The Gonzaga Bulldogs opened the season ranked No. 8 in the preseason AP poll. Michigan State is the overwhelming No. 1 team, garnering 60 first place votes.
The Zags also started out the season ranked No. 8 in KenPom’s preseason rankings, so for once, the AP voters appear to have done a good job. The voters are relatively spread on where the Zags should land, with someone going bonkers and ranking the Zags as high as No. 3, and few others a bit more soured, putting Gonzaga as low as No. 16.
Elsewhere around the poll, Saint Mary’s opened the season ranked No.