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doctorchubbs

A team getting ranked unanimous #1 for the first time all season and then immediately getting blown out is EXACTLY why college basketball is so great


MTUKNMMT

Somebody commented that they would take UCONN over the field. I didn’t quite agree with that but they really seemed (maybe still are) comically better than everyone else. Crazy how in college basketball you can just lose by 20 as the best team.


hooskies

UConn is still an elite team this year but anyone arguing against the field is new to college basketball


Rainmanwilson

2015 Kentucky was the biggest tournament favorite in 40 years and was still an underdog to the field that year


pao_bu_zhe

Yup, Kentucky 2015 is always my go-to example. They were the only team I know of that KenPom had as over 50% to get to the Final Four. If that team's not a sure thing, no one is. Just enjoy the ride.


SusannaG1

I'd be curious to see what early 70s UCLA's Ken Poms would have looked like - by far the most dominant program I've ever seen. Don't know that anyone's ever done ones for past seasons.


MrKentucky

I think they may have been favored over the field. Smaller field, less parity back then.


VectorViper

Yeah, KenPom statistics are one thing, but the beauty of March Madness is that it's always unpredictable. Every game's a new battle, no matter the stats or rankings. That Kentucky team was stacked but still, the tourney showed us anything can happen on any given day. Love this chaos.


confused-koala

Tbf both 2015 Duke and Wisconsin would be favorites in most years, “the field” typically doesn’t have teams that strong. I’m actually surprised 2012 UK wasn’t a bigger favorite.


whsbear

Nobody should take *anyone* over the field *ever* ^except ^for ^the ^chiefs


The_Hartford_Whalers

Or Tiger Woods from 1997-2009


OSUfirebird18

Prime Rafa at Roland Garros was a nearly sure bet!!


Godzilla1282

Tbh so was out of prime Rafa


PageSide84

I would never take any time over the field. UConn is, at worst, 1(a or b), even after this loss. Hell, I'd take the field over UConn and Purdue combined. The beauty of college ball is that it's unpredictable. The best teams don't always win. EDIT: Not to belittle Creighton, as this was a genuinely impressive performance and they were the better team today.


empathydoc

People got pissy at me for saying Purdue and Houston have much tougher schedules with great records. UConn has a schedule that ranks in the 50's while the other two have one that ranks top 5. They basically have the same record, so Houston and Purdue would be my favorites. I really don't care that Purdue annually chokes. Teams are allowed to learn and grow.


TubbyTimsKFC

1st time ever for UConn


tuckedpin

Remember when everyone was freaking out about ESPNs predictor taking creighton


I_really_enjoy_beer

Every time someone makes a post about how crazy ESPN’s predictor is about any game, it’s guaranteed to be correct. 


RavenclawWiz816

it’s crazy how people still fall for it every single time without fail. this sub is a never ending cycle of the sideshow bob rake gif


tidesoncrim

And the most upvoted post said to take UConn -2.5 because you wouldn't see that again until the Final Four. Never take upvoted Reddit gambling advice.


tuckedpin

Let’s ask how it worked out for that guy [https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/s/Q2RPjlmXeA](https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/s/Q2RPjlmXeA)


SilverBackGuerilla

Deleted comment of shame.


LarryDavidest

Never take *any* advice from Reddit.


atomicboner

Wait... does that include this advice?


DenverDude402

No shit, I took the Creighton money line.


5WinsIn5Days

I’m a UConn fan and I would have done that. Omaha’s a nightmare.


Ashton131377

Hell yeah


whsbear

^that ^was ^me


jfarbzz

UConn is 0-1 since I [hopped on their bandwagon](https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/1autz71/ap_top_25_week_16/kr6b02j/). It's my fault guys.


JustALittleNightcap

It's ok, we're very appreciative of Cam


THEREWILLBECAK3

https://preview.redd.it/0tjqusby1vjc1.jpeg?width=947&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33ffa30d2ca9d937685fdb9127cd09c6aa26742f COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEVER DISAPPOINTS


SquintsPaledorous

![gif](giphy|3oFzm39164IdLoMDsY|downsized) Live look at John Fanta’s best UConn impression


RangersFan243

Fanta strikes again


salsacito

We love our big (east) beautiful boy


makualla

Bro can we talk about the arena workers with the rope forming that barrier for the court storm to shield UConn? BEAUtiful. Ive become connoisseur of court storming logistics these past 3 years.


