College Basketball | AP, coaches polls differ on UW, Zags

Gonzaga is rated 16th in both the Associated Press media poll and the USA Today-ESPN coaches poll this week.

The Zags (9-2), who beat Washington 97-77 Saturday night in Spokane, are one spot ahead of the Huskies (7-1) in the AP poll. Meanwhile, the 31 coaches who voted in the USA Today-ESPN poll rank UW 14th — two places above Gonzaga.

Gonzaga was 18th in both polls last week, when Washington was 13th in the AP poll and eighth in the coaches poll.

Both polls agree on the top seven teams. In order, they are UCLA, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Ohio State, Florida, Duke and Wisconsin.

Four Pac-10 teams are ranked in the AP Top 25: UCLA, No. 10 Arizona, Washington and No. 22 Oregon. Oregon is in the poll for the first time since Jan. 28, 2003.

According to the conference office, the last time four Pac-10 men's teams were in the Top 25 was in the final poll during the 2001-02 season (No. 7 Arizona, No. 11 Oregon, No. 18 USC and No. 24 Stanford). Pac-10 teams are 68-16 in nonconference games.

WSU's Harmeling earns Pac-10 honor

Washington State forward Daven Harmeling was selected the Pac-10 men's player of the week for Dec. 4-10.

Harmeling, a redshirt sophomore from Grand Junction, Colo., averaged 15.5 points in two WSU victories last week. He had a career-high 20 points to help the Cougars beat Gonzaga 77-67 last Tuesday in Pullman. Harmeling scored 11 points in a 66-54 win at Idaho as WSU improved to 9-1.

California sophomore Ashley Walker was voted the Pac-10 women's player of the week.

Santa Clara shuts down Stuckey

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — John Bryant scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Santa Clara held Eastern Washington's Rodney Stuckey — the nation's third-leading scorer this season — to his lowest total as a collegian on the way to a 91-68 win.

Mitch Henke had 17 points for the Broncos (7-3).

Sophomore Stuckey, a Kentwood High School graduate who was averaging 26.7 points going into the game, finished with 12.

Stuckey was shut out in the first half and did not lead the Eagles in scoring for the first time in 37 games.

Omar Krayem paced Eastern Washington (5-5) with 19 points.

Pac-10 men

At No. 22 Oregon 92, Bethune-Cookman 64

Bryce Taylor scored 21 points to lead the Ducks (8-0) to a rout of the Wildcats (2-4). Oregon is off to its best start in 11 years.

Reserve freshman forward Joevan Catron was 6 for 6 from the field and scored 15 points for Oregon, which got a season-high 35 points from its bench.

Tajuan Porter added 13 points for the Ducks

Jimmy Hudson had 21 points for Bethune-Cookman.

At Oregon St. 71, Western Oregon 58

Sasa Cuic had 17 points and six rebounds to lead the Beavers (6-4) over the Division II Wolves (1-3).

Jack McGillis added 15 points and four steals for Oregon State.

Jacob Mitchell had game-high totals of 20 points and eight rebounds for Western Oregon.