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The preseason top 25 polls are out and the Gonzaga Bulldogs came in at No. 9 in the AP Poll and No. 11 in the Coaches Poll.
The polls are split on who is at the top, with North Carolina and Kentucky each claiming a top ranking. Maryland, Duke and Kansas round out the top-five.
It is the highest preseason ranking in the AP Poll for the Zags since the 2005-06 team that opened the season ranked No. 8. There is a lot of preseason hype for Gonzaga, much of it centered around the excitement of one of the best frountcourts in the nation, led by All-American chasing Kyle Wiltjer.
As for now -- Gonzaga can't call itself best in the west, at least as far as the polls go. Arizona landed one spot ahead of us in the Coaches Poll.
| AP | Coaches | ||
| 1 | North Carolina (35) | Kentucky (11) | |
| 2 | Kentucky (10) | North Carolina (12) | |
| 3 | Maryland (14) | Maryland (5) | |
| 4 | Kansas (5) | Duke (3) | |
| 5 | Duke | Kansas (1) | |
| 6 | Virginia (1) | Virginia | |
| 7 |
Iowa State |
Iowa State | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | |
| 9 | Gonzaga | Villanova | |
| 10 | Wichita State | Arizona | |
| 11 | Villanova | Gonzaga | |
| 12 | Arizona | Wichita State | |
| 13 | Michigan State | Michigan State | |
| 14 | California | California | |
| 15 | Indiana | Indiana | |
| 16 | Utah | Utah | |
| 17 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | Notre Dame | |
| 19 | Notre Dame | LSU | |
| 20 | Connecticut | Vanderbilt | |
| 21 | LSU | Baylor | |
| 22 | Baylor | Butler | |
| 23 | Purdue | West Virginia | |
| 24 | Butler | Connecticut | |
| 25 | Michigan | Purdue |