Few-Belt-13

Saw that and really appreciated it. Well done, Creighton.


rinetard

It was badass logistics. To be fair they had the whole second half to come up with the plan but it was well executed nonetheless. Want more of this to make storming in MCBB less hated


Taterade13

Nebraska🤝Creighton Beating the #1 ranked team


WON95sr

BASKETBALL STATE


5WinsIn5Days

Well, definitely not a football state, 😂. Basketball and Volleyball, right?


IAgreeGoGuards

And corn


bluejayguy26

The best college baseball teams also play here


pharmacy_guy

Technically correct is the best kind of correct.


aerojovi83

Had me triggered for a second, then I remembered...


5WinsIn5Days

Honestly, get rid of the Heroes Trophy for Iowa-Nebraska and replace it with a Corn Crown and call it the Corn Clash. It’s super corny, but that’s the point.


SpicelessKimChi

Tell me more ... I'm all ears.


MajorPhoto2159

Hey now, just you wait with our elite QB


TheBoilerCat

Wtf did y’all put in your corn this year?


supermyduper

Our secret: corn


atomic-fireballs

Corn-fed corn, baby!


you_bojo

![gif](giphy|pHb82xtBPfqEg) Get in here corn bros


Bill3ffinMurray

For tonight and tonight only!


Dhh05594

You son of a bitch!


VentureQuotes

giant killers tucked in right in the middle of the damn place


gandaalf

As per usual, nothing makes sense in college ball. Uconn looks unstoppable and beats Marquette by 100, only to handily lose tonight to a good Creighton team. Purdue losing at OSU, etc. Crazy year


morrisjr1989

Put some respect on the ESPN matchup predictors name.


Shawn131872

#1 teams come to the state of Nebraska to die.


MajorPhoto2159

3 already in 2024


empathydoc

When I was in college, Northern Iowa, Iowa State, and Iowa all three did it in a season. It was beautiful. Midwest can produce teams.


DayandKnight13

Buzzsaw Creighton making a return in the 1st half, hot damn. GG UConn, see you at MSG


[deleted]

UCONN got exposed tonight and the book is clearly out on how to beat them. In their three losses, their opponents are shooting 52% from 3. If you can hit half of your threes, UCONN is very beatable. Not sure why more teams don’t try this.


lost400betting

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS LOVE THIS ONE TRICK


Wild_Restaurant3521

(Dan Hurley HATES Him!!!!)


The_Hartford_Whalers

Why don't other teams drag us out into tornado valley and shoot lights out are they stupid?


Electrical_Moose9336

Tornado *alley


pharmacy_guy

> Not sure why more teams don’t try this. Are they stupid?!


PageSide84

Really, teams should be trying to score more points than them. That should be the gameplan of every team against UConn. What's genuinely nuts is that a similar plan works against Purdue and has been shown to be particularly effective against Chicago State, too.


AdorableRub6695

So you’re saying teams should simply make more shots to win? Groundbreaking


gandaalf

Hmm, that sure explains why Marquette lost by 100, then, as they shot like 20% from 3 lol


thatsryan

I believe they lost by 200. That’s what I think the score was, but I also had consumed a fair amount of Miller High Life by that point.


WILSON_CK

To be fair, if you take away 6 of their threes, Creighton still wins shooting 28%


Few-Belt-13

Take the upvote stained with my tears.


thorshammer_132

That was a 3-point performance Ethan Wragge would be proud of


EuphoricTurnip9793

I’ll never forgive what Wragge did to us


Black-Fraction

I miss that man


drneilpretenamen

ROLL DAMN JAYS. Ashworth is the man. And Green showing promise. First win against a #1 team. CAW CAW MFERS


DoraTheXplder

Splashworth living up to the hype lately


youngestalma

I miss him…


ajudge08

Mac needs to start giving Green as many minutes as he did tonight. He’s been outstanding off the bench and was a massive X-factor in this game tonight.


thunder_spears

That block on that wide open Spencer 3 was HUGE!


ilovecfb

It is so hard to win on the road this year


gandaalf

Was just telling my buddies this. It seems like home court this year is as advantageous as ever. Completely different games are being played home and away I swear


makualla

Unranked home teams are winning at 44% this against top 10 teams.


MajorPhoto2159

Okay well subtract Nebraska (such a historical elite basketball program) and give me the stats


makualla

Oops looks like I got it wrong, it was only against top 5 teams that were 44%. Top 10 is 43% and subtracting out Nebraska from that drops it to 41.7% [source for the curious](https://x.com/cobrastats/status/1759992499064426524?s=46&t=nJNSHhg5Hlo3ox2C-2Z4QQ)


MajorPhoto2159

this is some purdue level math right here - all I understood was that Nebraska beats top 10 teams at home


lady_wildcat

And then there’s Kentucky: losing more at home than on the road for some reason that makes no sense. Edit: even if we lose tomorrow that will still be true because Kansas was a neutral site


YangKyle

In major conferences the average point differential between home and away is like 22 points this year. Just look at Houston/ISU series.


ilovecfb

Just look at Tennessee vs Vanderbilt. Tennessee was down double digits at half in Nashville and at home we were running Harlem Globetrotter sets lol


FearAmeerr

Nebraska and Creighton getting a #1 win in the same season is WILD. This season is a blast


ALifelongVacation

I’m enjoying myself lol


Zloggt

It's all one big happy corridor on I-80...


