Gonzaga new AP No.1, while Washington reps the Pac-12 at No.25

The state of Washington leads the regional story lines in the latest AP Top-25 Poll.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (27-2, 14-0 West Coast Conference) are the number-one ranked team in the country for the second time this season.  Both times the Zags supplanted previous number-one ranked Duke, who lost to North Carolina (now No.5) last week in a game wherein Zion Williamson played just over thirty seconds.  Gonzaga earned 44 of the 64 first-place votes.  They have won 18 straight games since suffering both of their season losses in consecutive December games vs Tennessee (now No. 7) and North Carolina.

Preseason No. 1 Kansas fell to 15th, the Jayhawks’ lowest ranking since January 2014.

Meanwhile, the Pac-12 conference finally re-surfaced in the poll as the Washington Huskies come in at No.25.   Washington (22-5; 13-1 Pac-12) is undefeated at home.  The Huskies will finish the year with home games against the Oregon State Beavers (9-5, 3rd Pac-12) on Wednesday, March 6th, and the Oregon Ducks (6-8, 10th Pac-12) on Sat., March 9th.

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