Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th
A loss by Florida equals a move up the basketball chain for the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
The Zags moved up one spot to No. 13 on the latest AP Top 25 basketball poll released Monday.
Duke remained at No. 1 and Michigan is No. 2. Syracuse, after a loss to Temple on Saturday, dropped to No. 9. Arizona, Louisville and Indiana round out the top five.
Gonzaga's next game is Saturday at home against Baylor (ESPN2). They travel to No. 22 Oklahoma State to face the Cowboys on New Year's Eve (ESPN2). The beginning of West Coast Conference play is January 3 at Pepperdine.
AP Top 25 - Week 8 RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Duke (63) 11-0 1,623 2 Michigan (2) 12-0 1,551 3 Arizona 11-0 1,463 4 Louisville 11-1 1,422 5 Indiana 11-1 1,383 6 Kansas 10-1 1,309 7 Missouri 10-1 1,157 8 Cincinnati 12-0 1,144 9 Syracuse 10-1 1,140 10 Ohio State 9-2 965 11 Minnesota 12-1 878 12 Illinois 12-1 875 13 Gonzaga 11-1 824 14 Florida 8-2 772 15 Georgetown 10-1 674 16 Creighton 11-1 589 17 San Diego State 11-1 557 18 Butler 9-2 512 19 Michigan State 11-2 416 20 UNLV 11-1 382 21 Notre Dame 12-1 337 22 Oklahoma State 10-1 318 23 NC State 9-2 264 24 Pittsburgh 12-1 189 25 Kansas State 9-2 152
