Men's Basketball Surges to 14th in AP Poll, 12th in Coaches Poll

OMAHA, Neb. -- Following a 2-0 week that included an 86-70 win over then-No. 5 Villanova, the Creighton men's basketball team made the nation's biggest move in the Associated Press Top 25 poll by moving up five spots to No. 14.

The Bluejays, who also led wire-to-wire in a 63-48 win at Georgetown earlier in the week, have now won six of seven games.

Creighton's 20 straight weeks in the rankings extends the program record. The Bluejays remain one of six schools that have been ranked each of the past 20 AP polls (since Feb. 3, 2020), joining Gonzaga (91), Villanova (36), Baylor (33), Houston (22) and Iowa (22).

This is the 109th week in program history that the Bluejays have been ranked, with 81 of those under the direction of McDermott. Creighton is 136-51 all-time as a ranked team, including a 102-39 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.

Creighton's best rank in program history is No. 7, done four times (Jan. 16, 2017, March 9, 2020, March 16, 2020 and Jan. 4, 2021).

CU is one of two BIG EAST teams that are nationally ranked by the AP this week, joining No. 10 Villanova. Xavier is also among those getting votes.

Creighton climbed six spots in this week's Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, the biggest rise of any team in last week's rankings, and are now 12th. Villanova is seventh in that poll, and Seton Hall, St. John's and Xavier are each also receiving votes.

Creighton (16-5, 12-4 BIG EAST) is idle this week before returning to the court on Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. vs. DePaul.

Associated Press Top 25
February 15, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1   Gonzaga (59)   20-0   1595
2   Baylor (5)   17-0   1541
3   Michigan   14-1   1469
4   Ohio State   17-4   1402
5   Illinois   14-5   1290
6   Houston   17-2   1171
7   Virginia   15-3   1130
8   Alabama   17-5   1086
9   Oklahoma   13-5   1072
10   Villanova   13-3   1061
11   Iowa   15-6   911
12   Texas   13-5   886
13   West Virginia   14-6   837
14   Creighton   16-5   794
15   Texas Tech   14-6   792
16   Florida State   11-3   625
17   USC   17-3   587
18   Virginia Tech   14-4   514
19   Tennessee   14-5   453
20   Missouri   13-5   413
21   Wisconsin   15-7   274
22   Loyola Chicago   18-4   167
23   Kansas   15-7   141
24   Arkansas   16-5   111
25   San Diego State   15-4   75
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 71, Rutgers 49, Belmont 47, Louisville 40, Colorado 31, Oregon 30, Drake 22, Purdue 20, Florida 17, Clemson 17, LSU 16, UCLA 11, Virginia Commonwealth 10, Saint Louis 5, Xavier 4, Toledo 3, UC Santa Barbara 2, Western Kentucky 2, North Carolina 2, BYU 1, Wichita State 1, Wright State 1, Utah State 1.

Ferris Mowers Top 25 Coaches Poll
February 15, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1   Gonzaga (28)   20-0   796
2   Baylor (4)   17-0   772
3   Michigan   14-1   734
4   Ohio State   17-4   680
5   Illinois   14-5   600
   Houston   17-2   600
7   Villanova   13-3   573
8   Virginia   15-3   559
9   Alabama   17-5   521
10   Oklahoma   13-5   493
11   Texas Tech   14-6   412
12   Creighton   16-5   407
13   Texas   13-5   400
14   Iowa   15-6   388
15   West Virginia   14-6   360
16   Florida State   11-3   342
17   Virginia Tech   14-4   316
18   USC   17-3   284
19   Missouri   13-5   246
20   Tennessee   14-5   191
21   Wisconsin   15-7   123
22   Oklahoma State   13-6   109
23   Loyola Chicago   18-4   77
24   Kansas   15-7   54
25   Oregon   12-4   52
Others receiving votes: San Diego St. 45; Louisville 41; Arkansas 32; Rutgers 28; Belmont 28; Purdue 23; Drake 19; Clemson 16; Florida 15; UCLA 13; Colorado 13; Louisiana State 12; Utah St. 7; Seton Hall 5; Winthrop 4; Colorado St. 3; St. John's 2; Saint Louis 2; Boise St. 2; Xavier 1.

Men's Basketball Surges to 14th in AP Poll, 12th in Coaches Poll

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