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Gonzaga Basketball: 5 Storylines to Follow for 2017 WCC Tournament

By Connor Hope

Feb 25, 2017; Spokane, WA, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs student's pose for a photo prior to a game against the Brigham Young Cougars at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2017; Spokane, WA, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs student's pose for a photo prior to a game against the Brigham Young Cougars at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 1, 2016; Spokane, WA, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Zach Collins (32) and Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Nigel Williams-Goss (5) celebrate a dunk against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils during the first half at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2016; Spokane, WA, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Zach Collins (32) and Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Nigel Williams-Goss (5) celebrate a dunk against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils during the first half at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Fighting for a 1-Seed

As the conference season closes, the conversation over which teams deserve the tops seeds is intensifying. While Kansas and Villanova are virtual locks for the top line, the remaining two spots are up for grabs. North Carolina, Louisville, UCLA, Oregon, and Gonzaga are the most likely candidates for those spots.

All Gonzaga can do now, to improve their resume, is win their conference tournament and wait for the ACC and PAC-12 tournaments to wrap up.

A conference tournament victory and another top-25 victory over Saint Mary’s will make the Zag’s resume as good as anyone in the countries. The arguments against the strength of the WCC will continue, but Gonzaga boasts the nation’s best record, efficiency and margin of victory.

Since the Major Conferences do not begin their tournaments until next Tuesday and Wednesday, all eyes will be on Vegas. Believers and doubters alike, will tune in to see the nation’s #4 team make its final case for a 1-seed in the West.