Creighton

Big East · Omaha, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska

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1721-1100

All-time

0.610

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Creighton’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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Creighton 83-82 #15 Florida (2OT)

United Center, Chicago, Illinois

2002 · Mar 15, 2002 · First Round

1.87

Game Score

Creighton 64-56 #15 New Mexico State

Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1991 · Mar 14, 1991 · First Round

1.42

Game Score

#11 Creighton 75-82 #6 Tennessee

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan

Sweet 16

2024 · Mar 29, 2024 · Regional Semifinals

1.33

Game Score

Creighton 56-57 #18 San Diego State

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky

Elite Eight

2023 · Mar 26, 2023 · Regional Finals

1.32

Game Score

#19 Creighton 63-62 UC Santa Barbara

Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

2021 · Mar 20, 2021 · First Round

1.31

Game Score

#19 Creighton 65-83 #1 Gonzaga

Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

Sweet 16

2021 · Mar 28, 2021 · Regional Semifinals

1.30

Game Score

Creighton 85-76 #11 Baylor

Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado

2023 · Mar 19, 2023 · Second Round

1.28

Game Score

Creighton 72-84 Rhode Island

Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California

2017 · Mar 17, 2017 · First Round

1.27

Game Score

Creighton 62-58 Louisville

Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida

1999 · Mar 11, 1999 · First Round

1.27

Game Score

#22 Creighton 67-63 Cincinnati

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2013 · Mar 22, 2013 · First Round

1.23

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 15, 2002	2002	First Round	Creighton 83-82 #15 Florida (2OT) United Center, Chicago, Illinois	1.87
2	Mar 14, 1991	1991	First Round	Creighton 64-56 #15 New Mexico State Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.42
3	Mar 29, 2024	2024	Regional Semifinals	#11 Creighton 75-82 #6 Tennessee Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan Sweet 16	1.33
4	Mar 26, 2023	2023	Regional Finals	Creighton 56-57 #18 San Diego State KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky Elite Eight	1.32
5	Mar 20, 2021	2021	First Round	#19 Creighton 63-62 UC Santa Barbara Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.31
6	Mar 28, 2021	2021	Regional Semifinals	#19 Creighton 65-83 #1 Gonzaga Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Sweet 16	1.30
7	Mar 19, 2023	2023	Second Round	Creighton 85-76 #11 Baylor Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado	1.28
8	Mar 17, 2017	2017	First Round	Creighton 72-84 Rhode Island Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California	1.27
9	Mar 11, 1999	1999	First Round	Creighton 62-58 Louisville Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida	1.27
10	Mar 22, 2013	2013	First Round	#22 Creighton 67-63 Cincinnati Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1.23

