Gonzaga Moves Up One Spot to #18 in AP Poll

After winning three games in six days, the Zags are back on the move and inch closer to returning to the Top Ten in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

The Zags (12-4) move up one spot to #18 in the ninth regular season edition of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Gonzaga received a total of 469 votes.

For the third week in a row, Saint Mary’s (13-3) received 0 votes. Washington State (13-3) also received 0 votes ahead of their battle with the Zags for the top of the West Coast Conference standings on Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

In KenPom, Gonzaga stay put at #6 overall behind #5 Iowa State, #4 Tennessee, #3 Houston, #2 Auburn, and #1 Duke. The Zags have the #6 adjusted offensive efficiency and the #19 adjusted defensive efficiency.

In the NET rankings, Gonzaga is also #6 behind #5 Iowa State, #4 Houston, #3 Tennessee, #2 Duke, and #1 Auburn. The Zags have a 2-4 record in Quad 1 games and 2-0 in Quad 2 games. Five other West Coast Conference programs rank in the Top 100 with Saint Mary’s (#49), San Francisco (#63), Washington State (#65), Oregon State (#66) and Santa Clara (#71).

As of right now, the remaining Quad 1 opportunities for Gonzaga would be at Oregon State, at Saint Mary’s, at Washington State, at Santa Clara and vs. San Francisco (at the Chase Center). Gonzaga hosts San Diego on Wednesday, January 8th at 6 PM PT on ESPN+/KHQ.

Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho