Gonzaga Bulldogs (Next Four OUT)
Record: 15-9 overall; 6-3 conference; 2-6 vs. RPI Top 50; 5-1 vs. RPI 51-100; 8-1 vs. RPI 150+; 5-6 Road/Neutral
Average RPI win: 167 Loss: 55
RPI: 74
SOS: 39
RPI 1-50 Wins: Xavier, Oklahoma State
RPI 51-100 Wins: Marquette (N), Baylor (N), Portland, at Portland
Bad (RPI 150+) Losses: at Santa Clara
Other Losses: San Diego State, at Notre Dame, Kansas State (N), St. Mary's, Memphis, Illinois (N), at Washington State, at San Francisco
This Week: won at Loyola Marymount 67-57, at Pepperdine (Sat.)
Next Week: Santa Clara (Thu.), San Francisco (Sat.)
Gonzaga has not only struggled with a typically difficult non-conference schedule, capped by Saturday's home loss against Memphis, but in the league too, as they dropped three straight WCC games for the first time in 14 years a few weeks back. That means the Bulldogs may have too much ground to make up. Gonzaga really needs Xavier, Oklahoma State, and Marquette to keep winning because that would improve the value of those wins. However, the Bulldogs also has to take care of business in the WCC, with a game at St. Mary's on February 24th looking particularly critical heading into the conference tournament.