Zags Ranked No. 20 in Preseason USA Today/Coaches Poll
10/22/2025 1:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bulldogs appear in Coaches’ Preseason poll for 16th straight year
SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's basketball was ranked No. 20 in the preseason USA TODAY Sports/Coaches poll.
Gonzaga opens in the top-20 of the poll for the 13th straight year. GU appears in the coaches' preseason poll for the 16th straight season.
Purdue was No. 1 in the preseason poll for the first time in program history, collecting 18 of the 31 first-place votes. Houston received 12 first-place votes and was No. 2. Defending national champion Florida also received a first-place vote and was No. 3. UConn and Duke round out the Top 5.
2025-26 Preseason USA Today/Coaches Top 25 Rankings
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina State 33; Oregon 26; San Diego State 15; Ohio State 15; Baylor 13; Virginia 11; Vanderbilt 10; USC 7; Texas 6; Villanova 5; Missouri 5; Ole Miss 4; Washington 3; Saint Mary's 3; Iowa 3; Cincinnati 3; VCU 2; Oklahoma State 1; Kansas State 1; Boise State 1;
Gonzaga opens in the top-20 of the poll for the 13th straight year. GU appears in the coaches' preseason poll for the 16th straight season.
Purdue was No. 1 in the preseason poll for the first time in program history, collecting 18 of the 31 first-place votes. Houston received 12 first-place votes and was No. 2. Defending national champion Florida also received a first-place vote and was No. 3. UConn and Duke round out the Top 5.
2025-26 Preseason USA Today/Coaches Top 25 Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS |
| 1 | Purdue (18) | 0-0 | 755 |
| 2 | Houston (12) | 0-0 | 749 |
| 3 | Florida (1) | 0-0 | 704 |
| 4 | UConn | 0-0 | 647 |
| 5 | Duke | 0-0 | 623 |
| 6 | St. John's | 0-0 | 609 |
| 7 | Michigan | 0-0 | 569 |
| 8 | BYU | 0-0 | 532 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 0-0 | 529 |
| 10 | Louisville | 0-0 | 456 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 0-0 | 455 |
| 12 | UCLA | 0-0 | 421 |
| 13 | Arizona | 0-0 | 398 |
| 14 | Illinois | 0-0 | 349 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 0-0 | 329 |
| 16 | Alabama | 0-0 | 322 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 292 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 0-0 | 289 |
| 19 | Kansas | 0-0 | 235 |
| 20 | Gonzaga | 0-0 | 185 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 0-0 | 144 |
| 22 | Auburn | 0-0 | 114 |
| 23 | Creighton | 0-0 | 103 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 62 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 0-0 | 37 |
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