Third-ranked Gonzaga is on the brink of two significant accomplishments for a program that is not in a Power 5 conference yet is traditionally competitive.
If the Bulldogs defeat Pepperdine on Saturday in Malibu, Calif., they are on track to become the nation's No. 1 team with top-ranked Villanova and No. 2 Kansas losing this week.
Gonzaga (21-0, 9-0 West Coast Conference) will tie its school record of 22 straight wins, set in the 2014-15 season. The winning streak is the longest in the nation and one those victories was a 92-62 rout in Spokane, Wash., on Dec.