Gonzaga is No. 1 in Associated Press men's basketball poll for first time Staff and wire reports March 4, 2013, 5:38 p.m. Gonzaga, the small Northwest school known for big NCAA tournament wins, is No. 1 in the Associated Press men's basketball top 25 poll for the first time. With the best record in Division I at 29-2, the Bulldogs took advantage of Indiana's loss to Minnesota last week. The Bulldogs switched places with the Hoosiers, advancing from No. 2 to move comfortably into the No. 1 spot Monday. Gonzaga received 51 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel, 44 more than Indiana. The Bulldogs are the fifth school to hold the No. 1 slot this season. Gonzaga also topped the weekly USA Today coaches' poll, earning 29 first-place votes. Indiana is second in the coaches' poll, followed by Kansas, Duke and Georgetown. UCLA, after defeating Arizona for a second time, was 23rd in the AP poll but still couldn't crack the coaches' top 25. Gonzaga just completed a 16-0 regular season in the West Coast Conference. The Zags' two defeats were quality losses to Butler and Illinois, yet the WCC is ranked only No.