{"id":147204,"date":"2022-12-03T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/college-basketball-rankings-baylor-bounces-back-to-beat-gonzaga-moves-up-in-updated-top-25-and-1\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T19:30:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T19:30:09","slug":"college-basketball-rankings-baylor-bounces-back-to-beat-gonzaga-moves-up-in-updated-top-25-and-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/college-basketball-rankings-baylor-bounces-back-to-beat-gonzaga-moves-up-in-updated-top-25-and-1\/","title":{"rendered":"College basketball rankings: Baylor bounces back to beat Gonzaga, moves up in updated Top 25 And 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n

Earlier in the week, three nights before Baylor took the court Friday in South Dakota, Scott Drew’s Bears allowed Marquette to shoot 58.3% from the field in a 96-70 loss that raised real concerns about their defense and frontcourt depth. It was a troubling development considering up next was a neutral-court showdown with Gonzaga, which ranks No. 1 in adjusted offensive efficiency, according to KenPom.com, and is led by Drew Timme, arguably the best frontcourt scorer in the country.<\/p>\n

Would the Zags also shoot above 50%?<\/em><\/p>\n

Would Timme get 25-plus points?<\/em><\/p>\n

Those were reasonable questions to ask in advance of tipoff. But then tipoff came and went, Baylor looked like a different team defensively pretty much from the jump, Timme struggled to get anything going, and the Bears closed on an 8-0 run in the final 93 seconds to upset the Zags 64-63.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga only shot 36.1% from the field against Baylor. Timme was limited to a season-low nine points. He finished with more fouls (five) than field goals (three). It was an impressive effort from Baylor.<\/p>\n

So now the Bears are up to No. 13 in Saturday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings. Gonzaga is down to No. 14. And because I don’t want Baylor ahead of the Marquette team that just smoked the Bears, nor do I want Marquette ahead of the Mississippi State team that’s undefeated with a win over the Golden Eagles, I’ve made Mississippi State and Marquette no. 11 and No. 12, respectfully, in the Top 25 And 1. All that movement — combined with Maryland jumping to No. 10 after Friday night’s 71-66 win over Illinois that pushed the Terrapins to 8-0 with three victories over top-45 KenPom teams — caused Kentucky, Arizona, Tennessee, Kansas, Duke and Iowa State to all be pushed down four spots each , no fault of their own.<\/p>\n

Top 25 And 1 rankings <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n