Checking in on the WCC Standings

Previewing another week of conference play in the WCC

Last week, the BYU men's basketball team took care of business with home wins over San Diego and Portland to improve to 5-1 in WCC play. Ahead of another week of conference play, the Cougars are in second place in the WCC standings. Today let's check in on the WCC standings and the WCC schedule this week.

WCC Standings

Team	Conference W-L	Games Back	Conference PCT	Overall W-L
Gonzaga Bulldogs	4-0	-	1.000	15-2
BYU Cougars	5-1	-	.833	17-4
Saint Mary's Gaels	3-1	1	.750	15-4
San Diego Toreros	4-2	1	.667	11-8
San Francsico Dons	3-2	1.5	.600	16-4
Loyola Marymount Lions	2-3	2.5	.400	9-8
Santa Clara Broncos	1-2	2.5	.333	11-7
Portland Pilots	1-3	3	.250	10-9
Pacific Tigers	0-3	3.5	.000	5-12
Pepperdine Waves	0-6	5	.000	6-15

Unsurprisingly, the Gonzaga Bulldogs sit atop the conference standings. The Zags are 4-0 in conference play and were ranked second in the most recent AP poll.

BYU has a one-game lead on second place right now thanks to its wins over San Francisco, San Diego, and Saint Mary's.

WCC Schedule This Week

Monday January 24th

*San Diego @ Santa Clara

*This game was postponed earlier this year and rescheduled for Monday night

Thursday January 27th

BYU @ Santa Clara

LMU @ Gonzaga

Saint Mary's @ San Francisco

Pepperdine @ San Diego

Pacific @ Portland

Saturday January 29th

BYU @ Pacific

Portland @ Gonzaga

Pepperdine @ Saint Mary's

San Diego @ LMU

Santa Clara @ San Francisco

Saint Mary's at San Francisco on Thursday night is the game of the week in the WCC. The winner of that game will be in a great position to finish in the top three in the WCC standings.

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