CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 13-3 overall and 5-0 in the BIG EAST Conference, take a nine-game winning streak into Wednesday night's game vs. the Creighton University Bluejays, the team picked by the league coaches as the preseason favorite. Xavier's nine-game win streak is its longest since the 2017-18 season. The 5-0 start to BIG EAST play marks XU's best start since joining the league for the 2013-14 season.
Xavier moved up to 12th in this week's AP Poll and 11th in the USA Today Coaches Poll after checking in at No. 18 in both polls last week.