Men's Basketball Remains in Top 25 For 16th Straight Week

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team is ranked 23rd in the February 20th Associated Press poll, it was announced on Monday.

Creighton (22-5, 9-5 BIG EAST) went 1-1 last week, falling at Seton Hall before defeating Georgetown yesterday.

The Bluejays have now been ranked 84 weeks in program history, with 56 of those under the direction of seventh-year head coach Greg McDermott. Creighton has now been ranked 16 different weeks this season, matching the 2012-13 team for most weeks as a ranked team in one campaign in program history. Creighton has also been ranked in 16 straight polls this season, the second-longest streak in program history.

CU is one of three BIG EAST teams in this week's Associated Press top-25, as Villanova ranks second, while Butler is 22nd.

The Bluejays are also 23rd in this week's USA Today Coaches poll.

Creighton is 22nd in the official NCAA RPI rankings that were published on Monday, down five spots from this time a week ago.

CU plays two games this week, starting with Wednesday's 8:01 pm home game vs. Providence. On Saturday, Creighton visits No. 2 Villanova.

Associated Press Poll

RANK	SCHOOL	POINTS	RECORD	PREVIOUS
1	Gonzaga (59)	1618	28-0	1
2	Villanova (5)	1556	26-2	2
3	Kansas (1)	1503	24-3	3
4	Arizona	1356	25-3	5
5	UCLA	1316	24-3	6
6	Oregon	1297	24-4	7
7	Louisville	1267	22-5	8
8	North Carolina	1138	23-5	10
9	Baylor	1108	22-5	4
10	Duke	1014	22-5	12
11	Kentucky	943	22-5	13
12	West Virginia	908	21-6	9
13	Florida	822	22-5	15
14	Purdue	207	22-5	16
15	Cincinnati	733	24-3	18
16	Wisconsin	713	22-5	11
17	SMU	554	24-4	19
18	Virginia	427	18-8	14
19	Florida State	419	21-6	17
20	Saint Mary's (Cal)	375	24-3	22
21	Notre Dame	322	21-7	25
22	Butler	295	21-6	24
23	Creighton	178	22-5	20
24	Maryland	159	22-5	23
25	Wichita State	153	25-4	NR

Others receiving votes: VCU 39, Northwestern 25, Iowa State 22, South Carolina 12, Southern California 10, Dayton 9, Middle Tennessee 8, Oklahoma State 7, Minnesota 5, Monmouth 2, Miami (Fla.) 2, Virginia Tech 1, Vermont 1, Michigan 1.

USA Today Coaches Poll

1	Gonzaga (29)	28-0	797	1
2	Villanova (3)	26-2	768	2
3	Kansas	24-3	738	3
4	Arizona	25-3	665	6
5	UCLA	24-3	654	5
6	Louisville	22-5	620	7
7	Oregon	24-4	618	8
8	North Carolina	23-5	566	9
9	Baylor	22-5	534	4
10	Kentucky	22-5	493	11
11	Duke	22-5	446	14
12	Florida	22-5	421	13
13	West Virginia	21-6	413	12
14	Purdue	22-5	392	16
15	Wisconsin	22-5	354	10
16	Cincinnati	24-3	331	17
17	Notre Dame	21-7	250	20
18	St. Mary's	24-3	211	21
19	Virginia	18-8	196	15
20	Florida State	21-6	195	18
21	SMU	24-4	186	23
22	Butler	21-6	153	25
23	Creighton	22-5	111	22
24	Maryland	22-5	95	24
25	Wichita State	25-4	52	NR

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 37; Southern California 26; Northwestern 19; Iowa State 15; Miami (Fla.) 11; Xavier 11; Middle Tennessee 10; Dayton 6; California 4; Kansas State 1; Virginia Commonwealth 1.

Men's Basketball Remains in Top 25 For 16th Straight Week

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