NEW YORK — Winners of 15 of their last 16, and recently crowned WCC Regular Season Champs, the Saint Mary's Gaels have entered the AP Top-25 for the first time in the 2024-25 season, checking in at No. 23, while rising to No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. In the AP, the Gaels opened the season receiving votes, and buoyed in and out of that category throughout December and early January. Following a 103-56 victory at San Diego, the Gaels once again earned the RV designation, which they have shouldered up until this point, cracking the top-25 for the final weekend of the regular season. In the Coaches Poll, the Gaels cracked the top-25 following their victory over Gonzaga on 2/1, but fell out the following week after a narrow one point loss to San Francisco. Three straight wins put them back inside the top-25 last week, and now the Gaels have entered the top-20, a spot that they haven't occupied since the final polls last year. 

At 25-4, the Gaels currently are tied for the most wins this season in Division I college basketball, alongside Auburn, Drake and High Point. Their 86.2% winning percentage ranks fifth in college basketball, as they remain atop the College Insider Mid-Major Top-25. Saint Mary's sits ranked 16th in the NET Rankings, with a 10-4 record against Quad 1 and Quad 2 opponents, and ranks 18th in KenPom. 

The Gaels will look to climb even further in the rankings, taking on LMU and Oregon State this week ahead of the WCC Tournament.

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