…and so it Begins…
Creighton Exhibition – #22 Jays vs Wayne State (Neb)…4Nov16 at the CLink. Can the Jays make another 6 game improvement following last season’s lead? IMO…Yes. Will the Jays be a yearlong fixture in the the AP/Coaches Polls? IMO…Yes. Gonna be a great Bluejay Hoops season. http://gocreighton.com/news/2016/11/2/-m-basketball-no-22-mens-basketball-opens-exhibition-play-friday-vs-wayne-state.aspx
USAToday – Big East Predictions 2016/17 – Big-East-Conference-predictions
Todays U – Key non-conference Big East Games… http://www.todaysu.com/big-east/key-non-conference-big-east-games-to-watch/ CU – Wisconsin and CU – ASU are on this list.
ESPN/Lunardi – Preseason Bracket http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology Big East with & NCAA Bids…Seeds: 2-Villanova, 3-Xavier, 6-Creighton, 9-Butler, 10-Seton Hall, and 11-Georgetown.
Bleacher Report – 2017 Preseason Bracket http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2673299-preseason-projection-of-the-2017-ncaa-tournament-bracket Big East with 6 NCAA Bids…Seton Hall part of last group in, Marquette last group out. Seeds: 1-Villanova, 4-Xavier, 6-Creighton, 8-Butler, 9-Georgetown, and 11-Seton Hall.
BR/Kerry Miller – Winners-Losers of AP Preseason Poll http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2673051-winners-and-losers-of-college-basketballs-2016-17-preseason-ap-top-25-poll
NCAA.com/Brian Mull – AP Preseaon Poll as related to NCAA Seedings – http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2016-10-31/college-basketball-rankings-how-does-ap-preseason-poll-relate
NCAA.com/Joe Boozell – 32 predictions for the 2016-17 season http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2016-10-17/college-basketball-32-bold-predictions-2016-17-season-part-i Among these…Josh Hart wins the Naismith Award.
NCAA.com/Joe Boozell – Ap Poll Breakdown… http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2016-10-31/college-basketball-rankings-duke-kentucky-kansas-lead
Sports Illustrated/Brian Hamilton – SI 2016-17 Preseason Top 20 http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/11/02/si-preseason-top-20-duke-kentucky-kansas
http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/11/01/preseason-every-team-ranked-top-25-duke-kansas-kentucky Creighton is 21st, NCAA 6-Seed.
| Rank | Team | Proj. Off. Eff. | Off. Rank | Proj. Def. Eff. | Def. Rank | Proj. Pyth. Win% | Proj. Conf. Rank | Proj. NCAAs seed |
| 11 | Purdue | 117.8 | 9 | 97.2 | 37 | 0.9014 | 2nd in B10 | 3 seed |
| 12 | Xavier | 115.6 | 19 | 95.4 | 24 | 0.9013 | 2nd in BE | 3 seed |
| 13 | Louisville | 112.3 | 49 | 92.7 | 5 | 0.9005 | 4th in ACC | 4 seed |
| 14 | Syracuse | 113.6 | 33 | 93.9 | 10 | 0.8999 | 5th in ACC | 4 seed |
| 15 | Indiana | 119.6 | 5 | 99.4 | 79 | 0.8936 | 3rd in B10 | 4 seed |
| 16 | UCLA | 116.7 | 12 | 98.2 | 50 | 0.8789 | 3rd in P12 | 4 seed |
| 17 | California | 111.7 | 53 | 94.3 | 14 | 0.8760 | 4th in P12 | 5 seed |
| 18 | NC State | 117.6 | 10 | 99.4 | 80 | 0.8742 | 6th in ACC | 5 seed |
| 19 | West Virginia | 111.8 | 52 | 94.5 | 15 | 0.8736 | 2nd in B12 | 5 seed |
| 20 | Connecticut | 112.5 | 46 | 95.6 | 25 | 0.8663 | 1st in Amer | 5 seed |
| 21 | Creighton | 114.6 | 29 | 97.9 | 46 | 0.8587 | 3rd in BE | 6 seed |
SI– Big East Preview. http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/10/24/big-east-preview-villanova-xavier-creighton
OWH/Nyatawa – Tugs visit upcoming… http://www.omaha.com/creighton/blog/recruiting-roundup-top-wing-brian-bowen-set-to-visit-creighton/article_b722671c-a2a4-11e6-be58-3748beaecd86.html
Rivals/Bossi – Christian Bishop, Lees Summitt, Mo. https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/junior-wing-christian-bishop-creating-buzz
@BluejayMBB Great visit to Creighton today. Thanks for the warm welcome. @30_bishop @Jenjenbishop @dukeblue1972
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