Zags ranked sixth, seventh in major polls

Gonzaga stayed at No. 7 in AP Top 25 for the second consecutive week but moved up one notch to No. 6 in the USA Today rankings.

The Zags (12-0) join AP No. 1 Villanova, No. 2 UCLA, No. 4 Baylor, No. 10 Creighton and No. 22 USC as the only unbeaten Division I teams.

Louisville climbed four spots to AP No. 6 with a victory over Kentucky, which dropped from sixth to eighth. Gonzaga moved past Kentucky in the USA Today poll with Louisville settling in at No. 7.

Arizona (11-2), which lost to Gonzaga in Los Angeles, is No. 18, followed by Saint Mary’s of the WCC at 19 in both polls. Florida, which lost to GU in the Advocare Invitational semifinals in Orlando, is No. 25 in the AP Top 25.

Gonzaga opens its WCC schedule against visiting Pepperdine on Thursday before visiting Pacific in Stockton on New Year’s Eve.