Men's Basketball Ranked 13th in Year-End AP Poll; 10th in Coaches Poll
4/9/2024 4:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Creighton earns second-best AP year-end ranking in program history
OMAHA, Neb. --Â The Creighton men's basketball team finished the 2023-24 season ranked 13th in the nation by the Associated Press and 10th in the USA Today Coaches poll. The Bluejays were also 11th in the NET.
It's the 20th time in 21 polls this season that Creighton has been included in both the AP and Coaches rankings. Creighton's NET ranking of 11 is its best at the end of the season since also being 11th in 2019-20, though that postseason was canceled due to COVID-19.
This year marks the first time that the AP has done a poll at the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament, and marks the seventh time in program history that Creighton ends the year in the Top 25. The Bluejays were No. 7 in the 2019-20 poll (when COVID-19 canceled the NCAA Tournament), as well as No. 15 (2002-03), No. 16 (2013-14), No. 19 (2011-12 and 2020-21) and No. 22 (2012-13).
It's also the 10th time that Creighton has been in the end-of-season USA Today Coaches poll Top 25, also being recognized in 1973-74 (17th), 1974-75 (16th), 2002-03 (23rd), 2011-12 (21st), 2012-13 (21st), 2013-14 (20th), 2019-20 (9th), 2020-21 (14th) and 2022-23 (12th).
Creighton's best AP ranking in program history is seventh, done five times (Jan. 16, 2017, March 10, 2020, March 18, 2020, Jan. 7, 2021 and Nov. 28, 2022). CU owns 29 weeks in the AP Top 10 in its history, with all but one of those recognitions coming during Greg McDermott's tenure. Creighton's best AP rank this year was eighth, done four times.
Including today's ranking, Creighton has now been ranked by the AP 141 times in program history, with 114 of those under the direction of McDermott. Creighton is 175-73 all-time as a ranked team, including a 141-61 figure under McDermott. Creighton has been ranked at least one week in 10 of McDermott's 14 seasons on The Hilltop after doing it just five different seasons in program history before his 2010 arrival.
Creighton was one of three BIG EAST Conference schools in the top 25, joining No. 1 Connecticut and No. 12 Marquette. The top five teams in the AP poll are Connecticut, Purdue, Alabama, Houston and Tennessee.
Creighton is also one of eight schools in the country with both its men's and women's teams ranked in the year-end AP Top 25, joining Baylor, Connecticut, Duke, Gonzaga, Iowa State, NC State and South Carolina.
Creighton joined Baylor as the only schools with a top-25 team in the year-end poll in men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball in 2023-24.
Creighton finished the 2023-24 season with a 25-10 record, matching its most wins in a season since 2016-17. The Bluejays made their third trip to the Sweet 16 in the past four seasons and were one of three teams to defeat eventual national champion Connecticut.
Associated Press Top 25
April 9, 2024 (Year-End)
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1Â Â Â Connecticut (58)Â Â Â 37-3Â Â Â 1450
2   Purdue   34-5   1386
3   Alabama   25-12   1217
   Houston   32-5   1217
5   Tennessee   27-9   1203
6   Illinois   29-9   1095
7   North Carolina   29-8   1048
8   Iowa State   29-8   1012
9   Duke   27-9   982
10   NC State   26-15   928
11   Arizona   27-9   828
12   Marquette   27-10   825
13   Creighton   25-10   797
14   Clemson   24-12   740
15   Gonzaga   27-8   684
16   Baylor   24-11   535
17   San Diego State   26-11   505
18   Auburn   27-8   467
19   Kansas   23-11   265
20   Kentucky   20-10   247
21   Saint Mary's   26-8   207
22   Utah State   28-7   186
23   Washington State   25-10   135
24   South Carolina   26-8   117
25   Dayton   25-8   112
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 87, Oregon 77, Colorado 75, BYU 71, Texas 62, James Madison 61, Seton Hall 39, Grand Canyon 37, Wisconsin 27, Northwestern 23, Texas Tech 19, Indiana St 18, Miami 13, Michigan St. 12, Duquesne 9, Yale 7, Arkansas 6, New Mexico 6, Colorado St. 5, Maryland 5, Florida 4, Rutgers 2, Oakland 1, Nevada 1. Â
USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
April 9, 2024 (Year-End)
Rk   School   W-L    PTS
1Â Â Â UConn (31)Â Â Â 37-3Â Â Â 775
2   Purdue   34-5   744
3   Houston   32-5   651
4   Alabama   25-12   642
5   Tennessee   27-9   638
6   North Carolina   29-8   578
7   Illinois   29-9   545
8   Iowa State   29-8   540
9   Duke   27-9   521
10   Creighton   25-10   473
11   Marquette   27-10   458
12   Arizona   27-9   440
13   NC State   26-15   389
14   Baylor   24-11   331
15   Clemson   24-12   326
16   Gonzaga   27-8   313
17   Auburn   27-8   302
18   San Diego State   26-11   218
19   Kentucky   23-10   172
20   Utah State   28-7   164
21   Kansas   23-11   136
22   Saint Mary's   26-8   129
23   South Carolina   26-8   124
24   Washington State   25-10   62
25   Texas Tech   23-11   50
Others receiving votes: BYU 49; Florida 44; Dayton 37; Colorado 36; Wisconsin 31; James Madison 30; Seton Hall 27; Texas 16; Indiana State 16; Michigan State 15; Texas A&M 13; Oregon 10; Oakland 10; Grand Canyon 10; Northwestern 5; Yale 2; Boise State 2; Nevada 1;
