1: Congratulations to the 2013 West Coast Conference Regular Season Champions, the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Zags went 16-0 in WCC play this season. This is the fourth time the Zags have gone undefeated in conference play (14-0 in 2004, 2006 and 2009). The Zags' 29 overall wins this season ties their all time high for wins in a season (29 in 2001-02 and 2005-06).
2: Shame on the Saint Mary's Gaels for breaking the NCAA's rules. Even in a day and age where the NCAA's rules aren't just extreme and convoluted but not followed in principle by the NCAA itself this is unacceptable. The Gaels' desire to get ahead has not just tarnished their reputation but that of the WCC. Now on four years probation and having to suffer through numerous other sanctions the Gaels will have to fight to stay one of the top mid-majors in the country. Not only does that hurt their program but the rest of the programs in the WCC as well.
3. If the Zags move up to number one in the AP Poll released on Monday morning it will be a first for the program. The last WCC school to be ranked atop the poll was the 1976-77 San Francisco Dons. Those Dons held the top spot for nine weeks. San Francisco had been ranked number one for for four weeks in February 1955 and for the entire 1955-56 season.
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