Men's college basketball rankings: Gonzaga falls to No. 14 in AP Top 25 poll (11/28/22)
After falling four spots to No. 6 in last week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, the Gonzaga men’s basketball team (5-2) tumbled even further in the latest rankings released Monday.
The Zags dropped to No. 14 following a 2-1 showing at the Phil Knight Legacy tournament in Portland, Oregon. It marks the end of the fourth-longest top 10 stint in the history of the AP poll, which debuted in the 1948-49 season.
Gonzaga’s first two tournament games had wildly different outcomes as it opened play on Thursday with a 102-78 win over Portland State (2-3), before an 84-66 loss to Purdue (6-0) on Friday.
Head coach Mark Few’s squad wrapped up the weekend by defeating Xavier (4-4) 88-84 on Sunday for third place in the tournament.
Purdue won the competition after notching a 75-56 victory over Duke (6-2) in the championship. The Boilermakers’ big week earned them eight first-place votes as they soared 19 spots to No. 5 in the poll.
Houston (6-0) is sitting atop the poll for the first time since 1983, with its only game of the week being a 49-44 win against Kent State (5-2).
The Cougars received 45 first-place votes and dethroned former No. 1 North Carolina, the biggest faller in the poll. The Tar Heels dropped 17 spots to No. 18 following a 1-2 performance at the Phil Knight Invitational, also held in Portland.
Sandwiched in between Houston and Purdue in the top five were second-ranked Texas (5-0), No. 3 Virginia (5-0) and No. 4 Arizona (6-0). Texas took home eight first-place votes while Virginia earned two top selections.
The top 10 was rounded out by No. 6 Baylor (5-1), No. 7 Creighton (6-1), No. 8 UConn (8-0), No. 9 Kansas (6-1) and tenth-ranked Indiana (6-0).
Here’s the full AP Top 25 poll for Week 4 of the 2022-23 season:
AP TOP 25 POLL
1. Houston 1,534 (45)
2. Texas 1,467 (8)
3. Virginia 1,408 (2)
4. Arizona 1,341
5. Purdue 1,307 (8)
6. Baylor 1,111
7. Creighton 1,100
8. UConn 1,099
9. Kansas 990
10. Indiana 938
T-11. Alabama 860
T-11. Arkansas 860
13. Tennessee 848
14. Gonzaga 845
15. Auburn 733
16. Illinois 643
17. Duke 614
18. North Carolina 541
19. Kentucky 472
20. Michigan State 469
21. UCLA 346
22. Maryland 282
23. Iowa State 198
24. San Diego State 189
25. Ohio State 108
Others receiving votes: TCU 45, Iowa 31, Coll of Charleston 20, West Virginia 14, Mississippi State 12, Texas Tech 11, Michigan 8, UNLV 6, Arizona State 6, Wisconsin 6, Miami 5, Oklahoma 2, Missouri 2, New Mexico 1, Kansas State 1, Virginia Tech 1, St. John's 1.
