OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team returned to the national rankings in this week's USA Today Coaches poll, coming in at 25th. The Bluejays are atop those listed as "others receiving votes" in the Associated Press poll this week.
The Bluejays are 7-2 this season after posting double-digit wins last week over North Dakota (111-68) and Nebraska (75-65).
Creighton returns to action on Friday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Maryland Eastern Shore.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Villanova (41) | 10-0 | 1,598 |
| 2 | Michigan State (19) | 9-1 | 1,561 |
| 3 | Wichita State | 8-1 | 1,402 |
| 4 | Duke | 11-1 | 1,362 |
| 5 | Arizona State (5) | 9-0 | 1,316 |
| 6 | Miami | 8-0 | 1,272 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 1,237 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 8-1 | 1,227 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 8-1 | 1,072 |
| 10 | Xavier | 9-1 | 1,044 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 972 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 8-2 | 805 |
| 13 | Kansas | 7-2 | 760 |
| 14 | TCU | 10-0 | 718 |
| 15 | Seton Hall | 8-1 | 704 |
| 16 | Virginia | 8-1 | 690 |
| 17 | Purdue | 10-2 | 568 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 8-2 | 564 |
| 19 | Florida State | 9-0 | 452 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 7-1 | 342 |
| 21 | Baylor | 7-2 | 281 |
| 22 | Florida | 6-3 | 261 |
| 23 | Arizona | 7-3 | 252 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | 191 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 7-2 | 145 |
| USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Villanova (22) | 10-0 | 790 |
| 2 | Michigan State (10) | 9-1 | 768 |
| 3 | Wichita State | 8-1 | 675 |
| 4 | Duke | 11-1 | 667 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 8-1 | 609 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 9-0 | 604 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 593 |
| 8 | Miami | 8-0 | 569 |
| 9 | Xavier | 9-1 | 529 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 8-1 | 495 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 477 |
| 12 | Kansas | 7-2 | 378 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 8-2 | 374 |
| 14 | TCU | 10-0 | 373 |
| 15 | Seton Hall | 8-1 | 360 |
| 16 | Virginia | 8-1 | 355 |
| 17 | Purdue | 10-2 | 303 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 8-2 | 247 |
| 19 | Florida State | 9-0 | 209 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 7-1 | 153 |
| 21 | Baylor | 7-2 | 150 |
| 22 | Florida | 6-3 | 111 |
| 23 | Arizona | 7-3 | 106 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 86 |
| 25 | Creighton | 7-2 | 75 |