Friday afternoon, Creighton makes it’s 20th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and first since 2014. Their opponent is the Rhode Island Rams out of the A-10, a team who began the year rated 23rd in the AP Top 25 and spent the first four weeks of the season ranked. Two straight road losses by three points each, to Valpo and Providence, dropped them from the polls and they finished the non-conference with an unimpressive 8-4 record that included three wins over teams ranked 275th or higher by KenPom. Their best win came over fellow NCAA Tournament qualifier Cincinnati, a 76-71 win in mid-November.
Pregame Primer, NCAA Tournament Edition: Creighton Battles Trendy Upset Pick Rhode Island in First Round
