After being the West Coast Conference's lone representative in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the past decade, Gonzaga has another league member in the rankings as Saint Mary's, Calif., moved in at No. 24 on Monday.

The Gaels (7-0) were last in the Top 25 for the final three weeks in the 1988-89 season. With Gonzaga at No. 19, the WCC has two ranked teams for the first time since the beginning of the 1973-74 season.

"That's the last time two of them were ranked? That's unbelievable. That's surprising. That's great for our league," seventh-year Saint Mary's Coach Randy Bennett said Monday. "It's nice. It's good for our program, good for our league. It's a positive reward for a month in the season. It doesn't matter for the long-term, but at this point in the season it shows our guys are playing well."

St. Mary's is being led by Australian freshman guard Patrick Mills, who had 37 points in the win over Oregon.

"Patty sets the table for everyone," Bennett said of the point guard who helped Australia qualify for the 2008 Olympics. "I thought from day one our depth was pretty good. We had too many guys who could contribute on a good team. Two of those games could have gone the other way. But they've pretty much controlled their own destiny in terms of the start of the season."