Bubble Watch 2021: Creighton joins Villanova as Big East locks
The Bluejays have earned their spot in the tourney, but the scramble for spots is far from complete.
The Bluejays have earned their spot in the tourney, but the scramble for spots is far from complete.
— Marcus Zegarowski, Christian Bishop and Denzel Mahoney scored 13 points apiece and No. 13 Creighton made fast work of DePaul in a 77-53 win Wednesday night.
Gonzaga and Baylor are still Nos. 1 and 2 by a wide margin, but did the weekend's Big Ten results upset the top-5 balance of power?
Is Michigan college basketball's top threat to the Gonzaga-Baylor axis?
— Marcus Zegarowski scored a season-high 25 points, Mitch Ballock had 17 of his 20 points in the second half and 19th-ranked Creighton's offense was at its high-tempo best in a 86-70 rout of No. 5 Villanova on Saturday.
— Christian Bishop scored 17 points and No. 19 Creighton capitalized on Georgetown's worst shooting performance in a decade while rolling to a 63-48 win on Tuesday night.
— Christian Bishop scored 14 points and No. 15 Creighton withstood a late comeback attempt to hold off Marquette 71-68 on Saturday.
— Jahvon Blair scored 21 points to lead four Georgetown players in double figures, and the Hoyas used their best shooting in weeks to build a big lead and beat No. 15 Creighton 86-79 on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
— Marcus Zegarowski scored 19 points and No. 17 Creighton beat DePaul 69-62 on Saturday night.
— Mitch Ballock hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 41 seconds to play to cap a season-high 29-point performance and No. 17 Creighton overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Seton Hall 85-81 on Wednesday night.
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
— Denzel Mahoney scored 20 points and 11th-ranked Creighton broke open a close game in the last 10 minutes to beat No. 23 Connecticut 74-66 Saturday.
— Nate Watson scored a career-high 29 points and Providence turned back Creighton each time it pulled close to beat the 11th-ranked Bluejays 74-70 on Wednesday night.
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
— Aaron Thompson scored 17 points and found Bryce Nze for the go-ahead layup with 68 seconds left in overtime Saturday to complete a remarkable second-half comeback with a 70-66 upset of No. 8 Creighton.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Villanova | 10-2 | - | 15-3 |
Creighton | 13-4 | +0.5 | 17-5 |
Seton Hall | 10-7 | 2.5 | 13-10 |
UConn | 8-6 | 3 | 11-6 |
Xavier | 5-5 | 4 | 12-5 |
St. John's | 8-9 | 4.5 | 14-10 |
Providence | 8-9 | 4.5 | 12-11 |
Butler | 7-11 | 6 | 8-13 |
Georgetown | 5-8 | 5.5 | 7-11 |
Marquette | 6-10 | 6 | 11-12 |
DePaul | 2-11 | 8.5 | 4-11 |
AP | COACHES |
---|---|
13 | 11 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
TyTy Washington | PG | Committed | 86 |
Mason Miller | PF | Committed | 82 |
Ryan Nembhard | PG | Signed | 81 |
John Christofilis | SG | Signed | 77 |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 12-22 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 21 |