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Men's Basketball Ranked 19th In Final AP Poll of Season
3/15/2021 11:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays ranked in every poll of the same season for the first time.
OMAHA, Neb. --Â The Creighton men's basketball team is ranked 19th in the year-end poll for the 2020-21 season, earning a spot in the poll every week for an entire season for the first time.
It's the sixth time Creighton has been ranked in a year-end poll, joining 2002-03 (15th), 2011-12 (19th), 2012-13 (22nd), 2013-14 (16th) and 2019-20 (7th).
This week's ranking is down two spots from last weeks' No. 17 slotting. Creighton also fell two spots from 17th to 19th in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, which came out on Sunday. Another edition of that poll is due out following the NCAA Tournament.
Creighton's (20-8) 24 straight weeks in the AP rankings extends the program record. The Bluejays remain one of six schools that have been ranked each of the past 24 AP polls (since Feb. 3, 2020), joining Gonzaga (95), Villanova (40), Baylor (37), Houston (26) and Iowa (26).
This is the 113th week in program history that the Bluejays have been ranked, with 85 of those under the direction of Greg McDermott. Creighton is 140-54 all-time as a ranked team, including a 105-42 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. 18 Villanova. Fellow BIG EAST foes UConn and Georgetown are also among those getting votes.
Creighton is in Indianapolis and prepping for the NCAA Tournament, where the Bluejays face off with Big West champion UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Central. The game will air on truTV. UCSB is among the schools getting votes in both polls.
Associated Press Top 25
March 15, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1Â Â Â Gonzaga (60)Â Â Â 26-0Â Â Â 1500
2   Illinois   23-6   1415
3   Baylor   22-2   1397
4   Michigan   20-4   1280
5   Alabama   24-6   1242
6   Houston   24-3   1145
7   Ohio State   21-9   1138
8   Iowa   21-8   1132
9   Texas   19-7   993
10   Arkansas   22-6   895
11   Oklahoma State   20-8   891
12   Kansas   20-8   803
13   West Virginia   18-9   745
14   Florida State   16-6   651
15   Virginia   18-6   584
16   San Diego State   23-4   521
17   Loyola Chicago   24-4   513
18   Villanova   16-6   490
19   Creighton   20-8   411
20   Purdue   18-9   382
21   Texas Tech   17-10   271
22   Colorado   22-8   243
23Â Â Â BYUÂ Â Â 20-6Â Â Â 125
   USC   22-7   125
25   Virginia Tech   15-6   118
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 103, Tennessee 72, St. Bonaventure 71, Connecticut 62, LSU 54, Oregon 40, Oklahoma 40, Wisconsin 26, Winthrop 10, Clemson 5, UC Santa Barbara 2, Missouri 2, Cleveland State 2, Georgetown 1.
Ferris Mowers Top 25 Coaches Poll
March 14, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1Â Â Â Gonzaga (32)Â Â Â 26-0Â Â Â 800
2   Illinois   22-6   745
3   Baylor   22-2   737
4   Michigan   20-4   676
5   Alabama   24-6   668
6   Houston   23-3   587
7   Ohio State   21-8   586
8   Iowa   21-8   549
9   Texas   19-7   488
10   Arkansas   22-6   472
11   Kansas   20-8   433
12   Oklahoma State   20-8   402
13   West Virginia   18-9   395
14   Florida State   16-6   391
15   Virginia   18-6   347
16   Loyola Chicago   24-4   312
17   Villanova   16-6   289
18   San Diego State   23-4   273
19   Creighton   20-8   245
20   Purdue   18-9   206
21   Texas Tech   17-10   132
22   Colorado   22-8   127
23Â Â Â USCÂ Â Â 22-7Â Â Â 104
24   Virginia Tech   15-6   101
25   Oregon   20-6   73
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young 55; St. Bonaventure 42; Oklahoma 42; Connecticut 33; Georgia Tech 18; Wichita State 14; Louisiana State 13; Drake 10; Tennessee 9; Winthrop 8; Missouri 8; North Texas 3; Clemson 3; Georgetown 2; UCLA 1; UC Santa Barbara 1.
