It took some time for Gonzaga to reemerge as the clear-cut No. 1 men's college basketball team in the country. But with Auburn's loss last week, the Zags are back at the top -- and they look highly unlikely to give up that position before the NCAA tournament.
Mark Few's team started out the 2021-22 season at No. 1, held it for the first two weeks and then dropped games to Duke and Alabama in an eight-day stretch in late November and early December. They eventually regained the top spot in mid-January, but Auburn overtook them after its win over Kentucky.