Gonzaga travels to Provo to play BYU on Thursday (Photo: SWX)The on-again-off-again Gonzaga Bulldogs are back on again. The Zags are ranked No. 24 in Monday's AP Top 25 poll.
Gonzaga re-entered the writers poll after being kicked out following a loss to Saint Mary's, who now happens to be ranked No. 18. In their only game of the week last week, Gonzaga beat Portland 74-62 to improve to 7-1 in the West Coast Conference.
The Zags' next test is a tough one. They travel to Utah on Thursday (ESPN2) to take on BYU at the 22,000-plus seat Marriot Center. The Cougars, with three losses in conference, are playing to gain ground on second place in their first year as a member of the WCC.
Kentucky holds the top spot on the AP poll, followed by Syracuse, Ohio State, Missouri and North Carolina.
AP Top 25 Poll (Week of Jan. 30)
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Pts. |
| 1 |
Kentucky (63) |
21-1 |
1,623 |
| 2 |
Syracuse (2) |
22-1 |
1,550 |
| 3 |
Ohio State |
19-3 |
1,498 |
| 4 |
Missouri |
19-2 |
1,363 |
| 5 |
North Carolina |
18-3 |
1,331 |
| 6 |
Baylor |
19-2 |
1,310 |
| 7 |
Duke |
18-3 |
1,250 |
| 8 |
Kansas |
17-4 |
1,178 |
| 9 |
Michigan State |
17-4 |
1,098 |
| 10 |
Murray State |
21-0 |
979 |
| 11 |
UNLV |
20-3 |
936 |
| 12 |
Florida |
17-4 |
861 |
| 13 |
Creighton |
20-2 |
803 |
| 14 |
Georgetown |
16-4 |
762 |
| 15 |
Marquette |
18-4 |
682 |
| 16 |
Virginia |
17-3 |
578 |
| 17 |
San Diego State |
18-3 |
566 |
| 18 |
Saint Mary's |
21-2 |
472 |
| 19 |
Wisconsin |
17-5 |
415 |
| 20 |
Indiana |
17-5 |
395 |
| 21 |
Florida State |
14-6 |
375 |
| 22 |
Mississippi State |
17-5 |
329 |
| 23 |
Michigan |
16-6 |
305 |
| 24 |
Gonzaga |
17-3 |
141 |
| 25 |
Vanderbilt |
16-5 |
102 |
