NEWYORK, N.Y. — Saint Mary's Men's Basketball swept their most recent week of West Coast Conference play at home, taking down conference rivals in USF and BYU both by finals of 69-64. That earned Saint Mary's a return appearance in the both the AP Top-25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll for Week 16, where the Gaels re-enter the rankings in the No. 23 position.
The Gaels returned to their winning ways this week after losing two games the week before, beating a pair of the top teams in the WCC at home. Wins over San Francisco and BYU were enough to get the Gaels back into the rankings for the second time this season, where SMC will look to stay there heading into the WCC Tournament.