at Baylor with wins against Iowa State and West Virginia. Azubuike had 19 and 21 in those games.
8 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Pinson went 16/10 and UNC pulled away late in win against ND. Berry had 23 in win against Louisville. UNC now goes from 3L to 5W streak.
9 Purdue University Logo Purdue Edwards had 22, but 8/19 from field in loss at Wisconsin. They got a solid win in a close game against Penn State on Sunday.
10 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech Dough goes in, tortillas come out. At least for their game against Oklahoma. Evans had 26. But he got injured early in loss against Baylor
11 Wichita State University Logo Wichita State WIllias had 24 in win against Temple. But the Shockers made a splash shooting 53%FG and beating Cincinnati.
12 Auburn University Logo Auburn Despite shooting 4/11, Harper had 18 points in win against UK. But Auburn couldn't pull a MSU and comeback from 26 down against SC
13 University of Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati Had the nation's longest win streak at 16 snapped against Houston. They then had their longest home court winning streak end against Wichita
14 Ohio State University Logo Ohio State OSU was -10% FG, -32% 3PT shooting in loss at Penn State. Their week didn't improve with loss against Michigan; Tate had 20.
15 University of Arizona Logo Arizona They sweep ASU with Ayton's 25 and a large first half lead, holding onto it as time expired.
16 University of Michigan Logo Michigan Good week for Michigan. Robinson had 18 in win against Iowa, and they never trailed in win against Ohio State.
17 University of Rhode Island Logo URI They had a 16 win streak after their game against Richmond. But turnovers cost them (despite better FG%) in 3 point loss to St. Bonaventure
18 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee Williams had 22 and a big basket at end for win against SC. But Turner's 14 wasn't enough against Georgia, so Tennessee goes 1-1 this week.
19 Clemson University Logo Clemson Tough week for the Tigers. FSU rallied from 18 down to win in OT. Then they lose to Duke at home with poor shooting (25% from behind arc).
20 Saint Mary's College of California Logo Saint Mary's An unfortunate loss at San Francisco, but they bounce back to win against Portland. Landale led in points with 19 and 23.
21 University of Nevada, Reno Logo Nevada Two solid wins this week against BSU and USU welcome back Nevada into the Top 25 in my mind, especially in a week where everyone lost.
22 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia A strong bench performance helped WVU win against TCU. But Miles' 22 couldn't help against Kansas.
23 University of Houston Logo Houston Houston avenged their loss to CINN earlier this season with a win at home, and then secured another victory this week against Temple.
24 Baylor University Logo Baylor Despite going on some losing streaks earlier in the season, the Bears are now on a 5W streak with wins against Kansas and TTU.
25 Middle Tennessee State University Logo MT Honestly, these last few spots were so difficult. Everyone kept losing games this week. So let's give some mid-major love to C-USA.