NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Creighton

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#51 Creighton

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Projection: likely out

Creighton’s profile is built around a bright neutral victory over Oregon and marred by a heavy road loss at Gonzaga plus neutral-site setbacks to Baylor and Iowa State, so the picture is of a team that can flash quality on a neutral floor but has not yet proven it can consistently win away from home. Comfortable home routs against lesser opponents do little to offset those damaging results, and the remaining Big East slate supplies plenty of chances to change the narrative with road tests at Nebraska, Xavier, Seton Hall and Villanova as well as high-profile home dates against Kansas State, Marquette, Butler and Connecticut. What matters to decision makers now is whether Creighton can convert a couple of those opportunities into signature road or neutral wins, because until the team proves it can win outside its arena the Gonzaga loss and the neutral losses will remain the defining memories on the resume.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/5	South Dakota	278	W92-76
11/11	@Gonzaga	3	L90-63
11/14	MD E Shore	337	W84-45
11/19	North Dakota	336	W75-60
11/24	(N)Baylor	29	L81-74
11/25	(N)Iowa St	2	L78-60
11/27	(N)Oregon	83	W76-66
12/2	Nicholls St	265	W96-76
12/7	@Nebraska	48	37%
12/13	Kansas St	76	69%
12/17	@Xavier	81	51%
12/20	Marquette	86	73%
12/22	Utah Tech	241	95%
12/30	Butler	41	56%
1/4	@Seton Hall	66	43%
1/7	@Villanova	39	32%
1/10	St John's	15	36%
1/13	Georgetown	88	74%
1/16	@Providence	71	45%
1/21	Xavier	81	72%
1/27	@Marquette	86	53%
1/31	Connecticut	7	29%
2/4	@Georgetown	88	53%
2/7	Seton Hall	66	65%
2/11	@DePaul	118	64%
2/14	Villanova	39	54%
2/18	@Connecticut	7	13%
2/21	@St John's	15	18%
2/25	DePaul	118	82%
2/28	Providence	71	67%
3/4	@Butler	41	34%