NCAA Tournament March Madness

#78 Creighton

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Projection: likely out

Creighton’s resume reads like a team of flashes rather than a sustained body of work, with eye-catching victories such as a neutral-site win over Oregon and hard-fought road wins at Villanova and Xavier that prove what the program is capable of, but those highs are overshadowed by damaging results that stick in a committee’s mind, most notably the lopsided loss at Gonzaga, poor road showings at Nebraska and Connecticut, and brutal neutral-site setbacks to Baylor and Iowa State as well as a string of tight defeats in hostile conference arenas. The pattern is clear: the Bluejays can pile up impressive home wins yet struggle to finish against top-tier opponents away from home, and that combination leaves their résumé vulnerable. Upcoming trips to Connecticut and St John’s plus home dates with DePaul and Providence and a road test at Butler offer clear opportunities to reshape perception, but until Creighton turns its road and marquee-game fortunes around the current mix of bad losses and only sporadic signature wins explains why they’re viewed on the outside looking in.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5South Dakota282W92-76
11/11@Gonzaga10L90-63
11/14MD E Shore339W84-45
11/19North Dakota290W75-60
11/24(N)Baylor44L81-74
11/25(N)Iowa St7L78-60
11/27(N)Oregon100W76-66
12/2Nicholls St253W96-76
12/7@Nebraska11L71-50
12/13Kansas St101L83-76
12/17@Xavier95W98-57
12/20Marquette103W84-63
12/22Utah Tech184W92-69
12/30Butler81W89-85
1/4@Seton Hall48L56-54
1/7@Villanova26W76-72
1/10St John's21L90-73
1/13Georgetown83W86-83
1/16@Providence63L93-88
1/21Xavier95W94-93
1/27@Marquette103L86-62
1/31Connecticut9L85-58
2/4@Georgetown83L76-68
2/7Seton Hall48W69-68
2/11@DePaul112L72-71
2/14Villanova26L80-69
2/18@Connecticut97%
2/21@St John's2112%
2/25DePaul11272%
2/28Providence6357%
3/4@Butler8140%