2019-20 Schedule shaping up to be a monster.
Creighton has received preseason rankings in several of the major media outlets. For this article, the USAtoday poll is featured. Jays are 21st in the USAtoday Poll. With today’s news that the Jays will once again be taking part in the Gavit Games for 2019, the OOC schedule is shaping up.
Sources: Matchups for the 2019 Gavitt Games are set.
Villanova at Ohio State, Michigan State at Seton Hall, Creighton at Michigan, Purdue at Marquette, Providence at Northwestern, Penn State at Georgetown, Minnesota at Butler, DePaul at Iowa
Creighton is still in the mix for a game in the 6th annual Veteran’s Classic in Annapolis, MD.
Here’s what we have so far for the 2019-20 campaign:
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV/Notes/Preseason ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | |||
Nov. 11th |
Veterans Classic, Apls, MDvs. Auburn or UVA |
TBD | USAtoday Aub 24th, UVA 4th/CBS |
Gavitt Games vs. B1G
|
TBD | USAtoday 3rd/BTN/FS1 | |
| LV Invitational Home Game | TBD | FS1/FS2/FSN | |
| LV Invitational Home Game | TBD | FS1/FS2/FSN | |
| Nov. 28th |
Las Vegas Invitationalvs. Iowa |
Source | USAtoday 16th/FS1 |
| Nov. 29th |
Las Vegas Invitationalvs. Texas Tech or San Diego State |
University Release | USAtoday TT 22nd/FS1 |
| Dec. | Nebraska | TBD | FS1 |
| Dec. |
Big East/Big 12 Challenge*Oklahoma |
TBD | FS1 |
| Dec. 21st | @ Arizona State | Source | TBD |
That’s up to 4 ranked opponents on the non-conference slate. Strong OOC indeed. Three neutral court and 1 true road game. With CU’s habit of strong early starts, this schedule offers opportunities for an early season rise in the rankings, increasing viewership and respect for the team, and permanently ingraining the brand into poll voters heads.
The Oklahoma game was a previously scheduled return game of a H&H, now part of the inaugural BE/B12 Challenge. I will update as more dates are established for this slate.
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