Men's Basketball Climbs To 20th in AP Poll; 22nd in Coaches Poll

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team jumped three spots to 20th in the February 13th Associated Press poll, it was announced on Monday. Creighton also moved up one spot to 22nd in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Creighton (21-4, 8-4 BIG EAST) defeated DePaul, 93-58, on Saturday in its lone game last week. The 35-point margin of victory was Creighton's largest ever in a conference road game, and largest in a true road contest since 1971.

The Bluejays have now been ranked 83 weeks in program history, with 55 of those under the direction of seventh-year head coach Greg McDermott. Creighton has also been ranked in all 15 polls this season, tied for the second-longest streak in program history.

The Bluejays are one of three BIG EAST teams in this week's Associated Press top-25, as Villanova ranks second, while Butler is 24th.

In the USA Today poll, Creighton is 22nd. Villanova is second in that poll, while Butler is 25th.

Creighton is 17th in the official NCAA RPI rankings that were published on Monday, down one spot from this time a week ago. Villanova is second, with Butler 12th and Xavier 13th.

CU plays two games this week, starting with Wednesday's 7:05 pm CT contest at Seton Hall (15-9, 5-7 BIG EAST). On Sunday, Creighton hosts Georgetown (14-12, 5-8 BIG EAST) at 2:30 pm.

Associated Press Top 25
February 13, 2017
Rk   School   W-L   Points   LW
1   Gonzaga (60)   1620   26-0   1
2   Villanova (5)   1564   24-2   2
3   Kansas   1493   22-3   3
4   Baylor   1394   22-3   6
5   Arizona   1301   23-3   9
6   UCLA   1276   23-3   10
7   Oregon   1229   22-4   5
8   Louisville   1204   20-5   4
9   West Virginia   1012   20-5   13
10   North Carolina   1005   21-5   8
11   Wisconsin   868   21-4   7
12   Duke   857   20-5   18
13   Kentucky   854   20-5   15
14   Virginia   825   18-6   12
15   Florida   717   20-5   17
16   Purdue   682   20-5   16
17   Florida State   665   21-5   14
18   Cincinnati   634   22-3   11
19   SMU   415   22-4   25
20   Creighton   298   21-4   23
21   South Carolina   296   20-5   19
22   Saint Mary's   269   22-3   20
23   Maryland   136   21-4   21
24   Butler   129   19-6   22
25   Notre Dame   122   19-7   NR
Others receiving votes: Wichita State 87, Xavier 72, Northwestern 60, Southern Cal 16, VCU 14, Dayton 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Monmouth 2, Oklahoma State 1, Vermont 1.

USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
February 13, 2017
Rk   School   W-L   Points   LW
1   Gonzaga (29)   26-0   797   1
2   Villanova (3)   24-2   770   2
3   Kansas   22-3   735   3
4   Baylor   22-3   665   8
5   UCLA   23-3   636   9
6   Arizona   23-3   620   10
7   Louisville   20-5   607   4
8   Oregon   22-4   581   6
9   North Carolina   21-5   511   7
10   Wisconsin   21-4   494   5
11   Kentucky   20-5   456   12
12   West Virginia   20-5   448   14
13   Florida   20-5   371   17
14   Duke   20-5   367   19
15   Virginia   18-6   363   13
16   Purdue   20-5   318   18
17   Cincinnati   22-3   312   11
18   Florida State   21-5   268   15
19   South Carolina   20-5   198   16
20   Notre Dame   19-7   167   24
21   Saint Mary's   22-3   131   20
22   Creighton   21-4   130   23
23   SMU   22-4   127   26
24   Maryland   21-4   90   22
25   Butler   19-6   80   21
Others receiving votes: Xavier 56; Northwestern 27; Southern California 24; Wichita State 19; Dayton 8; Miami (Fla.) 7; Kansas State 7; Middle Tennessee 6; Akron 2; New Mexico State 2.

Men's Basketball Climbs To 20th in AP Poll; 22nd in Coaches Poll

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