Season by season

2027 · Creighton

Big East

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Creighton

Big East

Record

16-18

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#74

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Creighton

Big East

Record

25-11

Conf record

15-5

—

SRS

#36

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Creighton

Big East

Record

25-10

Conf record

14-6

#11

SRS

#11

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2023 · Creighton

Big East

Record

24-13

Conf record

14-6

—

SRS

#11

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2022 · Creighton

Big East

Record

23-12

Conf record

12-7

—

SRS

#51

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · Creighton

Big East

Record

22-9

Conf record

14-6

#19

SRS

#18

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2020 · Creighton

Big East ★

Record

24-7

Conf record

13-5

SRS

#16

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Creighton

Big East

Record

20-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#48

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2018 · Creighton

Big East

Record

21-12

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#22

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Creighton

Big East

Record

25-10

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#27

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Creighton

Big East

Record

20-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#39

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Creighton	0-0	Big East
2026	Creighton	16-18	Big East	9-11		#74
2025	Creighton	25-11	Big East	15-5		#36	9	NCAA tournament
2024	Creighton	25-10	Big East	14-6	#11	#11	3	Sweet 16
2023	Creighton	24-13	Big East	14-6		#11	6	Elite Eight
2022	Creighton	23-12	Big East	12-7		#51	9	NCAA tournament
2021	Creighton	22-9	Big East	14-6	#19	#18	5	Sweet 16
2020	Creighton	24-7	Big East ★	13-5	#7	#16
2019	Creighton	20-15	Big East	9-9		#48		NIT
2018	Creighton	21-12	Big East	10-8		#22	8	NCAA tournament
2017	Creighton	25-10	Big East	10-8		#27	6	NCAA tournament
2016	Creighton	20-15	Big East	9-9		#39		NIT
2015	Creighton	14-19	Big East	4-14		#76
2014	Creighton	27-8	Big East	14-4	#16	#16	3	NCAA tournament
2013	Creighton	28-8	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	13-5	#22	#17	7	NCAA tournament
2012	Creighton	29-6	Missouri Valley ◆	14-4	#19	#32	8	NCAA tournament
2011	Creighton	23-16	Missouri Valley	10-8		#95
2010	Creighton	18-16	Missouri Valley	10-8		#112
2009	Creighton	27-8	Missouri Valley ★	14-4		#63		NIT
2008	Creighton	22-11	Missouri Valley	10-8		#73		NIT
2007	Creighton	22-11	Missouri Valley ◆	13-5		#49	10	NCAA tournament
2006	Creighton	20-10	Missouri Valley	12-6		#53		NIT
2005	Creighton	23-11	Missouri Valley ◆	11-7		#49	10	NCAA tournament
2004	Creighton	20-9	Missouri Valley	12-6		#69		NIT
2003	Creighton	29-5	Missouri Valley ◆	15-3	#15	#24	6	NCAA tournament
2002	Creighton	23-9	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	14-4		#66	12	NCAA tournament
2001	Creighton	24-8	Missouri Valley ★	14-4		#44	10	NCAA tournament
2000	Creighton	23-10	Missouri Valley ◆	11-7		#64	10	NCAA tournament
1999	Creighton	22-9	Missouri Valley ◆	11-7		#36	10	NCAA tournament
1998	Creighton	18-10	Missouri Valley	12-6		#89		NIT
1997	Creighton	15-15	Missouri Valley	10-8		#98
1996	Creighton	14-15	Missouri Valley	9-9		#131
1995	Creighton	7-19	Missouri Valley	4-14		#197
1994	Creighton	7-22	Missouri Valley	3-15		#238
1993	Creighton	8-18	Missouri Valley	6-12		#168
1992	Creighton	9-19	Missouri Valley	7-11		#191
1991	Creighton	24-8	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	12-4		#46	11	NCAA tournament
1990	Creighton	21-12	Missouri Valley	9-5		#90		NIT
1989	Creighton	20-11	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	11-3		#100	14	NCAA tournament
1988	Creighton	16-16	Missouri Valley	6-8		#165
1987	Creighton	9-19	Missouri Valley	4-10		#145
1986	Creighton	12-16	Missouri Valley	7-9		#144
1985	Creighton	20-12	Missouri Valley	9-7		#99
1984	Creighton	17-14	Missouri Valley	8-8		#80		NIT
1983	Creighton	8-19	Missouri Valley	4-14		#142
1982	Creighton	7-20	Missouri Valley	4-12		#156
1981	Creighton	21-9	Missouri Valley ◆	11-5		#59	8	NCAA tournament
1980	Creighton	16-12	Missouri Valley	9-7		#77
1979	Creighton	14-13	Missouri Valley	8-8		#99
1978	Creighton	19-9	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	12-4		#45		NCAA tournament
1977	Creighton	21-7	Missouri Valley			#60		NIT
1976	Creighton	19-7	Independent			#43
1975	Creighton	20-7	Independent			#30		NCAA tournament
1974	Creighton	23-7	Independent			#25		Sweet 16
1973	Creighton	15-11	Independent			#63
1972	Creighton	15-11	Independent			#96
1971	Creighton	14-11	Independent			#54
1970	Creighton	15-10	Independent			#57
1969	Creighton	13-13	Independent			#47
1968	Creighton	8-17	Independent			#132
1967	Creighton	12-13	Independent			#123
1966	Creighton	14-12	Independent			#66
1965	Creighton	13-10	Independent			#58
1964	Creighton	22-7	Independent			#26		Sweet 16
1963	Creighton	14-13	Independent			#55
1962	Creighton	21-5	Independent			#54		Sweet 16
1961	Creighton	8-17	Independent			#157
1960	Creighton	13-11	Independent			#121
1956	Creighton	11-12	Independent			#149
1955	Creighton	5-14	Independent			#140
1954	Creighton	14-17	Independent			#124
1953	Creighton	11-14	Independent			#123
1952	Creighton	6-15	Independent			#121
1951	Creighton	9-18	Independent			#141
1950	Creighton	13-13	Independent			#111
1949	Creighton	9-14	Independent
1948	Creighton	10-13	Missouri Valley	4-6
1947	Creighton	17-8	Missouri Valley	7-5
1946	Creighton	9-10	Missouri Valley	3-7
1943	Creighton	19-2	Missouri Valley ★	10-0				NIT
1942	Creighton	19-5	Missouri Valley ★	9-1				NIT
1941	Creighton	18-7	Missouri Valley ★	9-3				NCAA tournament
1940	Creighton	11-9	Missouri Valley	8-4
1939	Creighton	11-12	Missouri Valley	7-7
1938	Creighton	11-14	Missouri Valley	7-7
1937	Creighton	11-9	Missouri Valley	8-4
1936	Creighton	13-6	Missouri Valley ★	8-4
1935	Creighton	12-8	Missouri Valley ★	8-4
1934	Creighton	14-3	Missouri Valley	7-3
1933	Creighton	12-5	Missouri Valley	8-2
1932	Creighton	17-4	Missouri Valley ★	8-0
1931	Creighton	8-10	Missouri Valley ★	5-3
1930	Creighton	12-7	Missouri Valley ★	6-2
1929	Creighton	13-4	Missouri Valley	4-1
1928	Creighton	13-2	Missouri Valley
1927	Creighton	14-5	Independent
1926	Creighton	11-9	Independent
1925	Creighton	13-2	Independent
1924	Creighton	13-2	Independent
1923	Creighton	11-5	Independent
1922	Creighton	21-5	Independent
1921	Creighton	13-6	Independent
1920	Creighton	15-2	Independent
1919	Creighton	14-0	Independent
1918	Creighton	14-0	Independent
1917	Creighton	18-2	Independent
1912	Creighton	15-4	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

