OMAHA, Neb. — The Creighton men’s basketball team returned to the Top 25 in Monday’s polls, coming in at No. 24 in the Associated Press poll and No. 21 in the USA Today/Coaches poll. It’s the fifth time this season that Creighton’s been ranked, but first week since November 25th.
Creighton’s rise comes on the heels of a nine-game winning streak that’s improved the Bluejays to 18-6 on the season and 11-2 mark in BIG EAST play.
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.
Including today’s ranking, Creighton has now been ranked by the AP 146 times in program history, with 119 of those under the direction of McDermott. Creighton is 180-76 all-time as a ranked team, including a 146-64 figure under McDermott. Creighton has been ranked at least one week in 11 of McDermott’s 15 seasons
on The Hilltop after doing it just five different seasons in program history before his 2010 arrival.
Creighton is one of three BIG EAST Conference schools in the AP Top 25, joining No. 9 St. John’s and No. 18 Marquette. UConn, which had been ranked in the AP poll the previous 53 weeks, dropped out after losing a home game to St. John’s on Friday. The top five teams in the AP poll are Auburn, Alabama, Duke, Florida and Tennessee.
Creighton is one of seven schools ranked in the Top 25 of both the men’s and women’s basketball polls this week, joining Kentucky, Duke, Tennessee, Maryland, Alabama and Michigan State.
Creighton plays a pair of ranked opponents this week, hosting Connecticut on Tuesday at 8 p.m. before visiting No. 9 St. John’s on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Associated Press Top 25
Feb. 10, 2025
Rk School W-L PTS
1 Auburn (34) 21-2 1479
2 Alabama (23) 20-3 1470
3 Florida (3) 20-3 1342
Duke 20-3 1342
5 Tennessee (1) 20-4 1315
6 Houston 19-4 1235
7 Purdue 19-5 1142
8 Texas A&M 18-5 1065
9 St. John’s 21-3 1058
10 Iowa State 18-5 880
11 Michigan State 19-4 868
12 Texas Tech 18-5 778
13 Arizona 17-6 701
14 Memphis 20-4 676
15 Kentucky 16-7 558
16 Wisconsin 19-5 488
17 Kansas 16-7 469
18 Marquette 18-6 442
19 Ole Miss 18-6 415
20 Michigan 18-5 350
21 Missouri 17-6 333
22 Mississippi State 17-6 292
23 Clemson 19-5 291
24 Creighton 18-6 198
25 Maryland 18-6 196
Others Receiving Votes: UCLA 123, Connecticut 106, Illinois 59, Louisville 53, New Mexico 40, Drake 21, Saint Mary’s 20, Utah State 8, George Mason 7, Gonzaga 5.
USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll
Feb. 10, 2025
Rk School W-L PTS
1 Alabama (15) 20-3 758
2 Auburn (16) 21-2 741
3 Florida 20-3 688
4 Tennessee 20-4 669
5 Duke 20-3 665
6 Houston 19-4 639
7 Purdue 19-5 575
8 St. John’s 21-3 558
9 Texas A&M 18-5 501
10 Iowa State 18-5 482
11 Michigan State 19-4 458
12 Texas Tech 18-5 369
13 Arizona 17-6 367
14 Memphis 20-4 357
15 Wisconsin 19-5 284
16 Marquette 18-6 248
17 Michigan 18-5 241
18 Kentucky 16-7 217
19 Clemson 19-5 196
20 Kansas 16-7 186
21 Creighton 18-6 148
22 Missouri 17-6 142
23 Ole Miss 18-6 127
24 Connecticut 16-7 96
25 Maryland 18-6 87
Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi State (17-6) 72; Louisville (18-6) 57; Saint Mary’s (21-4) 51; UCLA (18-6) 42; Illinois (16-8) 19; New Mexico (20-4) 16; Gonzaga (18-7) 7; Oregon (16-8) 5; Utah State (21-3) 2; Virginia Commonwealth (19-5) 2; Baylor (15-8) 1; Drake (22-2) 1; UC San Diego (20-4) 1.
