Men's college basketball rankings: Gonzaga falls to No. 16 in AP Top 25 poll (2/6/23)

The Zags are ranked one spot below the Gaels, the winner of Saturday's rivalry matchup

The Gonzaga men’s basketball team fell four spots to No. 16 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll released Monday.

After a triumphant 88-70 win over Santa Clara at home on Thursday, the Zags (19-5, 8-2 WCC) lost 78-70 on the road to Saint Mary’s on Saturday. The Gaels improved to No. 15 in the poll and are two games ahead of Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference standings.

The Zags return home this week to San Francisco on Thursday, before facing BYU on Saturday. The matchup with the Cougars will be the last time the programs meet as conference rivals, with BYU set to leave for the Big 12 at the conclusion of the season.

Purdue remained atop the poll, despite its most recent loss to No. 18 Indiana. Houston, Alabama and Arizona all moved up one rank to No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

The top five is rounded out by the Texas Longhorns, who led the poll with a five-spot jump after defeating No. 14 Baylor and No. 12 Kansas State last week. Kansas State tumbled five spots, the most of any team in the national rankings.

Here’s the full AP Top 25 poll for Week 14 of the 2022-23 season:

AP TOP 25 POLL

1. Purdue (38) 1,508
2. Houston (22) 1,483
3. Alabama (1) 1,436
4. Arizona (1) 1,375
5. Texas 1,267
6. Tennessee 1,254
7. UCLA 1,159
8. Virginia 1,034
9. Kansas 1,013
10. Marquette 909
11. Iowa State 869
12. Kansas State 855
13. Xavier 843
14. Baylor 832
15. Saint Mary's 742
16. Gonzaga 602
17. TCU 517
18. Indiana 431
19. Miami (Fla.) 425
20. Providence 369
21. UConn 275
22. NC State 156
23. Creighton 154
24. Rutgers 125
25. San Diego State 96 

Others receiving votes: Florida Atlantic 93, Duke 87, Auburn 65, Clemson 31, Pittsburgh 26, Illinois 25, Nevada 16, New Mexico 16, Maryland 12, Arkansas 11, Iowa 8, Missouri 6, West Virginia 5, Oral Roberts 5, Northwestern 3, Charleston 3, VCU 2, Utah State 2, Kentucky 1