Other Gonzaga opponents from this year in Lunardi's updated bracketology include Kentucky (3 seed), UCLA (6), UConn (9), Baylor (9), West Virginia (10), and San Diego State (10). Indiana is in the first four out category, moving toward being on the right side of the bubble after a big win over Purdue on Sunday.
Gonzaga is off to the new-look Pac-12 starting in 2026, and it sounds like a similar - albeit not as lopsided - agreement will be in place there as well. A recent report from John Canzano revealed a few tidbits from the conference's reported Grant of Rights agreement - including a revenue-sharing model that is performance-based.
Gonzaga comes into a matchup against Pacific after winning seven straight road games. Thursday's meeting is the first this season for the two squads.
Coming off an eighth loss, the Gonzaga men's NCAA tournament resume continues to erode, and they need a decent week in the Bay Area.
Gonzaga has an unusual tournament résumé. No team in the at-large pool has a big of a difference between how the predictive metrics measure it than the resume quality metrics do. The predictive metrics have the Bulldogs at 11.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs opened as 4.5-point favorites over the Saint Mary’s Gaels for the biggest game of the season for both teams at 5 p.m. Saturday on ESPN. The line then moved to 5.5 points ahead of the showdown that will help decide the West Coast Conference’s regular-season champion.