February 2, 2025

College Basketball Rankings: Gonzaga is now No. 1 in Top 25 And 1 after taking top spot from Ohio State


Gonzaga moved to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll last Monday. But I’ve had Ohio State No. 1 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings because, quite simply, the Buckeyes had the better body of work. That’s no longer true, though. The Buckeyes lost 67-59 to West Virginia in Cleveland on Sunday in a game in which they finished with 22 turnovers and 15 field goals. Obviously, that’s not good. So Ohio State has been removed from atop the Top 25 And 1 — and the new No. 1 is indeed Gonzaga, which is 13-1 and likely to be a favorite in every game it plays the rest of the regular season. Sure, at Saint Mary’s will be tough. And at BYU should be a challenge. But the Zags are so much better than everybody else left on their schedule that it’s not…

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