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2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2012–13 |
| team | Creighton Bluejays |
| image | Creighton Bluejays Wordmark.gif |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| short_conf | MVC |
| CoachRank | 21 |
| APRank | 22 |
| record | 28–8 |
| conf_record | 13–5 |
| head_coach | Greg McDermott (3rd year) |
| asst_coach1 | Darian DeVries (15th year) |
| asst_coach2 | Steve Lutz (3rd year) |
| asst_coach3 | Steve Merfeld (3rd year) |
| stadium | CenturyLink Center Omaha |
| champion | Missouri Valley tournament champions |
| Missouri Valley Regular Season Champions | |
| Las Vegas Invitational Champions | |
| bowl | NCAA Tournament |
| bowl_result | Round of 32 |
Missouri Valley Regular Season Champions Las Vegas Invitational Champions
The 2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by third year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha and were in their final season as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in MVC play to be Missouri Valley regular season champions. They were also champions of the Missouri Valley tournament, defeating Wichita State in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Cincinnati in the second round before losing in the third round to Duke.
Following the season, Creighton left the MVC to join the Big East Conference.
Roster
- Greg McDermott ()
- Darian DeVries ()
- Steve Lutz ()
- Steve Merfeld ()
Rankings
Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final | AP | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 | #15 | #14 | #11 | #16 | #16 | #17 | #16 | #16 | #13 | #12 | #17 | #21 | #16 | RV | RV | RV | #23 | #22 | ||||
| #15 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #13 | #13 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #11 | #10 | #12 | #17 | #13 | #23 | RV | RV | RV | #24 | #21 |
Schedule and results
|- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball tournament
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References
References
- Reynolds, Dave. (March 9, 2013). "Creighton beats Wichita State 68-65 to win MVC tourney". [[Journal Star (Peoria).
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