Men's Basketball Ranked 7th; Matching Best Mark Ever

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team matched its best ranking in program history when it earned the No. 7 slot in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll. Creighton had previously been ranked four times (Jan. 16, 2017, March 9, 2020, March 16, 2020 and Jan. 4, 2021).

The Bluejays, who were ranked ninth in the preseason AP poll and 10th the last two weeks, moved up three spots after going 2-1 last week at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Creighton (6-1) defeated then-No. 21 Texas Tech and then-No. 9 Arkansas before falling by two points to then-No. 14 Arizona in the championship game in Maui.

Monday's announcement is the 21st time in program history that Creighton has been in the top-10 at any point, with all but one of those weeks happening under head coach Greg McDermott.

Including today's ranking, Creighton has now been ranked 117 times in program history, with 89 of those under the direction of McDermott. Creighton is 148-56 all-time as a ranked team, including a 114-44 mark under McDermott. Creighton has been ranked at least one week in nine of McDermott's 13 seasons on The Hilltop after doing it just five different seasons in program history before his 2010 arrival.

Creighton and No. 8 UConn are the only BIG EAST Conference schools in this week's poll. Houston is atop the poll for the first time since 1983, just ahead of Houston, Texas, Virginia, Arizona and Purdue.

Creighton is also ranked No. 7 in this week's USA Today Coaches poll, two spots shy of its best mark ever set on Jan. 4, 2021.

Creighton has a pair of games this week, starting with Thursday's top-10 tussle at No. 2 Texas that will air on ESPN and can also be heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg. It will mark the first time in program history that Creighton has played four straight games against ranked competition.

Associated Press Top 25
Nov. 28, 2022
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1.   Houston (45)   6-0   1534
2.   Texas (8)   5-0   1467
3.   Virginia (2)   5-0   1408
4.   Arizona   6-0   1341
5.   Purdue (8)   6-0   1307
6.   Baylor   5-1   1111
7.   Creighton   6-1   1100
8.   UConn   8-0   1099
9.   Kansas   6-1   990
10.   Indiana   6-0   938
11.   Alabama   6-1   860
   Arkansas   5-1   860
13.   Tennessee   5-1   848
14.   Gonzaga   5-2   845
15.   Auburn   7-0   733
16.   Illinois   5-1   643
17.   Duke   6-2   614
18.   North Carolina   5-2   541
19.   Kentucky   4-2   472
20.   Michigan State   5-2   469
21.   UCLA   5-2   346
22.   Maryland   6-0   282
23.   Iowa State   5-1   198
24.   San Diego State   4-2   189
25.   Ohio State   5-1   108
Others receiving votes: TCU 45, Iowa 31, Charleston 20, West Virginia 14, Mississippi State 12, Texas Tech 11, Michigan 8, Wisconsin 6, Arizona State 6, UNLV 6, Miami (Fla.) 5, Missouri 2, Oklahoma 2, St. John's 1, Virginia Tech 1, New Mexico 1, Kansas State 1.

USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
Nov. 28, 2022
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1.   Houston (23)   6-0   782
2.   Texas (5)   5-0   732
3.   Virginia (1)   5-0   718
4.   Arizona (12)   6-0   662
5.   Purdue (3)   6-0   627
6.   Connecticut   8-0   560
7.   Creighton   6-1   532
8.   Indiana   6-0   520
9.   Kansas   6-1   516
10.   Baylor   5-1   497
11.   Arkansas   5-1   464
12.   Gonzaga   5-2   435
13.   Tennessee   5-1   391
14.   Alabama   6-1   386
15.   North Carolina   5-2   324
16.   Duke   6-2   314
17.   Illinois   5-1   305
18.   Kentucky   4-2   285
19.   Auburn   7-0   274
20.   Michigan State   5-2   220
21.   UCLA   5-2   178
22.   Maryland   6-0   158
23.   Iowa State   5-1   145
24.   San Diego State   4-2   126
25.   Ohio State   5-1   70
Others receiving votes: TCU 40; Iowa 28; Texas Tech 16; Wisconsin 15; West Virginia 11; Mississippi State 11; Michigan 9; Xavier 8; Saint Mary's 8; Oklahoma 7; St. John's 5; Miami (Fla.) 5; Kansas State 5; Charleston 5; UNLV 4; Drake 2.

Men's Basketball Ranked 7th; Matching Best Mark Ever

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