Auburn has climbed past Gonzaga and into the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time ever. The Tigers beat Kentucky over the weekend for their 15th consecutive win.
Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia’s defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, vanquishing rival Alabama 33-18 to win the CFP title game.
Duke has jumped to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll after its win against Gonzaga. The Blue Devils earned 51 of 61 first-place votes.
Cooper Kaifes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:21 left in the game, Jerome Marshall followed with a layup and Samford held off Oregon State 78-77 in nonconference play.
Former Gonzaga player Stephen Gentry has been hired as an assistant coach on the Bulldogs’ basketball staff to replace Tommy Lloyd, who became the head coach at Arizona.
Top-seeded Gonzaga did against Creighton what it’s done in this unbeaten season. Drew Timme scored 22 points as the Bulldogs rolled past the fifth-seeded Bluejays 83-65 rout in the Sweet 16.
Gonzaga has completed a start-to-finish run atop The AP men’s college basketball poll. Coach Mark Few’s Bulldogs received all 60 first-place votes to stay atop the final poll.