Gonzaga basketball team started the season on Monday Things started off with a bang on the night when they faced No. 8 Baylor. This was the marquee matchup of college basketball’s opening night, and it certainly did not disappoint Bulldogs fans. Gonzaga got a big win over Baylor on Monday night to start the season, and that win showed that this team has the potential to do special things this year. Obviously it was just one game and we don’t want to get too ahead of ourselves, but it was an impressive display to start the season.

The Gonzaga basketball team is one of the best in college basketball every year, and that looks to be the case this season as well. The Bulldogs have had impressive seasons in recent years, finishing the regular season undefeated, making big runs in the NCAA Tournament, but failing to make it all the way. That’s obviously the main goal this year, and it looks like this team has the talent to do it.

This is a big season for Gonzaga for many reasons, one of which is that this is their final year in the West Coast Conference. After this year, Gonzaga will move to the Pac-12 due to the conference’s revival after losing nearly all of its teams due to conference realignment. The Bulldogs have dominated the WCC in recent years as they are generally the best team in the conference, and they hope to take home the conference crown in their senior year before making the big move.

It will be fun to see what this talented Gonzaga basketball team can do this year because their first game has shown that this will be an exciting group. Here are three predictions for the Bulldogs’ 2024-25 season:

Gonzaga will win WCC either way

This is Gonzaga’s final season in the WCC, and they will find a way to take home the conference crown. This isn’t really a bold prediction as the Bulldogs are usually the last team standing in this conference, but there are still other good teams in this conference and Gonzaga didn’t actually win the regular season conference championship or conference tournament last year. . It was surprising because we were used to Gonzaga dominating, but St. St. Mary’s was the best team in the WCC last year.

Last season showed that Gonzaga was not guaranteed to take home the conference championship. Other teams will also emerge as contenders, but this season the Bulldogs will return to the top of the conference. They will win the regular season championship and the conference tournament.

Gonzaga will be the only seed in the NCAA Tournament

Gonzaga’s big regular season will lead to them being the only seed in the NCAA Tournament. We’ve seen the Bulldogs take first place in the big dance many times in recent years, and it will happen again this season. The Bulldogs have some tough games on their non-conference schedule, but once they reach conference play the Bulldogs will have the rest of the season. They’re already starting the season near the top of the standings, and a big win against Baylor will move them up. The Bulldogs will be at the top of the standings all year and will be the sole seed when the season ends.

Gonzaga will advance to the Final Four

Yes, it’s still early, but seeing what Gonzaga did against Baylor on Monday night, people are even more bullish on the Bulldogs now. The Bears have a good lineup and the Bulldogs completely dominated them for 40 minutes and won the game by nearly 40 points. The final score was 101-63. Gonzaga is a very good basketball team and we will see performances like this all year long and into the postseason. They will be one of the last four teams standing, but they won’t win it all.

College basketball preview

There was a lot of action in the college basketball world on Monday night as not only the Gonzaga basketball team but many top teams played. There were numerous games on Monday with the action starting at 11am and games will continue into Tuesday morning. The first day of the season was fun and it will be fun again this year. Let’s take a look at who some of the best teams in the country are this season.

Starting in the ACC, there are only two ranked teams starting the season, which is a bit of a surprise. This conference is generally full of good talent and there are bound to be a few more teams emerging as contenders. The two teams ranked to start the year are #7 Duke and #9 North Carolina, two in-state rivals. The Blue Devils and Tar Heels started their seasons with wins.

Moving on to the Big Ten, there are four ranked teams to start the year in the conference’s first season with 18 teams. These teams are #14 Purdue, #17 Indiana, #25 Rutgers and #22 UCLA. The Boilermakers are the favorites but struggled on opening night. This conference seems pretty clear.

The Big East has three ranked teams to start the year, and one of the teams everyone will be watching is No. 3 UConn. The Huskies have won the last two national championships and are hungry for a number three pick. #15 Creighton and #18 Marquette are also ranked in the top 25 and hope to dethrone the Huskies.

One of the conferences that may be the best in college basketball is the Big 12. This conference was attended by the elite from top to bottom last year and will be impressive once again. There are six teams in the Big 12 to start the year; 20th Cincinnati, 4th Houston, 5th Iowa State, 1st Kansas, 10th Arizona and 8th Baylor are in the rankings. There are five teams in the top 10. This is very impressive.

The conference with the most ranked teams to start the year is the SEC, which has nine ranked teams. #23 Kentucky, #12 Tennessee, #2 Alabama, #16 Arkansas, #11 Auburn, #21 Florida, #24 Ole Miss, #19 Texas and #13 Texas A&M are ranked to start the year. This conference will be incredibly fun to watch.

There is one ranked team that is not in any of these conferences. That team would be #6 Gonzaga.

College basketball is back! Buckle up and enjoy the season, folks.