Where do the Zags rank amongst the other publications?
Gonzaga ranks #2 in offensive adjusted efficiency at 116.1 and #45 in defensive adjusted efficiency at 92.7 heading into the season according to KenPom. That’s pretty on par for the Zags over the years. Let’s see where KenPom has Gonzaga overall at as well as the other publications across the Internet:
KenPom – #9
CBS Sports – #9
Sports Illustrated – #7
USA Today – #7
Coaches Poll – #7
Associated Press – #6
EvanMiya – #2
Pretty much everyone has Gonzaga within the Top 10 in the country. According to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, he expects the Zags to be the #2 seed in the West bracket (San Francisco) of the 2025 NCAA Tournament field. Saint Mary’s is one of the last four byes as a #10 seed.
Don’t sleep on the West Coast Conference’s two other Bay Area programs in the San Francisco Dons and the Santa Clara Broncos making a run into March.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho