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At this point, it is just an exercise in disappointment to post the weekly top 25 polls, since they will never see Gonzaga in them again. Gonzaga will most assuredly finish the season out of the polls since the first time since the 2013-14 season! Not that long ago.
That season, the Zags also struggled a tad bit, dropping games to Portland, BYU and San Diego to boot themselves on out of any top 25 consideration. Those Zags went ahead and won the WCC Tournament to ensure a dance with madness in March, much like this year's Zags will have to do as well.
Saint Mary's is getting votes, but honestly, who cares. These weekly posts are solely about information now.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova Wildcats (45) | 24-3 | 1,604 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (20) | 23-4 | 1,580 |
| 3 | Virginia Cavaliers | 21-5 | 1,393 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 21-5 | 1,393 |
| 5 | Xavier Musketeers | 24-3 | 1,368 |
| 6 | Michigan State Spartans | 22-5 | 1,346 |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 22-5 | 1,241 |
| 8 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 20-6 | 1,144 |
| 9 | Arizona Wildcats | 22-5 | 1,028 |
| 10 | Maryland Terrapins | 23-5 | 976 |
| 11 | Louisville Cardinals | 21-6 | 902 |
| 12 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 21-5 | 851 |
| 13 | Oregon Ducks | 21-6 | 842 |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 20-7 | 772 |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils | 20-7 | 674 |
| 16 | Kentucky Wildcats | 20-7 | 627 |
| 17 | Iowa State Cyclones | 19-8 | 616 |
| 18 | Indiana Hoosiers | 22-6 | 571 |
| 19 | Baylor Bears | 20-7 | 521 |
| 20 | Purdue Boilermakers | 21-7 | 357 |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 20-7 | 283 |
| 22 | Utah Utes | 21-7 | 253 |
| 23 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 18-8 | 185 |
| 24 | SMU Mustangs | 22-4 | 154 |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns | 17-10 | 104 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 80, Providence 48, California 34, Wichita St 33, Texas Tech 31, Wisconsin 27, Saint Joseph's 20, VCU 19, South Carolina 12, Hawaii 12, Saint Mary's 10, Valparaiso 3, Cincinnati 3, USC 2, San Diego State 2, UAB 1, Connecticut 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Stephen F. Austin 1 | |||
| Dropped: Dayton 15, Providence 23 | |||
USA TODAY Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova | 24-3 | 792 | 25 |
| 2 | Kansas | 23-4 | 751 | 7 |
| 3 | Virginia | 21-5 | 679 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 21-5 | 668 | 0 |
| 5 | Xavier | 24-3 | 652 | 0 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 22-5 | 639 | 0 |
| 7 | Michigan St | 22-5 | 626 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 20-6 | 561 | 0 |
| 9 | Maryland | 23-5 | 527 | 0 |
| 10 | Arizona | 22-5 | 512 | 0 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 21-5 | 466 | 0 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 20-7 | 366 | 0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 21-6 | 365 | 0 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 20-7 | 333 | 0 |
| 15 | Indiana | 22-6 | 317 | 0 |
| 16 | Baylor | 20-7 | 305 | 0 |
| 17 | Iowa St. | 19-8 | 304 | 0 |
| 18 | Duke | 20-7 | 303 | 0 |
| 19 | Purdue | 21-7 | 245 | 0 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 18-8 | 176 | 0 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 20-7 | 172 | 0 |
| 22 | Dayton | 21-5 | 121 | 0 |
| 23 | Utah | 21-7 | 120 | 0 |
| 24 | Providence | 19-8 | 102 | 0 |
| 25 | Texas | 17-10 | 66 | 0 |
| Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina 47; Saint Mary's 42; Wichita State 32; Texas Tech 30; Pittsburgh 18; Wisconsin 15; California 11; St. Joseph?s 10; Seton Hall 6; Southern California 6; Virginia Commonwealth 6; Hawaii 3; LSU 3; Michigan 1; St. Bonaventure 1; San Diego State 1. | ||||
| Dropped: South Carolina 23 | ||||