It's the sixth time Creighton has been ranked in a year-end poll, joining 2002-03 (15th), 2011-12 (19th), 2012-13 (22nd), 2013-14 (16th) and 2019-20 (7th).
This week's ranking is down two spots from last weeks' No. 17 slotting. Creighton also fell two spots from 17th to 19th in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, which came out on Sunday. Another edition of that poll is due out following the NCAA Tournament.
Creighton's (20-8) 24 straight weeks in the AP rankings extends the program record. The Bluejays remain one of six schools that have been ranked each of the past 24 AP polls (since Feb. 3, 2020), joining Gonzaga (95), Villanova (40), Baylor (37), Houston (26) and Iowa (26).
This is the 113th week in program history that the Bluejays have been ranked, with 85 of those under the direction of Greg McDermott. Creighton is 140-54 all-time as a ranked team, including a 105-42 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. 18 Villanova. Fellow BIG EAST foes UConn and Georgetown are also among those getting votes.
Creighton is in Indianapolis and prepping for the NCAA Tournament, where the Bluejays face off with Big West champion UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Central. The game will air on truTV. UCSB is among the schools getting votes in both polls.
Associated Press Top 25
March 15, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1Â Â Â Gonzaga (60)Â Â Â 26-0Â Â Â 1500
2   Illinois   23-6   1415
3   Baylor   22-2   1397
4   Michigan   20-4   1280
5   Alabama   24-6   1242
6   Houston   24-3   1145
7   Ohio State   21-9   1138
8   Iowa   21-8   1132
9   Texas   19-7   993
10   Arkansas   22-6   895
11   Oklahoma State   20-8   891
12   Kansas   20-8   803
13   West Virginia   18-9   745
14   Florida State   16-6   651
15   Virginia   18-6   584
16   San Diego State   23-4   521
17   Loyola Chicago   24-4   513
18   Villanova   16-6   490
19   Creighton   20-8   411
20   Purdue   18-9   382
21   Texas Tech   17-10   271
22   Colorado   22-8   243
23Â Â Â BYUÂ Â Â 20-6Â Â Â 125
   USC   22-7   125
25   Virginia Tech   15-6   118
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 103, Tennessee 72, St. Bonaventure 71, Connecticut 62, LSU 54, Oregon 40, Oklahoma 40, Wisconsin 26, Winthrop 10, Clemson 5, UC Santa Barbara 2, Missouri 2, Cleveland State 2, Georgetown 1.
Ferris Mowers Top 25 Coaches Poll
March 14, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1Â Â Â Gonzaga (32)Â Â Â 26-0Â Â Â 800
2   Illinois   22-6   745
3   Baylor   22-2   737
4   Michigan   20-4   676
5   Alabama   24-6   668
6   Houston   23-3   587
7   Ohio State   21-8   586
8   Iowa   21-8   549
9   Texas   19-7   488
10   Arkansas   22-6   472
11   Kansas   20-8   433
12   Oklahoma State   20-8   402
13   West Virginia   18-9   395
14   Florida State   16-6   391
15   Virginia   18-6   347
16   Loyola Chicago   24-4   312
17   Villanova   16-6   289
18   San Diego State   23-4   273
19   Creighton   20-8   245
20   Purdue   18-9   206
21   Texas Tech   17-10   132
22   Colorado   22-8   127
23Â Â Â USCÂ Â Â 22-7Â Â Â 104
24   Virginia Tech   15-6   101
25   Oregon   20-6   73
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young 55; St. Bonaventure 42; Oklahoma 42; Connecticut 33; Georgia Tech 18; Wichita State 14; Louisiana State 13; Drake 10; Tennessee 9; Winthrop 8; Missouri 8; North Texas 3; Clemson 3; Georgetown 2; UCLA 1; UC Santa Barbara 1.
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