OMAHA, Neb. — The Creighton men’s basketball team is ranked 10th in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The Bluejays, who were ranked ninth in the preseason AP poll, picked up double-digit victories over St. Thomas (72-60) and North Dakota (96-61) to open the season 2-0 for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons.
Monday’s announcement is the 20th 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. Creighton’s best ranking in program history is seventh, done four times (Jan. 16, 2017, March 10, 2020, March 18, 2020 and Jan. 7, 2021).
Including today’s ranking, Creighton has now been ranked 115 times in program history, with 87 of those under the direction of McDermott. Creighton is 144-55 all-time as a ranked team, including a 110-43 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. 25 UConn are the only BIG EAST Conference schools in the poll. North Carolina is atop the poll, just ahead of Gonzaga, Houston and Kentucky.
In the USA Today Coaches poll, Creighton remained ninth, and are the only BIG EAST team to be ranked.
Creighton Men’s Basketball Moves to 10th in AP Poll
