The Bluejays are down to their last chance to get a good win at home and jump onto the right side of the bubble.
Two seasons ago, both of these programs joined the rebuilt Big East and began life as major conference programs, eschewing the pedestrian surroundings of the MVC and A10 for the life of rubbing shoulders with top 25 opponents on a weekly basis and making a yearly pilgrimage to Madison Square Garden. After some initial success, in no small part thanks to Doug McDermott, Creighton has taken a few losses on the chin in the middle of rebuilding their roster for years of contention in their new surroundings.