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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Not only does the American Athletic Conference boast two ranked teams for the second consecutive week, but the league is home to the two top scoring offenses in the country.

USF leads the country's best offensive units with 3.30 goals per game, nearly a half a goal more than any other team in the land. Memphis is just behind the Bulls and number two in the nation with 2.85 scores per match.

Memphis is up to No. 15 in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 Poll and No. 18 on the TopDrawerSoccer rankings. USF continues its streak of being in both national polls in every week since the start of the season as the Bulls continue to receive votes for United and are back up to 24 in TDS.

After its bye week, Memphis picked up right where it left off with two more wins to improve to 12-1 and stay perfect in league play and move back to the top of the conference standings. They are one of six nationally-ranked teams to remain unbeaten in conference play. With another impressive week in the books, the Tigers became the first team in the history of The American to sweep the women's soccer awards.

Houston maintained its grasp on the number two spot in the league thanks to a shutout win at Tulsa on Sunday.

USF moved up four spots thanks to its 2-0 week and continues to lead the nation in points per game (9.20).

UCF holds its fourth-place standing this week thanks to a bounce-back win on Sunday. After a tough overtime loss on Thursday, the Knights played into two more overtime periods but came away with a win over Cincinnati.

The top five teams in the league are separated by just a single win in the standings with a three-way tie for third and a three-way tie for fifth.