NEW YORK — The start of men's basketball season is just around the corner in Moraga, and the Saint Mary's Gaels continue to have a positive buzz around their program, as they check in at #23 in the Associated Press Preseason Top-25 Poll. It is the first time since the 2019-20 season that the Gaels have appeared in the AP Preseason Top-25 poll, and the fourth time in the last eight years (2023-24, 2019-20, 2017-18, 2016-17).
The Gaels wrapped up the 2022-23 campaign ranked 19th in the final AP poll, and earned a five seed in the NCAA Tournament.