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ASU Basketball: 2019 Pac-12 Week 5 Power Rankings

By Trevor Booth

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 21: Luguentz Dort #0 of the Arizona State Sun Devils carries the ball in the final seconds of the second half of the championship game against the Utah State Aggies in the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arizona State won 87-82. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 21: Luguentz Dort #0 of the Arizona State Sun Devils carries the ball in the final seconds of the second half of the championship game against the Utah State Aggies in the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arizona State won 87-82. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 16: Paul White #13, Will Richardson #0, and Kenny Wooten #14 of the Oregon Ducks look on during a time out in the first half of the game against Syracuse Orange during the 2k Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 16: Paul White #13, Will Richardson #0, and Kenny Wooten #14 of the Oregon Ducks look on during a time out in the first half of the game against Syracuse Orange during the 2k Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

5. Oregon Ducks (4-3) Last Week: 2

After reaching as high as No. 13 in the AP Top-25 polls, the Oregon Ducks dropped completely out of the latest polls after back-to-back losses to Texas Southern and Houston.

Both losses came in tightly contested games that Oregon was highly favored in, with the Ducks losing by five against the Tigers and four against the Cougars.

The two losses put into perspective how poor the Ducks’ 4-3 start has been after being tabbed the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 championship.

While it’s hard to point out a glaring flaw on this talented roster, the main issue holding the team back has been slow starts. In Oregon’s last game against Houston, the Ducks allowed the Cougars to dominate the first half as they led 37-18 at the break.

Despite outscoring Houston in the second half by a margin of 43-28, the comeback was not enough as the Ducks dropped their second straight game.

The one true bright spot on the team has been freshman center Bol Bol, who has had a phenomenal start to the season.

Bol has scored in double digits in all seven games on the year, averaging 21.6 points per game, 9.6 rebounds, and blocking 20 shots on the defensive end.

The Ducks will look to use the most of Bol Bol’s talents as they finish out non-conference play against three teams below .500 in Nebraska Omaha (3-5), two matchups against Boise State (2-5), and Florida A&M (2-7). Oregon will also only face two teams above .500 in San Diego (6-2) and Baylor (5-3).

– Whitehouse

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