SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University women's basketball team, which suffered a 62-52 setback at BYU Saturday, fell five spots to No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll, released Tuesday.
The Bulldogs, 23-4 overall, received 188 points in the USA Today balloting of coaches, 28 votes behind No. 19 University of California and 29 points ahead of No. 21 Purdue University.
The University of Connecticut remained the unanimous choice atop the Coaches Poll.
Gonzaga also is ranked 24th in this week's Associated Press Poll.
The Zags lone contest of the week is set for Saturday, Feb. 22 when it hosts the University of Portland at 2 p.m.
USA Today Coaches Poll |
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Connecticut (31) | 26-0 | 775 |
2 | Notre Dame | 25-0 | 744 |
3 | Louisville | 25-2 | 700 |
4 | Stanford | 24-2 | 663 |
5 | Baylor | 22-3 | 659 |
6 | South Carolina | 23-2 | 629 |
7 | Duke | 23-3 | 599 |
8 | North Carolina | 20-6 | 521 |
9 | Maryland | 20-5 | 488 |
10 | Tennessee | 20-5 | 485 |
11 | Penn State | 20-5 | 465 |
12 | Oklahoma State | 20-4 | 432 |
13 | Texas A&M | 20-6 | 387 |
14 | West Virginia | 22-3 | 369 |
15 | Kentucky | 19-6 | 349 |
16 | North Carolina State | 22-4 | 327 |
17 | Nebraska | 19-5 | 254 |
18 | LSU | 18-7 | 231 |
19 | California | 18-7 | 216 |
20 | Gonzaga | 23-4 | 188 |
21 | Purdue | 18-7 | 159 |
22 | Dayton | 18-5 | 71 |
23 | Iowa State | 17-7 | 63 |
24 | Arizona State | 20-6 | 60 |
25 | Vanderbilt | 17-8 | 50 |
- Others receiving votes: St. John's 38, DePaul 36, Middle Tennessee 23, Wichita State 19, Texas 13, Brigham Young 12, Georgia 12, Rutgers 11, James Madison 10, Michigan State 6, Saint Joseph's 5, Oregon State 3, Central Michigan 2, Villanova 1
- Dropped from rankings: Wichita State 24
