SPOKANE, Wash. — The new AP Top 25 poll was released Monday morning and it saw Gonzaga drop three spots to 10. The Bulldogs were up to number seven in the country last week but a tough loss to Washington on Friday dropped them to ten.
“We've got a long season. Big games coming up,” said Bulldogs forward Anton Watson, whose team will play fifth-ranked UConn on Friday night in Seattle. “I don't think one loss, two losses, is going to determine a season. We all have that mindset."
The loss dropped Gonzaga to 8-2 on the season with losses coming against number three Purdue in Hawaii and against an unranked Washington team which the Zags lead by double digits in the second half.
Arizona was at the top of the poll with Kansas, Purdue, Houston and UCONN rounding out the top five.
Gonzaga has a date with UCONN set for Friday, December 15 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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