NCAA Tournament March Madness

#53 Creighton

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Projection: first four out

Creighton's profile reads like a resume that excites and worries the committee at the same time. The Bluejays have headline-making wins—a strong road victory at Villanova, a convincing neutral win over Oregon, an authoritative home showing against Xavier, and a solid win over Marquette—that prove they can beat quality opponents away from home and on neutral floors. Those highs are tempered by damaging defeats, including a brutal trip to Gonzaga, an ugly road outing at Nebraska, a lopsided home loss to St. John's, and a narrow setback at Seton Hall, which expose defensive inconsistency and questions about follow-through against top competition. With the schedule still sending them back on the road to Marquette and Georgetown while bringing marquee home tests against Villanova and Connecticut and winnable opportunities at DePaul and Providence, Creighton has clear chances to erase bad losses and sharpen its resume; protect the road results and back up the big wins and the committee will view them much more favorably, continue to mix statement victories with heavy defeats and they remain an intriguing but fragile tournament profile.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5South Dakota284W92-76
11/11@Gonzaga7L90-63
11/14MD E Shore327W84-45
11/19North Dakota308W75-60
11/24(N)Baylor48L81-74
11/25(N)Iowa St5L78-60
11/27(N)Oregon90W76-66
12/2Nicholls St228W96-76
12/7@Nebraska13L71-50
12/13Kansas St84L83-76
12/17@Xavier87W98-57
12/20Marquette122W84-63
12/22Utah Tech216W92-69
12/30Butler58W89-85
1/4@Seton Hall47L56-54
1/7@Villanova24W76-72
1/10St John's22L90-73
1/13Georgetown101W86-83
1/16@Providence64L93-88
1/21Xavier87W94-93
1/27@Marquette12265%
1/31Connecticut1128%
2/4@Georgetown10159%
2/7Seton Hall4759%
2/11@DePaul10760%
2/14Villanova2445%
2/18@Connecticut1113%
2/21@St John's2220%
2/25DePaul10780%
2/28Providence6467%
3/4@Butler5841%