OMAHA, Neb. -- A pair of double-digit BIG EAST wins wasn't enough to maintain Creighton's place in the national rankings released on Monday, Jan. 11th. The Bluejays dropped one spot to No. 8 in the Associated Press poll following a week where the nation's top-11 teams went a combined 18-0.
The No. 8 mark is one spot shy of Creighton's best AP ranking in school history. The Bluejays had previously been ranked seventh on Jan. 16, 2017, March 9, 2020, March 16, 2020 and Jan. 4, 2021.
This is the 18th time that Creighton has earned a top-10 ranking in program history, with all but one of those weeks during Greg McDermott's tenure.