SPOKANE, Wash.-- Gonzaga University climbed into the top five in both the USA Today and Associated Press men’s basketball polls Monday following a rash of upsets involving Top 5 schools last week.
The latest Coaches Poll has the Gonzaga Men's Basketball team ranked 3rd in the country. The Zags are ranked 5th in the AP Top 25 Poll.
Indiana remained No. 1 in the AP poll despite losing at Illinois before coming back to beat Ohio State. Duke moved into No. 1 in the USA Today rankings.
The last time the Bulldogs were fifth or higher in the AP poll was Dec. 8, 2008, when Gonzaga was ranked fourth. The highest ever AP ranking for the Zags is third the final two weeks of the 2004 season. Gonzaga last received first-place votes the final two polls of the 2006 season when they received one in each of those polls.
Gonzaga’s highest ranking in the vote of coaches was second on March 15, 2004, when they got one first-place vote behind Stanford University.
The Zags have a pair of West Coast Conference road games this week starting with an important showdown Thursday at Saint Mary’s College. The Zags (10-0) hold a half-game lead over the Gales (10-1), SMC’s lone loss to Gonzaga in Spokane. GU will finish the weekend Saturday at the University of San Francisco.
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Indiana (26) 21-3 1,559
2 Duke (20) 21-2 1,515
3 Miami (FL) (17) 19-3 1,499
4 Michigan 21-3 1,428
5 GONZAGA (2) 23-2 1,371
6 Syracuse 20-3 1,293
7 Florida 19-3 1,286
8 Michigan State 20-4 1,178
9 Arizona 20-3 1,062
10 Kansas State 19-4 1,012
11 Butler 20-4 943
12 Louisville 19-5 842
13 Ohio State 17-6 828
14 Kansas 19-4 823
15 Georgetown 17-4 679
16 Pittsburgh 20-5 591
17 Oklahoma State 17-5 587
18 Marquette 17-5 493
19 New Mexico 20-4 433
20 Wisconsin 17-7 305
21 Notre Dame 19-5 264
22 Memphis 20-3 193
23 Oregon 19-5 137
24 Colorado State 19-4 125
25 Kentucky 17-6 87
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 80, Missouri 69, Cincinnati 68, Saint Mary's 62, Creighton 56, San Diego State 53, Louisiana Tech 43, Virginia Commonwealth 35, Saint Louis 34, Illinois 26, North Carolina State 24, Akron 12, UCLA 8, UNLV 6, Indiana State 5, Virginia 4, Wichita State 3, Belmont 2, Oklahoma 1, Ole Miss 1
USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Duke (18) 21-2 744
2 Indiana (6) 21-3 717
3 GONZAGA (1) 23-2 681
4 Miami (FL) (5) 19-3 674
5 Michigan (1) 21-3 663
6 Florida 19-3 628
7 Syracuse 20-3 608
8 Michigan State 20-4 582
9 Arizona 20-3 491
10 Butler 20-4 460
11 Kansas State 19-4 455
12 Louisville 19-5 393
13 Kansas 19-4 364
14 Ohio State 17-6 353
15 Georgetown 17-4 329
16 Oklahoma State 17-5 259
17 Pittsburgh 20-5 246
18 New Mexico 20-4 203
19 Wisconsin 17-7 150
20 Marquette 17-5 144
21 Notre Dame 19-5 140
22 San Diego State 18-5 120
23 Creighton 20-5 102
24 Colorado State 19-4 79
25 Memphis 20-3 76
Others receiving votes: Missouri 72, Oregon 63, Virginia Commonwealth 63, Cincinnati 38, Minnesota 28, Saint Mary's 27, Kentucky 27, Louisiana Tech 18, Saint Louis 13, Ole Miss 11, Middle Tennessee 11, Illinois 10, Akron 9, UNLV 8, Wichita State 8, UCLA 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Virginia 1, Belmont 1, Oklahoma 1
The Bulldogs are 23-2 on the season and 10-0 in WCC Conference play. Next up: at rival St. Mary's on Thursday night.