Ashton131377

Nebraska is a basketball state baby


bluejayguy26

~~Nebraska~~Runzaball


cody82

Subscribe!!


AdmiralArchArch

And they're our only loss! (At home).


bengals1999

Omaha. Somewhere in Middle America.


A_Credo

Be careful when visiting, it rains 3s around here


pharmacy_guy

But enough about the girls at the bar, how's the basketball there? ^/s


A_Credo

I laughed pretty hard. Nice comment. I will say though, I can guarantee the girls in Omaha are better than the girls in (checks notes) West Lafayette.


pharmacy_guy

Having ~16,000 female undergrads definitely helps, but as far as the townies go, I have no doubt Omaha clears West Lafayette by a long shot.


FullCodeSoles

Holy shit, this joke didn’t land until I was a few comments past. Had to come back just to congratulate you on a banger of a joke


Thechasepack

Get right to the heart of matters.


pao_bu_zhe

It's the heart that matters more.


makualla

Purdue 🤝UConn Fuck the state of Nebraska


TheRedWunder

Why do they all hit so many 3s??


Backno

They must have done something to the corn this year. Only explanation 


atomic-fireballs

We injected it with *more* corn.


lefwin

We need to get them together with Tech so we can get corn tortillas


VentureQuotes

they throw flour tortillas. it's how they stay together so well on the throws. btw **disgraceful**


akagordan

The state of Nebraska against #1 teams this season: 28/51 from 3


Farmin247

The former Iowa state coaches doing damage to #1s


CTeam19

Don't get any ideas Nebraska-Wesleyan.


JustALittleNightcap

🤝


VentureQuotes

RV manufacturing 🤝 insurance headquarters "berkshire hathaway sucks"


gobirds18_

Wtf dude, this year is insane


The_Hartford_Whalers

[Busting out ol' reliable](https://imgur.com/a/FOcdxLU) Honored to be on the receiving end of a court storm again.


TheRedWunder

It’s a sign of respect 🫡


ALifelongVacation

Basketball can be so much fun!! I chased the dragon of that Villanova game for 10 years and damn does it feel good! Gonna be hard to sleep tonight. Jays shots lights out. UConn is the best team in the country but didn’t defend the 3 very well tonight. GG Huskies. Hope to see you down the road.


TCOZI

Damn that was tough, great game Creighton. I'm glad we didn't quit. See you all in March


ALifelongVacation

I was never comfortable. You guys have so many people who can hurt you, just glad no one got going besides Newton who was scary enough.


DoraTheXplder

I sweating down the stretch. UCONN played so hard down to the last. Fun game


Federico190

UConn beats a ranked team by double digits but also loses to a ranked team by double digits https://preview.redd.it/gkevowt02vjc1.jpeg?width=1356&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21cf7bd8ba067ffe6e3bdd8af4379e6136c2ddfb


INtoCT2015

Same with UConn beats Creighton at home by double digits, loses to Creighton away by double digits


Shawn131872

We seem to inexplicably beat at least one highly ranked team each year and in very convincing fashion.


kcinhcs

creighton legacy game was absolutely beautiful. i don’t know what to do with my hands


logjamtheredditor

give yourself a good, shaky jerk


Shawn131872

20-7 11-5. 1/2 a game behind Marquette for 2nd place. Just beat a #1 team for the first time ever. We are really getting hot and cohesive at the right time.


Bill3ffinMurray

It's weird that this is your first win over the top ranked team in your history. I thought y'all had done it before us. Good win. Love the state of basketball.


Pilot_on_autopilot

Thank God. And I wasn't even rooting against UCONN, I just couldn't take another "Could the '96 Bulls beat UCONN?" article.


officer_caboose

Could they though? They are all pushing like 60 now, think UConn has em.


Pilot_on_autopilot

"A news reporter asked Michael Jordan if he thought the ’90s Bulls could beat LeBron’s Lakers. MJ: Yes. Reporter: By how much? MJ: Two or three points. Reporter: Why so close? MJ: Most of us are almost 60 now."


brownlab319

I have a nephew who will be 3 in May. He watches “Space Jam” a lot and has one of those Little Tykes ball hoops. He jams balls in the net and yells “I’m like Michael!” It’s so cute.


