When Gonzaga hits the court on Monday, it might be as the No. 1 team in the country.
The Zags (6-0), who host North Dakota State at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash., have been ranked third since the preseason poll.
But their 89-87 win over No. 1 Duke in the Maui Invitational title game might propel the Bulldogs to the top spot. That would mean leapfrogging No. 2 Kansas, which is 5-0 after beating No. 5 Tennessee in overtime on Friday.
The Jayhawks, the nation's No. 1 team in the preseason poll, were displaced by Duke after the Blue Devils' 118-84 destruction of then-No.