Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th
Gonzaga will begin the 2012-13 season ranked No. 22 in the USA Today coaches poll.
The poll, released Wednesday, had Indiana at No. 1, followed by Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio State and Michigan. Gonzaga was the only team from the West Coast Conference in the preseason top 25. Saint Mary's showed up in the "Others receiving votes" section.
The top team from the West Coast is Arizona at No. 11. UCLA is No. 13. UNLV is No. 19 and San Diego State is No. 20.
The Zags begin play Oct. 27 with an exhibition game against Northwest Nazarene. The regular season begins Nov. 9 against Southern Utah.
Rank School (first-place votes) 2011-12 record Points Last year's final ranking 1 Indiana (21) 27-9 761 13 2 Louisville (5) 30-10 738 4 3 Kentucky (5) 38-2 718 1 4 Ohio State 31-8 617 3 5 Michigan 24-10 605 22 6 North Carolina State 24-13 581 20 7 Kansas 32-7 563 2 8 Duke 27-7 516 14 9 Syracuse 34-3 502 5 10 Florida 26-11 422 9 11 Arizona 23-12 411 NR 12 North Carolina 32-6 401 6 13 UCLA 19-14 396 NR 14 Michigan State 29-8 391 7 15 Creighton 29-6 325 21 16 Memphis 26-9 307 NR 17 Missouri 30-5 289 11 18 Baylor 30-8 266 8 19 UNLV 26-9 203 NR 20 San Diego State 26-8 196 NR 21 Wisconsin 26-10 191 12 22 Gonzaga 26-7 166 NR 23 Notre Dame 22-12 122 NR 24 (tie) Florida State 25-10 61 15 24 (tie) Texas 20-14 61 NR