7 AP All-American selections.

Ryan Kalkbrenner2025

Baylor Scheierman2024

Doug McDermott2014

Doug McDermott2013

Doug McDermott2012

Kyle Korver2003

Paul Silas1964

Year	Player
2025	Ryan Kalkbrenner
2024	Baylor Scheierman
2014	Doug McDermott
2013	Doug McDermott
2012	Doug McDermott
2003	Kyle Korver
1964	Paul Silas

NBA first-round picks

13 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Baylor Scheierman2024

Last college yr: 2024

Baylor Scheierman2024

Last college yr: 2023

Justin Patton2017

Last college yr: 2017

Doug McDermott2014

Last college yr: 2014

Doug McDermott2014

Last college yr: 2013

Doug McDermott2014

Last college yr: 2012

Doug McDermott2014

Last college yr: 2011

Benoit Benjamin1985

Last college yr: 1985

Benoit Benjamin1985

Last college yr: 1984

Benoit Benjamin1985

Last college yr: 1983

Bob Portman1969

Last college yr: 1969

Bob Portman1969

Last college yr: 1968

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2024	Baylor Scheierman	2024
2024	Baylor Scheierman	2023
2017	Justin Patton	2017
2014	Doug McDermott	2014
2014	Doug McDermott	2013
2014	Doug McDermott	2012
2014	Doug McDermott	2011
1985	Benoit Benjamin	1985
1985	Benoit Benjamin	1984
1985	Benoit Benjamin	1983
1969	Bob Portman	1969
1969	Bob Portman	1968
1969	Bob Portman	1967