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Men's Basketball Earns 21st NCAA Tourney Bid; Meets Kansas State First

OMAHA, Neb. - The Creighton men's basketball team is returning to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in seventh seasons, and 21st time in program history. The eighth-seeded Bluejays earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and will meet ninth-seeded Kansas State on Friday, March 16 in a game played in Charlotte, N.C..

A game time and television network will be announced later on Sunday night.

The bracket was unveiled on Sunday evening on TBS, with the Bluejay team gathering at D.J. Sokol Arena to watch the Selection Show with their fans.

Creighton enters the NCAA Tournament with a 21-11 record.