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The Gonzaga Bulldogs dropped a couple of spots in the polls after losing to Texas A&M in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament over the Thanksgiving holiday.
A win over then No. 18 Connecticut helped buoy the Zags a bit in the rankings.
A loss by the Arizona Wildcats also sent them tumbling, bolstering Gonzaga's claim as the best team on the West Coast. Also, of potential interest to Gonzaga fans, Saint Mary's is now receiving some votes after posting four solid wins over somewhat decent teams. The Gaels might be a bit inflated as they've only played one game against a team of any caliber.
Here is the coaches poll.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREV | HI/LOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (29) | 6-0 | 797 | 1 | 1/2 |
| 2 | Maryland Terrapins (3) | 5-0 | 759 | 2 | 2/3 |
| 3 | Michigan State Spartans | 6-0 | 720 | 4 | 4/13 |
| 4 | Iowa State Cyclones | 4-0 | 652 | 5 | 5/7 |
| 5 | Duke Blue Devils | 6-1 | 642 | 3 | 3/4 |
| 6 | Kansas Jayhawks | 4-1 | 615 | 7 | 5/7 |
| 7 | Villanova Wildcats | 6-0 | 613 | 9 | 8/9 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners | 3-0 | 607 | 6 | 6/8 |
| 9 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 5-1 | 549 | 8 | 1/8 |
| 10 | Virginia Cavaliers | 5-1 | 495 | 12 | 6/12 |
| 11 | Purdue Boilermakers | 5-0 | 456 | 15 | 15/24 |
| 12 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 4-1 | 376 | 11 | 11/12 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 5-1 | 343 | 16 | 16/20 |
| 14 | Arizona Wildcats | 5-1 | 320 | 10 | 10/10 |
| 15 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 6-0 | 299 | 22 | 22/23 |
| 16 | Oregon Ducks | 5-0 | 291 | 23 | 23/NR |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 7-0 | 282 | 24 | 24/NR |
| 18 | Xavier Musketeers | 7-0 | 280 | 29 | – |
| 19 | Syracuse Orange | 6-0 | 221 | NR | – |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies | 6-1 | 175 | 30 | – |
| 21 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 5-1 | 145 | 19 | 19/NR |
| 22 | Louisville Cardinals | 5-0 | 141 | 27 | – |
| 23 | Baylor Bears | 4-1 | 113 | 25 | 21/25 |
| 24 | Providence Friars | 6-1 | 110 | NR | – |
| 25 | Butler Bulldogs | 4-1 | 65 | 28 | 20/NR |
| Also Receiving Votes: Utah 62; Connecticut 53; California 43; Indiana 35; LSU 29; Notre Dame 25; George Washington 17; Dayton 11; Saint Mary?s 10; Davidson 10; UNLV 9; Pittsburgh 8; Monmouth 5; Iowa 5; South Carolina 4; Northern Iowa 3; Florida 2; Wichita State 2; Texas-El Paso 1. | |||||
| Dropped Out: No. 13 California, No. 14 Indiana, No. 17 LSU, No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 20 Wichita State, No. 21 Connecticut. | |||||
And the AP poll.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky (59) | 6-0 | 1619 | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland (4) | 6-0 | 1512 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan State (2) | 7-0 | 1510 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas | 4-1 | 1342 | 5 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 5-0 | 1338 | 4 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1269 | 7 |
| 7 | Duke | 6-1 | 1253 | 6 |
| 8 | Villanova | 6-0 | 1218 | 8 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 1115 | 9 |
| 10 | Virginia | 5-1 | 965 | 12 |
| 11 | Purdue | 6-0 | 904 | 16 |
| 12 | Xavier | 7-0 | 801 | 23 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 4-1 | 788 | 10 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 6-0 | 696 | NR |
| 15 | Oregon | 5-0 | 628 | 21 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 587 | 19 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 551 | 24 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 522 | 25 |
| 19 | Arizona | 6-1 | 504 | 11 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 6-0 | 363 | NR |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 289 | 15 |
| 22 | SMU | 4-0 | 256 | 25 |
| 23 | Providence | 6-1 | 247 | NR |
| 24 | Louisville | 5-0 | 173 | NR |
| 25 | Baylor | 4-1 | 162 | NR |
| Also Receiving Votes: Connecticut (4-2) 153; Utah (5-1) 72; Butler (4-1) 62; George Washington (6-1) 45; Indiana (4-2) 26; Northern Iowa (4-1) 25; Notre Dame (4-2) 22; California (4-2) 19; Pittsburgh (4-0) 11; Dayton (5-1) 8; San Diego State (4-3) 5; South Carolina (6-0) 5; Georgetown (2-3) 4; Texas-El Paso (6-0) 3; Northwestern (5-1) 2; LSU (3-2) 2; Iowa (4-2) 2; Arkansas-Little Rock (5-0) 2; Colorado State (5-1) 1; Davidson (4-0) 1; Louisiana Tech (5-0) 1; Monmouth (4-2) 1; Northeastern (5-1) 1 | ||||