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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 Houston (48) 25-2 1534
2 Alabama (7) 23-4 1448
3 Kansas (7) 22-5 1409
4 UCLA 23-4 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
13 Miami (Fla.) 22-5 833
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
24 TCU 18-9 162
25 Texas A&M 20-7 125
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 Houston (24) 25-2 791
2 Alabama (6) 23-4 753
3 UCLA 23-4 716
4 Kansas (1) 22-5 716
5 Purdue 24-4 669
6 Virginia (1) 21-4 638
7 Arizona 24-4 607
8 Texas 21-6 588
9 Marquette 21-6 515
10 Baylor 20-7 512
11 Miami (Fla.) 22-5 437
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
25 Texas A&M 20-7 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 Houston (48) 25-2 1534
2 Alabama (7) 23-4 1448
3 Kansas (7) 22-5 1409
4 UCLA 23-4 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
13 Miami (Fla.) 22-5 833
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
24 TCU 18-9 162
25 Texas A&M 20-7 125
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 Houston (24) 25-2 791
2 Alabama (6) 23-4 753
3 UCLA 23-4 716
4 Kansas (1) 22-5 716
5 Purdue 24-4 669
6 Virginia (1) 21-4 638
7 Arizona 24-4 607
8 Texas 21-6 588
9 Marquette 21-6 515
10 Baylor 20-7 512
11 Miami (Fla.) 22-5 437
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
25 Texas A&M 20-7 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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