SPOKANE, WA - JANUARY 04: Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Braden Huff (34) passes the ball to Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Mario Saint-Supery (17) during the game between the Loyola Marymount Lions and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane, WA, on January 4, 2026. (Photo by Oliver McKenna/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
SPOKANE, WA - JANUARY 04: Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Braden Huff (34) passes the ball to Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Mario Saint-Supery (17) during the game between the Loyola Marymount Lions and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane, WA, on January 4, 2026. (Photo by Oliver McKenna/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images · Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

In the preseason KenPom rankings, the Gonzaga Bulldogs start the 2026-27 campaign at No. 14.

At the end of the 2025-26 season, Gonzaga ended up at No. 15 after finishing with a 31-4 overall record and falling to the No. 11-seeded Texas Longhorns in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.

The Zags hold the No. 7 offensive rating at 121.2, the No. 21 defensive rating at 95.5, and the No. 62 tempo rating at 72.9.

The only two games that Gonzaga is predicted to lose are against the Michigan State Spartans at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California, on Dec. 19, 2026, and against the Duke Blue Devils at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on Feb. 20, 2027.

Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho

Source: Yahoo Sports