OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team is returning to the NCAA Tournament for the 23rd time in program history and seventh time in the past 11 years after earning an at-large bid to 2022 Men's Basketball Championship. The ninth-seeded Bluejays will meet eighth-seeded San Diego State on Thursday, March 17 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Television coverage and tip times will be announced later tonight.
The Bluejay team gathered at a public viewing party inside D.J. Sokol Arena on the Creighton campus to watch the bracket be unveiled on CBS.
Creighton enters the NCAA Tournament with a 22-11 record after finishing in fourth place in the BIG EAST Conference regular-season standings and runner-up in the league tournament this past weekend at Madison Square Garden.