SPOKANE, Wash. — The Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team continues to move up the rankings in the latest AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll. The Zags are now ranked No. 9, up one spot from last week.
Gonzaga notched two wins last week, scoring over 100 points in each contest. The Zags set a team record, winning by 78 points over Eastern Oregon, 120-42. Then on Saturday, the Bulldogs beat Pepperdine 111-88 to open West Coast Conference (WCC) play.
Gonzaga has won seven in a row and is now 12-3 on the season with the losses coming to three teams currently in the Top 25, including No. 1 Purdue, No. 6 Texas, and No. 19 Baylor.
The Zags hit the road to continue WCC play this week with stops at San Francisco on Thursday and Santa Clara on Saturday.
While Purdue (13-0) remains the top team in the poll, the top 5 saw some changes. Houston moved up to No. 2, followed by Kansas. UConn dropped two spots to No. 4 after a loss to Xavier. Arizona (13-1) remained at No. 5.
Gonzaga Women's Basketball
The Gonzaga Women's Basketball team slipped in the latest AP Top 25 Women's Poll.
The Gonzaga women dropped one spot to No. 20 this week, despite winning two games last week.
Gonzaga (14-2) opened WCC play on the road last week, beating Pepperdine, 77-63, and winning at Loyola Marymount, 96-51.
The Gonzaga women return home to the Kennel this week. They host San Francisco on Thursday and Santa Clara on Saturday. The Zags are currently unbeaten in conference play.
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