BYU moves up in AP poll Monday to No. 19

PROVO, Utah – After two more wins, including a dominant victory over Gonzaga on Saturday, BYU moved up one spot to No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday.

This marks 13 consecutive weeks in the AP Top 25, adding on to the program's record, besting the previous note of nine straight weeks back in 2006. 

BYU (23-2, 13-1) is in the top spot in the West Coast Conference after sweeping the regular-season series against Gonzaga (21-6, 12-2) with a 63-39 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday at the Marriott Center. 

The Cougars also set a program record earlier this year with a No. 16 ranking three different times, the highest in school history.

As of Feb. 20, BYU is No. 9 in the NCAA NET rankings and prior to Saturday's win, the latest ESPN Bracketology projections had the Cougars as a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. 

BYU ranks nationally at No. 3 in scoring margin (+20.2), No. 5 in field goal percentage (47.5), No. 11 in scoring offense (78.2) and No. 22 in field goal percentage defense (35.6). The Cougars are also among the nation's best in sharing the ball, ranking No. 2 in assists per game (20.1). 

Up next, BYU travels to road games at Santa Clara and Pacific this week to close out the regular season before heading to Las Vegas for the WCC Tournament.