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Men's Basketball Ranked 14th in Year-End Coaches Poll
4/6/2021 12:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Second-best mark in program history
OMAHA, Neb. --Â The Creighton men's basketball team finished 14th in the year-end Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll that was released on April 6 following the completion of the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
It's the second-best finish in program history in the coaches poll, trailing only the No. 9 ranking from a year ago, and eighth time overall the Bluejays have been in the final coaches poll of the season.
Creighton is also one of just five programs to finish the season in the top-15 of the coaches poll each of the past two seasons, joining Baylor, Gonzaga, Florida State and Villanova.
Creighton finished the 2020-21 season with a 22-9 mark and runner-up finishes in the BIG EAST in both the regular-season and conference tournament. The Bluejays reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1974 with postseason victories over UC Santa Barbara and Ohio before falling to eventual national runner-up Gonzaga.
Creighton was also 19th in the year-end Associated Press poll, which was released on March 15th prior to the NCAA Tournament. That was CU's sixth time being ranked in the final AP poll, joining 2019-20 (7th), 2002-03 (No. 15), 2013-14 (No. 16), 2011-12 (No. 19) and 2012-13 (No. 22).
The final NCAA NET ranking had Creighton 26th .
Creighton's Year-End Top 25 Finishes in the Coaches poll
9th in 2019-20
14th in 2020-21
16th in 1974-75
17th in 1973-74
20th in 2013-14
21st in 2011-12
21st in 2012-13
23rd in 2002-03
Creighton's Year-End Top 25 Finishes in the Associated Press poll
7th in 2019-20
15th in 2002-03
16th in 2013-14
19th in 2011-12
19th in 2020-21
22nd in 2012-13
Ferris Mowers Top 25 Coaches Poll
April 6, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1Â Â Â Baylor (32)Â Â Â 28-2Â Â Â 800
2   Gonzaga   31-1   768
3   Houston   28-4   714
4   Michigan   23-5   655
5   Alabama   26-7   623
6   Arkansas   25-7   599
7Â Â Â UCLAÂ Â Â 22-10Â Â Â 590
8   Illinois   24-7   527
9   Southern California   25-8   467
10   Florida State   18-7   451
11   Villanova   18-7   409
12   Loyola Chicago   26-5   407
13   Iowa   22-9   404
14   Creighton   22-9   340
15   Ohio State   21-10   303
16   Kansas   21-9   295
17   Oregon   22-7   280
18   West Virginia   19-10   277
19   Oklahoma State   21-9   250
20   Oregon State   20-13   229
21   Texas   19-8   151
22   Texas Tech   18-11   148
23   Colorado   23-9   136
24   Virginia   18-7   131
25   Syracuse   18-10   112
Others receiving votes: San Diego State 63; Oral Roberts 57; Purdue 54; Oklahoma 48; Wisconsin 27; Virginia Tech 16; Brigham Young 12; Drake 9; Winthrop 8; Florida 8; Maryland 7; Connecticut 6; Rutgers 5; Louisiana State 5; Clemson 5; Memphis 2; Tennessee 1; Georgia Tech 1.
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.
It's the second-best finish in program history in the coaches poll, trailing only the No. 9 ranking from a year ago, and eighth time overall the Bluejays have been in the final coaches poll of the season.
Creighton is also one of just five programs to finish the season in the top-15 of the coaches poll each of the past two seasons, joining Baylor, Gonzaga, Florida State and Villanova.
Creighton finished the 2020-21 season with a 22-9 mark and runner-up finishes in the BIG EAST in both the regular-season and conference tournament. The Bluejays reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1974 with postseason victories over UC Santa Barbara and Ohio before falling to eventual national runner-up Gonzaga.
Creighton was also 19th in the year-end Associated Press poll, which was released on March 15th prior to the NCAA Tournament. That was CU's sixth time being ranked in the final AP poll, joining 2019-20 (7th), 2002-03 (No. 15), 2013-14 (No. 16), 2011-12 (No. 19) and 2012-13 (No. 22).
The final NCAA NET ranking had Creighton 26th .
Creighton's Year-End Top 25 Finishes in the Coaches poll
9th in 2019-20
14th in 2020-21
16th in 1974-75
17th in 1973-74
20th in 2013-14
21st in 2011-12
21st in 2012-13
23rd in 2002-03
Creighton's Year-End Top 25 Finishes in the Associated Press poll
7th in 2019-20
15th in 2002-03
16th in 2013-14
19th in 2011-12
19th in 2020-21
22nd in 2012-13
Ferris Mowers Top 25 Coaches Poll
April 6, 2021
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1Â Â Â Baylor (32)Â Â Â 28-2Â Â Â 800
2   Gonzaga   31-1   768
3   Houston   28-4   714
4   Michigan   23-5   655
5   Alabama   26-7   623
6   Arkansas   25-7   599
7Â Â Â UCLAÂ Â Â 22-10Â Â Â 590
8   Illinois   24-7   527
9   Southern California   25-8   467
10   Florida State   18-7   451
11   Villanova   18-7   409
12   Loyola Chicago   26-5   407
13   Iowa   22-9   404
14   Creighton   22-9   340
15   Ohio State   21-10   303
16   Kansas   21-9   295
17   Oregon   22-7   280
18   West Virginia   19-10   277
19   Oklahoma State   21-9   250
20   Oregon State   20-13   229
21   Texas   19-8   151
22   Texas Tech   18-11   148
23   Colorado   23-9   136
24   Virginia   18-7   131
25   Syracuse   18-10   112
Others receiving votes: San Diego State 63; Oral Roberts 57; Purdue 54; Oklahoma 48; Wisconsin 27; Virginia Tech 16; Brigham Young 12; Drake 9; Winthrop 8; Florida 8; Maryland 7; Connecticut 6; Rutgers 5; Louisiana State 5; Clemson 5; Memphis 2; Tennessee 1; Georgia Tech 1.
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.
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