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College Basketball Power 10: Welcome To The Top 10, Cincinnati Bearcats

By Jeremy Karll

Jan 29, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats guard Troy Caupain (10) walks on the court during the second half against the South Florida Bulls at Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati won 94-53. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 29, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats guard Troy Caupain (10) walks on the court during the second half against the South Florida Bulls at Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati won 94-53. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /
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1. Gonzaga (24-0)

Gonzaga led BYU by 16 at the half and only won by 10, but that’s the closest thing to an upset Gonzaga will probably face the rest of the regular season, other than their matchup against Saint Mary’s on Friday.

Gonzaga ended the week beating Santa Clara 90-55, but Santa Clara did find a way to sort of break the Bulldogs.

Santa Clara led Gonzaga 8-6 with 15:49 left in the first half. Sure, Gonzaga ended up winning by 35 points, but it ended their streak of leading for 266 minutes and 36 seconds. That’s an insane amount of time to never trail.

Gonzaga’s competition isn’t the greatest in the West Coast Conference, but that means an opponent never even scored first against them recently.

Gonzaga travels to Loyola Marymount this week, but everyone is anticipating their game against Saint Mary’s on Saturday.

Even though it’s never safe to look ahead, the Bulldogs winning by an average of 27.1 points per game in conference play is telling of the focus they have on each game and that they’ll likely blowout 11-12 Loyola Marymount.

There are still doubters because of the conference Gonzaga plays in and their history in NCAA Tournament, but this team is different. They’re deep, have a star in Nigel Williams-Goss and are arguably the most well-rounded team in the nation, not to mention being 24-0.

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Gonzaga could really open some eyes this weekend with another big win over Saint Mary’s on the road.