Men's Basketball Ranked 21st in AP Poll

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team is ranked 21st in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll. It's the fifth time in as many polls this winter that the Bluejays have been ranked.

The Bluejays are also 33rd in the NCAA's initial NET rankings and 21st in this week's USA Today Coaches poll.

Including today's ranking, Creighton (6-3) has now been ranked 118 times in program history, with 90 of those under the direction of Greg McDermott. Creighton is 148-58 all-time as a ranked team, including a 114-46 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's best ranking ever is seventh, done five times (Jan. 16, 2017, March 9, 2020, March 16, 2020, Jan. 4, 2021 and Nov. 28, 2022).

The Bluejays are one of two BIG EAST teams in this week's Top 25, as they are joined by No. 5 Connecticut. Houston remained atop the poll and are followed by Texas, Virginia and Purdue.

Creighton is idle until Saturday's game vs. BYU that will be played in Las Vegas, Nev., as part of the Jack Jones Hoopfest. The game will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg and tips at 9 p.m. Central.

Associated Press Top 25
Dec. 5, 2022
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1.   Houston (37)   8-0   1502
2.   Texas (14)   6-0   1473
3.   Virginia (3)   7-0   1416
4.   Purdue (8)   8-0   1411
5.   Connecticut   9-0   1295
6.   Kansas   8-1   1131
7.   Tennessee   7-1   1046
8.   Alabama   7-1   1029
9.   Arkansas   7-1   1021
10.   Arizona   7-1   1013
11.   Auburn   8-0   853
12.   Baylor   6-2   841
13.   Maryland   8-0   811
14.   Indiana   7-1   759
15.   Duke   8-2   745
16.   Kentucky   6-2   596
17.   Illinois   6-2   554
18.   Gonzaga   5-3   517
19.   UCLA   7-2   479
20.   Iowa State   7-1   376
21.   Creighton   6-3   346
22.   San Diego State   6-2   265
23.   Mississippi State   8-0   187
24.   TCU   6-1   113
25.   Ohio State   6-2   81
Others receiving votes: Iowa 70, Charleston 54, Miami (Fla.) 29, Virginia Tech 27, Arizona State 20, Utah 16, Wisconsin 16, UNLV 14, Texas Tech 10, West Virginia 8, Marquette 7, Xavier 6, New Mexico 3, Memphis 3, Michigan State 3, Missouri 2, North Carolina 1, Kansas State 1.

USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
Dec. 5, 2022
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1   Houston (21)   8-0   757
2   Texas (4)   6-0   736
3   Virginia   7-0   706
4   Purdue (6)   8-0   697
5   Connecticut    9-0   651
6   Kansas    8-1   572
7   Tennessee    7-1   525
8   Arkansas    7-1   499
9   Arizona    7-1   490
10   Alabama    7-1   442
11   Indiana    7-1   384
12   Baylor   6-2   382
13   Maryland    8-0   372
14   Auburn    8-0   338
15   Duke   8-2   333
16   Kentucky   6-2   326
17   Illinois    6-2   294
18   UCLA    7-2   267
18   Gonzaga    5-3   267
20   Iowa State    7-1   239
21   Creighton    6-3   226
22   San Diego State    6-2   141
23   Ohio State    6-2   68
24   Iowa    6-1   57
25   TCU    6-1   45
Others receiving votes: Mississippi State (8-0) 42; Virginia Tech (8-1) 39; Miami (Fla.) (8-1) 35; North Carolina (5-4) 22; Charleston (8-1) 21; Texas Tech (5-2) 19; Wisconsin (6-2) 18; West Virginia (6-2) 10; Marquette (6-3) 10; Rutgers (6-2) 7; Xavier (6-3) 6; Kansas State (7-1) 6; UNLV (8-0) 5; New Mexico (7-0) 5; Michigan State (5-4) 5; Utah State (7-0) 4; Memphis (6-2) 3; Oklahoma (6-2) 2; Missouri (9-0) 2.

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