Men's Basketball Ranked 17th in Latest Polls

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team fell three spots from 14th to 17th in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll. Creighton also fell five spots from 12th to 17th in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll.

Creighton's (18-7, 14-6 BIG EAST) 23 straight weeks in the rankings extends the program record. The Bluejays remain one of six schools that have been ranked each of the past 23 AP polls (since Feb. 3, 2020), joining Gonzaga (94), Villanova (39), Baylor (36), Houston (25) and Iowa (25).

This is the 112th week in program history that the Bluejays have been ranked. Creighton is 138-53 all-time as a ranked team.

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. 14 Villanova.

Elsewhere around the BIG EAST, UConn is also among those getting votes.

Creighton heads to Madison Square Garden in New York City this week to open play in the BIG EAST Tournament. The second-seeded Bluejays will play either Butler or Xavier on Thursday at 5 p.m. Central on FS1.

Associated Press Top 25
March 8, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1   Gonzaga (61)   24-0   1573
2   Baylor (2)   21-1   1510
3   Illinois   20-6   1438
4   Michigan   19-3   1382
5   Iowa   20-7   1314
6   Alabama   21-6   1239
7   Houston   21-3   1173
8   Arkansas   21-5   1046
9   Ohio State   18-8   1032
10   West Virginia   18-8   919
11   Kansas   19-8   873
12   Oklahoma State   18-7   851
13   Texas   17-7   802
14   Villanova   16-5   729
15   Florida State   15-5   687
16   Virginia   17-6   531
17   Creighton   18-7   510
18   Loyola Chicago   24-4   488
19   San Diego State   20-4   462
20   Texas Tech   17-9   389
   Purdue   18-8   389
22   Virginia Tech   15-5   266
23   Colorado   20-7   209
24   USC   21-6   175
25   Oklahoma   14-9   172
Others receiving votes: BYU 93, Oregon 67, Connecticut 53, Clemson 25, Wisconsin 24, Tennessee 14, Wichita State 13, St. Bonaventure 11, Winthrop 7, Virginia Commonwealth 4, LSU 2, San Diego 1, Michigan State 1, UC Santa Barbara 1

Ferris Mowers Top 25 Coaches Poll
March 8, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1   Gonzaga (31)   24-0   775
2   Baylor   21-1   740
3   Illinois   20-6   689
4   Michigan   19-3   687
5   Alabama   21-6   610
6   Iowa   20-7   584
7   Houston   21-3   572
8   Arkansas   21-5   489
9   West Virginia   18-8   483
10   Ohio State   18-8   395
11   Villanova   16-5   384
12   Kansas   19-8   383
13   Florida State   15-5   363
14   Oklahoma State   18-7   340
15   Virginia   17-6   313
16   Texas   17-7   312
17   Creighton   18-7   287
18   Loyola Chicago   24-4   240
19   San Diego State   20-4   227
   Purdue   18-8   227
21   Virginia Tech   15-5   176
22   Texas Tech   17-9   174
23   Southern California   21-6   155
24   Oklahoma   14-9   119
25   Oregon   19-5   116
Others receiving votes: Colorado 68; Brigham Young 39; Wichita State 26; Connecticut 26; Clemson 25; Tennessee 9; Drake 8; Winthrop 7; St. Bonaventure 7; Michigan State 7; UCLA 3; Toledo 3; Wisconsin 2; North Carolina 2; Florida 2; Colorado State 1.

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