Gonzaga men’s basketball guard Khalif Battle doesn’t pay too much attention to what’s going on in the stands during a game. He’s usually too consumed with his o

The Gonzaga Bulldogs made a strong case to be ranked at the top of college basketball’s pecking order with how they beat Baylor by 38 points on opening night. The human polls might not have received that message, but the computers certainly did.

Top-10 teams in  the preseason AP Top 25 poll had a combined 16-3 record to tip off the first week of college basketball, with all three losses – Houston to Auburn, Baylor to Gonzaga and North Carolina to Gonzaga – coming at the hands of teams ranked 11th or higher in the preseason poll.

Back-to-back wins over Big 12 opponents to start the 2024-25 season have the Gonzaga men’s basketball team up to No. 4 in the most recent Associated Press Top 2

Baylor faces Gonzaga. Our college basketball odds series has our Baylor Gonzaga prediction, odds and pick for opening night.