Gonzaga, which has made some deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, now has its highest Associated Press Top 25 poll ranking: No. 4.

The Bulldogs, whose only losses this season are to Stanford and Saint Joseph’s, moved up two spots in the AP men’s basketball poll Monday.

Stanford and Saint Joseph’s each won two games last week to remain the nation’s only unbeaten teams and stayed 1-2 in the poll.

After wins over Baylor and Iowa State, Kansas University climbed from No. 21 to No. 20 this week.

Gonzaga (23-2) was sixth last week, matching its spot for the final two weeks of 2001-02. Wins last week over Portland — the game when John Stockton’s jersey was retired and the Bulldogs clinched the West Coast Conference regular-season title — and at Tulsa moved the Bulldogs up two places.

“The neat thing is it’s the highest we’ve ever been ranked and to do it at the end of the year makes it a little more special,” fifth-year coach Mark Few said. “It matters to the kids. They kind of get excited when teams ahead of them lose. I heard them talking about it getting on the plane Saturday.”

Gonzaga reached the regional final in 1999, losing to eventual national champion Connecticut, and made it to the round of 16 the next two years.

Stanford (23-0) beat Southern California and UCLA on the road last week to hold the No. 1 spot for a second straight week, while Saint Joseph’s (24-0) had wins over Fordham and Temple.

Polls on page 7C.