OMAHA, Neb. -- When coach Greg McDermott and Creighton's players were asked about the honor bestowed on the Bluejays' basketball program Monday, they did not recoil thinking it's bad to be proud of the highest ranking in school history.
Creighton moved up two spots two No. 8 in both the Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls after victories last week over St. John's and Providence to improve to 15-1. That's the highest ranking ever achieved by a Creighton team.
"There's been a lot of expectations from the start of the season," McDermott said. "And yet, at least up to this point, we've been able to live up and maybe exceed some of those expectations.