soccernamlak's Ballot for Week 17 of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, February 26, 2018 at 12:13AM EST
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Virginia
|
Another week, another set of solid wins. GT was first to go; Jerome had 18. Then UVA humiliated Pitt by holding them to 7 points in the 1st. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Bridges had 19 in win against Illinois, and the Spartans wrapped up the Big 10 title outright with a good game and win against Wisconsin |
| 3 |
Xavier
|
Marshall had 21, and despite the relatively lower (-20%) 3PT shooting, still beat Georgetown. |
| 4 |
Duke
|
It wasn't even close against Louisville. Allen had 28. Bagley came back for win against Syracuse, but rest of Duke cold shooting. 11.1% 3PT. |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
Shot for nearly 60% in the win against DePaul, but lost in OT to Creighton despite Brunson putting up 22. |
| 6 |
Kansas
|
And the Big XII refused to change. Dominating win against Oklahoma; they never trailed. 16 3pt made. Then Graham 26 in great game vs TTU |
| 7 |
Gonzaga
|
Needed a rally to do it, but the Zags beat out San Diego. They clinched the WCC title behind William's 16 in win against BYU. |
| 8 |
Purdue
|
Edwards had a career high 40 points in win against Illinois, and Mathias had 25 in win against Minnesota. |
| 9 |
Cincinnati
|
Clark had 17 in 5th straight win over Huskies, and Cumberland had 17 in win against Tulsa. They shot 68% from 3pt that game too. |
| 10 |
North Carolina
|
Just a single game this week for the Tar Heels. It was close, but they pulled away against Syracuse being Pinson's 23. |
| 11 |
Wichita State
|
Morris had 25 and the Shockers get past Tulane. McDuffle had a season high 26 from the bench in win against SMU. |
| 12 |
Texas Tech
|
Tough week for the tortilla boys. Lost to OKST and then lost a highly anticipated game against Kansas. |
| 13 |
Ohio State
|
Not even close against Rutgers. Jackson had 18, the team shot 60% from the floor, and held Rutgers to 16% from behind the arc. |
| 14 |
Michigan
|
Beat a surging Penn State team of late. Robinson 19 Wagner 18. Then got past Maryland for second win this week. |
| 15 |
Tennessee
|
Swept Florida and gave them their 3rd straight loss in the process. Schofield had 25 in win against Ole Miss. |
| 16 |
Arizona
|
Double OT games this week for Arizona; they would go 1-1. W against Oregon State behind Ayton's 19, but lost to Oregon w Ayon 28 & no Miller |
| 17 |
Auburn
|
Harper had 21 in win against Alabama, but couldn't get by Florida this week. Heron had 22 that game. |
| 18 |
URI
|
Beat La Salle behind Dowtin's 25 and a few key FTs. Clinched share of Atlantic 10 title. |
| 19 |
West Virginia
|
Stopped Baylor's 5 game win streak behind Ahmad's 15. Carter had 24 in win against Iowa State. |
| 20 |
Clemson
|
Reed had 28 but VT pulled away late. Clemson rebounded against GT for the win; DeVoe had 26. |
| 21 |
Nevada
|
Stephens had career high 30 in win against San Jose. Martin 25 in win against Colorado State. |
| 22 |
Saint Mary's
|
Led all game in win against Pepperdine; Ford had 18 and career high 10 rebounds. Landale had 19 in win against Santa Clara. |
| 23 |
MT
|
A single game this week against UAB, but they dominated. King had 22 and they held UAB to 5.9% shooting from behind the arc. |
| 24 |
Houston
|
After first ranking in decades, Houston lost to Memphis despite Gray having 30. Houston came back with a vengeance against ECU. |
| 25 |
Creighton
|
Honestly, there were so many teams that could have taken the 25th spot this week, but I have to give it to the Bluejays for beating Nova. |