Loss to BYU drops Gonzaga to #4

Kansas is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll, and the USA TODAY Coaches poll.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (29-1) dropped from No. 1 to No. 4 in both polls after suffering their first loss of the season last Saturday night to BYU 79-71. It was the third straight year that the Cougars defeated the Zags in Spokane. The Bulldogs still received 2 first place votes in the AP poll, and 1 first place vote in the coaches poll. 

The Zags head into the West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas as the No. 1 seed. They will face either Pacific or Pepperdine in the quarterfinals this Saturday at 7pm on ESPN2. 


AP TOP 25

1 Kansas (58) 26-3 1,618 

2 Villanova (2) 27-3 1,487 

3 UCLA (3) 26-3 1,474 

4 Gonzaga (2) 29-1 1,419 

5 North Carolina 25-5 1,381 

6 Oregon 26-4 1,343 

7 Arizona 26-4 1,223 

8 Louisville 23-6 1,176 

9 Kentucky 24-5 1,119 

10 West Virginia 23-6 1,041 

11 Baylor 23-6 923 

12 Florida 23-6 807 

13 Butler 23-6 795 

14 SMU 25-4 738 

15 Florida State 23-6 722 

16 Purdue 23-6 651 

17 Duke 22-7 622 

18 Cincinnati 25-4 504 

19 Notre Dame 22-7 482 

20 Saint Mary's 26-3 445 

21 Wichita State 27-4 250

22 Wisconsin 22-7 206

 23 Virginia 19-9 194 

24 Iowa State 19-9 168 

25 Miami 20-8 123


USA TODAY COACHES POLL

1 Kansas (23) 26-3 790 

2 UCLA (3) 26-3 730 

2 Villanova (5) 27-3 730 

4 Gonzaga (1) 29-1 686 

5 North Carolina 25-5 663 

6 Oregon 26-4 653 

7 Louisville 23-6 600 

8 Arizona 26-4 585 

9 Kentucky 24-5 578 

10 West Virginia 23-6 478 

11 Baylor 23-6 461 

12 Florida 23-6 382 

13 Notre Dame 22-7 334 

14 Duke 22-7 315 

15 Butler 23-6 314 

16 Purdue 23-6 299 

17 Florida State 23-6 290 

18 Saint Mary's 26-3 273 

19 SMU 25-4 269 

20 Cincinnati 25-4 210 

21 Wisconsin 22-7 185 

22 Wichita State 27-4 140 

23 Virginia 19-9 138 

24 Iowa State 19-9 57 

25 Miami 20-8 48


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