#7 Men's Basketball Matches Best Rank Ever in AP Poll; Is 5th in Coaches Poll

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team matched its best ranking in school history when the Bluejays were voted seventh in the Associated Poll on Monday, January 4th. The Bluejays had previously been ranked seventh on Jan. 16, 2017, March 9, 2020 and March 16, 2020.

Creighton surged up four spots in the rankings following a 67-65 win at Providence on Saturday in a game that was nationally-televised on FOX. It was CU's fourth straight victory.

This is the 17th time that Creighton has earned a top-10 ranking in program history, with all but one of those weeks during Greg McDermott's tenure.

Creighton (8-2, 4-1 BIG EAST) remains one of 10 schools that have been ranked each of the past 14 AP polls (since Feb. 3, 2020), joining Baylor, Duke, Florida State, Gonzaga, Houston, Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee and Villanova.

It's the 103rd week in program history that the Bluejays have been ranked, with 75 of those under the direction of McDermott. Creighton is 128-48 all-time as a ranked team, including a 94-36 mark under McDermott. Creighton has been ranked at least one week in eight of McDermott's 11 seasons on The Hilltop after doing it just five different seasons in program history before his 2010 arrival.

CU is one of two BIG EAST teams that are nationally ranked by the AP this week, joining No. 3 Villanova. Seton Hall, Xavier and Connecticut are among those also receiving votes.

In the newly-sponsored Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, Creighton climbed from 10th last week to fifth this week. It's the best mark in school history for the coaches poll, surpassing the No. 7 rank on Jan. 16, 2017 that was matched on Dec. 7, 2020. Villanova is third in this week's coaches poll. Among those receiving votes are Xavier, UConn and Seton Hall.

Creighton will host Seton Hall (8-4, 5-1 BIG EAST) on Wednesday night in a game that tips at 8 p.m. That game can be heard on 1620 The Zone and viewed on FS1.

Associated Press Top 25
January 4, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1   Gonzaga (63)   10-0   1599
2   Baylor (1)   9-0   1537
3   Villanova   8-1   1453
4   Texas   8-1   1415
5   Iowa   9-2   1298
6   Kansas   8-2   1224
7   Creighton   8-2   1140
8   Wisconsin   9-2   1085
9   Tennessee   7-1   1076
10   Michigan   9-0   1039
11   Houston   8-1   977
12   Illinois   8-3   878
13   Missouri   7-1   747
14   West Virginia   8-3   706
15   Rutgers   7-2   703
16   Minnesota   10-2   559
17   Oregon   8-1   545
18   Texas Tech   8-3   445
19   Clemson   8-1   411
   Virginia Tech   8-1   411
21   Duke   3-2   280
22   Virginia   5-2   258
23   Saint Louis   7-1   133
24   Michigan State   7-3   133
25   Florida State   5-2   120
Others receiving votes: Florida 110, Louisville 103, Ohio State 96, Northwestern 86, Oklahoma State 68, Arizona 25, Colorado 19, BYU 18, Drake 17, North Carolina State 16, Oklahoma 15, Arkansas 14, Seton Hall 11, UCLA 6, Xavier 5, San Diego State 4, Connecticut 4, LSU 3, Boise State 3, Indiana 2, Alabama 2, Syracuse 1.

Ferris Mowers Top 25 Coaches Poll
Jan. 4, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1   Gonzaga (29)   10-0   797
2   Baylor (3)   9-0   771
3   Villanova   8-1   726
4   Texas   8-1   694
5   Creighton   8-2   587
6   Kansas   8-2   583
7   Iowa   9-2   575
8   Tennessee   7-1   541
9   Michigan   9-0   529
10   Wisconsin   9-2   524
11   Houston   8-1   464
12   Illinois   8-3   435
13   Missouri   7-1   387
14   Rutgers   7-2   351
15   Oregon   8-1   320
16   West Virginia   8-3   314
17   Minnesota   10-2   289
18   Clemson   8-1   235
19   Texas Tech   8-3   197
20   Virginia Tech   8-1   151
21   Virginia   5-2   108
22   Florida State   5-2   104
23   Saint Louis   7-1   87
24   Duke   3-2   85
25   Louisville   7-1   69
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 64; Florida 62; Michigan State 59; Ohio State 58; Oklahoma State 50; UCLA 42; Drake 30; San Diego State 22; Arkansas 13; North Carolina State 11; Colorado 11; Boise State 11; Xavier 10; Connecticut 10; Seton Hall 6; Saint Mary's 5; Oklahoma 3; Tulsa 2; Southern California 2; Colorado State 2; Alabama 2; SMU 1; Loyola (Chicago) 1.

#7 Men's Basketball Matches Best Rank Ever in AP Poll; Is 5th in Coaches Poll

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