For the first time in over a month, the Gonzaga men's basketball team is trending upward in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Bulldogs (12-4, 3-0 WCC) check

Gonzaga moved up in the latest AP college basketball poll, ending five straight weeks of dropping in the rankings. The Zags (12-4) climbed one spot to No. 18 after opening West Coast Conference play with wins over Pepperdine (89-82), Portland (81-50) and Loyola Marymount (96-68). GU had dropped from No. 3 to No. 19 in the previous five polls.

Gonzaga faces LMU. Our college basketball odds series has our Gonzaga LMU prediction, odds and pick for Saturday.

Gonzaga makes its return to the Los Angeles area on Saturday when it takes on Loyola Marymount from Gersten Pavilion. The Bulldogs (11-4, 2-0 WCC) enter their t