soccernamlak's Ballot for Week 4 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 1:25AM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Duke
|
Duke squeaked by PRST, TEX (OT), and Florida in some nail-biters. Duke can be beat, but the question is: which team will? |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
With Arizona losing 3 straight, Kansas takes the 2 spot. Azubuike went 21/10 against Oakland. No ranked games til Jan, but will Dec be easy? |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
Bridges helped Nova pull away late to beat N. Iowa to win Atlantis title. UPENN is next. |
| 4 |
Michigan State
|
Winston had a career high 28 against UConn. Decent shooting against UNC, but their defense is what gave them the win. |
| 5 |
Cincinnati
|
So the Cayman Islands Classic was a farce , but CIN still won the trophy with their win over Wyoming. Big test against Xavier Saturday. |
| 6 |
Notre Dame
|
It was a nail-biter, but the Fighting Irish pulled off a win against Wichita with two key FTs by Geben. No sleep though: next up is MSU. |
| 7 |
Florida
|
It might have taken 2OT, but Hudson's 35 (8 3pts) helped the Gators take out the Zags. A close game against Duke but couldn't stop the rally |
| 8 |
Kentucky
|
A few close games since their early season struggles, but UK has won 4 since Kansas. Knox had 25 against UIC. |
| 9 |
Wichita State
|
A well fought game against the Irish, but late FTs and poor last run gave them their first L. |
| 10 |
North Carolina
|
Maye had been on fire: 28/16 against Arkansas. But UNC no answer to MSU's D: 24.6% FG, 1-18 from 3. Only Pinson and Platek beat FG average. |
| 11 |
Miami (FL)
|
North Florida was no match for the Brown and Lawrence duo. Their big test this week is at MINN. |
| 12 |
Texas A&M
|
They pulled away from Pepperdine with help from Hogg and Davis and had a great win against USC. |
| 13 |
USC
|
12 3-pointers against Lehigh gave Trojans their fourth win, but poor shooting (under 30%) kept them from beating Texas A&M. |
| 14 |
Minnesota
|
What a bizarre game against Alabama in a 5v3 for the last quarter. To just barely win might be concerning. Miami is next. |
| 15 |
Louisville
|
A bit close against St. Francis, but Splading's 19/13 helped. Hopefully a fast recovery for his injury. Purdue and Seton Hall this week. |
| 16 |
Virginia
|
Solid wins against VAN and URI to win Preseason NIT and go 6-0 in play so far. Seems their faster pace is helping. |
| 17 |
Xavier
|
A high-scoring Holder and ASU state gave Xavier their first loss. They play ranked BAY and CIN this week; losses here means no more Top 25. |
| 18 |
Gonzaga
|
Like Duke, the Bulldogs needed OT to hold off Texas after a 2OT loss to Florida. No easy games for them this past week. |
| 19 |
West Virginia
|
After a close game against MRST, the Mountaineers dominated against UCF. But then barely scrapped by Missouri w/ Carter's 29. |
| 20 |
Baylor
|
They needed McClure's 19 and Maston's big shots late to beat Creighton. Big games against Xavier and WICH this week. |
| 21 |
Texas Tech
|
An easy win against Savannah State as well as drops by a fair number of teams this week from losses see the Red Raiders slowly climb the T25 |
| 22 |
UCLA
|
Solid wins against Wisconsin and UCI (Ali had 21) combined with some bizarre loses by AZ and Purdue welcome back UCLA into the T25. |
| 23 |
TCU
|
First in the Big 12 has a nice ring to it. Fisher's 20 helped them over St. Bonaventure for the Emerald Coast Title. |
| 24 |
Seton Hall
|
A really close loss to URI followed by Rodriguez's 27points to overcome Vanderbilt. Texas Tech and Louisville are next. |
| 25 |
Creighton
|
Honestly, no one deserves #25. AZ & Purdue go. Those next (Bama, SMU, Temple, Oregon) all lost. Jays only loss @ 22 Baylor? Thats win 4 me. |