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WCC Basketball: Way-too-early power rankings for 2020-21 season

By Connor Gilbert

LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Mark Pope of the BYU Cougars applauds his players as he calls in a play during the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 26, 2019 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)
LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Mark Pope of the BYU Cougars applauds his players as he calls in a play during the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 26, 2019 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images) /
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Gonzaga Basketball
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 10: The Gonzaga Bulldogs (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

1. Gonzaga

Last season: 31-2 (15-1), 1st place

Regardless of how many players the Bulldogs lose to the draft — it could be three starters, namely Filip Petrusev, Corey Kispert and Joel Ayayi, or none of them — they’re still likely going to be expected to run the table in WCC play. Why? Because the recruiting class coming in is arguably the best in program history.

Jalen Suggs (No. 1 overall 2020 PG in most recruiting rankings) looks more and more like he is going to be a Zag by the day, especially considering that the possibility of going overseas is diminished due to current events. But until he is on campus in the fall, it will remain a possibility.

Regardless, Julian Strawther and Dominick Harris ensure that Mark Few will have a wealth of talent to choose from with or without Suggs.

Grad transfer Aaron Cook (15 points, 3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game last season at Southern Illinois) will play a big role if either Ayayi or Kispert leave, and a healthy Anton Watson and eligible Oumar Ballo will both help comprise a loaded bench.

Next. Early mid-major power rankings for 2020-21. dark

If Petrusev leaves, the two will both get more minutes — and given the tape on Watson last season and Ballo the last time he played in FIBA, that’s far from the worst thing that could happen.

The Zags continue to do what they do.