Bracketology 2023: UCLA, Kansas, and Creighton week's biggest winners

Bracketology 2023: UCLA, Kansas, and Creighton among week’s biggest winners

Dec 25, 2022; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Creighton Bluejays guard Ryan Nembhard (2) celebrates after guard Trey Alexander (23) scored his thirtieth point of the game against the DePaul Blue Demons in the second half at CHI Health Center Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /

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Creighton Bluejays

It wasn’t too long ago when the Bluejays were 6-6 on the season with losses to Nebraska and BYU. They weren’t anywhere near the top-25 or at-large picture at that point but still had plenty of time to turn things around. But since then, they’re 11-2, and now safely in both fields.

This week solidified that, starting with a 75-62 road win at Seton Hall. The Pirates are a team that had quietly gotten back onto the bubble themselves so this was a big week for them. But Creighton, led by 19 points and nine rebounds from Baylor Scheierman, made sure to pull off the Quad 1 victory.

The Bluejays decided to make it two straight, beating UConn in a defensive slugfest. The final score was 56-53, with 17 points from Trey Alexander proving to be huge. It gave the Big East program its 4th Quad 1 win of the season and improves already elite metrics, including a top-15 Quad 1 ranking.

This team now moves off the bubble in a positive way, now in the 8-9 seed range. And they’re just one game back in the Big East standings, right where they were projected to do in the preseason. They have a couple of road games against St. John’s and Providence this week to increase their metrics but right now, are safely in the field.

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