The Zags are riding a five game winning streak since the start of West Coast Conference play.
The Zags (14-4) move up two spots to #16 in the tenth regular season edition of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Gonzaga received a total of 569 votes. Saint Mary’s (15-3) received three votes who the Zags will play on Saturday, February 1st.
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In KenPom, Gonzaga moved down to #9 overall behind #8 Alabama, #7 Kansas, #6 Tennessee, #5 Florida, #4 Iowa State, #3 Houston, #2 Duke, and #1 Auburn. The Zags have the #4 adjusted offensive efficiency and the #37 adjusted defensive efficiency.
In the NET rankings, Gonzaga also dropped to #10 behind #9 Illinois, #8 Kansas, #7 Alabama, #6 Iowa State, #5 Florida, #4 Tennessee, #3 Houston, #2 Duke, and #1 Auburn. The Zags have a 2-4 record in Quad 1 games and 3-0 in Quad 2 games. Five other West Coast Conference programs rank in the Top 100 with Saint Mary’s (#33), Oregon State (#59), Santa Clara (#66), San Francisco (#63), Washington State (#75), and San Francisco (#77).
As of right now, the remaining Quad 1 opportunities for Gonzaga would be at Oregon State, at Saint Mary’s, at Washington State, and at Santa Clara. Gonzaga travels to Corvallis to take on Oregon State on Thursday, January 16th at 8 PM PT on CBS Sports Network.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho