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Men's Basketball Ranked 19th in AP & Coaches Polls
2/20/2023 11:06:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays host #10 Marquette on Tuesday evening
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team dropped one spot to No. 19 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll after splitting road games last week at then-No. 24 Providence and St. John's.
Creighton was last ranked exactly 19th in the final regular-season poll of the 2020-21 season (March 15, 2021), which preceded the team's run to the Sweet 16. The Bluejays are 13-4 all-time when ranked 19th.
Including today's ranking, Creighton (18-9, 12-4 BIG EAST) has now been ranked 121 times in program history, with 93 of those weeks coming under the direction of Greg McDermott. Creighton is 151-60 all-time as a ranked team, including a 117-48 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 AP 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 held steady at 13th in the NCAA's NET rankings, matching its best placement since mid-January of 2021. Creighton also remained 19th in this week's USA Today Coaches poll.
Creighton returns to the court on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. Central game against No. 10 Marquette (21-6, 13-3 BIG EAST). That contest can be watched on FS1 and heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
Associated Press Top 25
February 20, 2023
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1 Â Â Â Houston (48)Â Â Â 25-2Â Â Â 1534
2Â Â Â Alabama (7)Â Â Â 23-4Â Â Â 1448
3Â Â Â Kansas (7)Â Â Â 22-5Â Â Â 1409
4Â Â Â UCLAÂ Â Â 23-4Â Â Â 1363
5   Purdue   24-4   1294
6   Virginia   21-4   1228
7   Arizona   24-4   1213
8   Texas   21-6   1083
9   Baylor   20-7   1013
10   Marquette   21-6   968
11   Tennessee   20-7   887
12   Gonzaga   23-5   856
13Â Â Â Miami (Fla.)Â Â Â 22-5Â Â Â 833
14   Kansas State   20-7   666
15   Saint Mary's   24-5   650
16   Xavier   20-7   563
17   Indiana   19-8   539
18   Connecticut   20-7   440
19   Creighton   18-9   361
20   Providence   20-7   350
21   Northwestern   20-7   349
22   San Diego State   21-5   336
23   Iowa State   17-9   309
24Â Â Â TCUÂ Â Â 18-9Â Â Â 162
25Â Â Â Texas A&MÂ Â Â 20-7Â Â Â 125
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina State 54, Pittsburgh 34, Maryland 14, Oral Roberts 14, Kentucky 12, Boise State 12, Arkansas 6, Florida Atlantic 6, Charleston 4, Missouri 3, Duke 3, Illinois 2, Kent State 2, Nevada 1, Oklahoma State 1.
USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
February 20, 2023
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1 Â Â Â Houston (24)Â Â Â 25-2Â Â Â 791
2Â Â Â Alabama (6)Â Â Â 23-4Â Â Â 753
3Â Â Â UCLAÂ Â Â 23-4Â Â Â 716
4Â Â Â Kansas (1)Â Â Â 22-5Â Â Â 716
5   Purdue   24-4   669
6Â Â Â Virginia (1)Â Â Â 21-4Â Â Â 638
7   Arizona   24-4   607
8   Texas   21-6   588
9   Marquette   21-6   515
10   Baylor   20-7   512
11Â Â Â Miami (Fla.)Â Â Â 22-5Â Â Â 437
12   Gonzaga   23-5   431
13   Tennessee   20-7   398
14   Saint Mary's   24-5   349
15   Xavier   20-7   309
16   Kansas State   20-7   299
17   Indiana   19-8   288
18   Providence   20-7   226
19   Creighton   18-9   225
20   San Diego State   21-5   180
21   Iowa State   17-9   174
22   Northwestern   20-7   148
23   Connecticut   20-7   128
24   North Carolina State   21-7   93
25Â Â Â Texas A&MÂ Â Â 20-7Â Â Â 87
Others Receiving Votes: TCU 64; Florida Atlantic 14; Pittsburgh 13; Duke 13; Maryland 10; Kentucky 8; Oral Roberts 6; Boise State 6; Texas Tech 4; Iowa 4; Auburn 2; Rutgers 1; Oklahoma State 1.
Creighton was last ranked exactly 19th in the final regular-season poll of the 2020-21 season (March 15, 2021), which preceded the team's run to the Sweet 16. The Bluejays are 13-4 all-time when ranked 19th.
Including today's ranking, Creighton (18-9, 12-4 BIG EAST) has now been ranked 121 times in program history, with 93 of those weeks coming under the direction of Greg McDermott. Creighton is 151-60 all-time as a ranked team, including a 117-48 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 AP 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 held steady at 13th in the NCAA's NET rankings, matching its best placement since mid-January of 2021. Creighton also remained 19th in this week's USA Today Coaches poll.
Creighton returns to the court on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. Central game against No. 10 Marquette (21-6, 13-3 BIG EAST). That contest can be watched on FS1 and heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
Associated Press Top 25
February 20, 2023
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1 Â Â Â Houston (48)Â Â Â 25-2Â Â Â 1534
2Â Â Â Alabama (7)Â Â Â 23-4Â Â Â 1448
3Â Â Â Kansas (7)Â Â Â 22-5Â Â Â 1409
4Â Â Â UCLAÂ Â Â 23-4Â Â Â 1363
5   Purdue   24-4   1294
6   Virginia   21-4   1228
7   Arizona   24-4   1213
8   Texas   21-6   1083
9   Baylor   20-7   1013
10   Marquette   21-6   968
11   Tennessee   20-7   887
12   Gonzaga   23-5   856
13Â Â Â Miami (Fla.)Â Â Â 22-5Â Â Â 833
14   Kansas State   20-7   666
15   Saint Mary's   24-5   650
16   Xavier   20-7   563
17   Indiana   19-8   539
18   Connecticut   20-7   440
19   Creighton   18-9   361
20   Providence   20-7   350
21   Northwestern   20-7   349
22   San Diego State   21-5   336
23   Iowa State   17-9   309
24Â Â Â TCUÂ Â Â 18-9Â Â Â 162
25Â Â Â Texas A&MÂ Â Â 20-7Â Â Â 125
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina State 54, Pittsburgh 34, Maryland 14, Oral Roberts 14, Kentucky 12, Boise State 12, Arkansas 6, Florida Atlantic 6, Charleston 4, Missouri 3, Duke 3, Illinois 2, Kent State 2, Nevada 1, Oklahoma State 1.
USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
February 20, 2023
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1 Â Â Â Houston (24)Â Â Â 25-2Â Â Â 791
2Â Â Â Alabama (6)Â Â Â 23-4Â Â Â 753
3Â Â Â UCLAÂ Â Â 23-4Â Â Â 716
4Â Â Â Kansas (1)Â Â Â 22-5Â Â Â 716
5   Purdue   24-4   669
6Â Â Â Virginia (1)Â Â Â 21-4Â Â Â 638
7   Arizona   24-4   607
8   Texas   21-6   588
9   Marquette   21-6   515
10   Baylor   20-7   512
11Â Â Â Miami (Fla.)Â Â Â 22-5Â Â Â 437
12   Gonzaga   23-5   431
13   Tennessee   20-7   398
14   Saint Mary's   24-5   349
15   Xavier   20-7   309
16   Kansas State   20-7   299
17   Indiana   19-8   288
18   Providence   20-7   226
19   Creighton   18-9   225
20   San Diego State   21-5   180
21   Iowa State   17-9   174
22   Northwestern   20-7   148
23   Connecticut   20-7   128
24   North Carolina State   21-7   93
25Â Â Â Texas A&MÂ Â Â 20-7Â Â Â 87
Others Receiving Votes: TCU 64; Florida Atlantic 14; Pittsburgh 13; Duke 13; Maryland 10; Kentucky 8; Oral Roberts 6; Boise State 6; Texas Tech 4; Iowa 4; Auburn 2; Rutgers 1; Oklahoma State 1.
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