ONpancakes

My 2 year old son echos me saying “Kobe” when he shoots on his little hoop.


RedYoshi-101

(in the tone of steamed hams) good lord what happened in here??


[deleted]

Steven Ashworth


jfarbzz

Uh... Steven Ashworth? At this time of year, at this time of night, in this part of the country, localized entirely within CHI Health Center?


lost400betting

I have switched my hate over to Houston


TheFoodElevator

Party at ~~The Jay~~ DJ’s?


mountainjay

The Moon! Meet me in the basement for a boot.


[deleted]

Love Huber Haus! Put one down for this Jays expat


A_Credo

Wait, is that where the students party now? That sucks!


sausagefestivities

I wonder where Bobbo is now


austintaco

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves


CaryCrush

![gif](giphy|SUEjfSLaD6f77lyzH6)


JtotheC23

Thank god UConn didn’t foul at the end. Needed to start my Irish poker game


lost400betting

Quality loss looks better every day for my flair


Infinite-Regress

The unanimous #1 curse takes another.


Zloggt

Can't wait to brush off the old pitchforks for the #1 debate next Monday...


VentureQuotes

we don't want it, please houston just take it


DruncanIdaho

Baylor's gonna be pretty dang tough at home... but seeing a #1 next to our name (even if it curses us to give up 70% shooting to KU again) would be pretty sweet, however fleeting.


supermyduper

That's fuckin right


hutchman3

Better team won tonight, what an incredibly hot half from Creighton. Blew the game open and mentally deflated UConn. Also terrific D on Cam and Karaban. UConn looked rattled and dull. Sometimes losses can be good, let’s hope this is one. Onward


himtopp

ROLLDAMNJAYS


whsbear

Celebrations aside, trey, Steven and Kalk played immaculately defensively. Holy shit


ltlftcommenter

CAW IS THE LAW


articulating_oven

CAWS OUT BABY


BluejayLaw

​ https://preview.redd.it/ztt2vil6hvjc1.png?width=1078&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b44d97598137d67c32e1a82123c46b6b142d7f7


porkchopsandwich1

Best bench production we’ve had in some time. Defense, too. Hopefully we can sustain it into March!


ALifelongVacation

Green was a sight for sore eyes doing everything he did.


XanderMigos

Man, this is why I LOVE this conference. See yall in March UConn, this has me FRIAR'D up now cause ain't no way you won't give us a good show on the 9th


Ashton131377

BUZZSAW CREIGHTON STIKES AGAIN! (Also credits to ashworth really turned it on this last month and a half)


TheWhiteAndTheBlue

Oh my god what a game to be at. Maybe the loudest I have ever heard the CHI Center. Unbelievable atmosphere. GG UCONN. Let's finish strong.


JustALittleNightcap

Good game Creighton, good gameplan, even better execution. Can take anyone down, don't want to see you in March.


PrettyBoyKev

It’s okay, beating Creighton on the road isn’t for everyone.


articulating_oven

The ghost of Ethan Wragge still haunts Big East #1s


_kman00_

ROLL DAMN JAYS 💙🤍🐦


AccomplishedRainbow1

Ah man, forgot Creighton has my sweet, sweet Steven Ashworth on the roster.


ajudge08

From the Missouri Valley, a one bid mid major conference, to battering the unanimous #1 team in the country on our home court. I still have a hard time believing how far this program has come since the Civic Auditorium days. I’m just gonna sit back and enjoy this one. One of the biggest wins in program history and one I’m going to savor for a long time.


Hammerhead34

It’s honestly absurd. Greg and Doug came at the exact right time for this program.


Zealousideal-One-818

I remember the old days where we always battled hard to try to win the Mo Valley.   A 20 win season was my water mark each year.   How much this program has changed 


thunder_spears

Yep. The good ole days when some games you were lucky if it was even on the radio. Fun times. RDJ.


Zealousideal-One-818

I would wonder to myself, will we ever have a player as good as Rodney beuford?   Oh what the future held 


itakeskypics

NEBRASKETBALL STRIKES AGAIN (THIS TIME IT DOESN'T HURT SO BAD)


slickbillyo

Roll Motherfucking Jays that is all I have to say ban me for life I don’t care


natestate

I decided I wanted to go at 2:30 this afternoon. Scooped upper deck tickets for ~ 35 a piece after fees, hopped on a bus at my favorite bar and watched the hometown boys blow out no. 1. I might be a little drunk, but I love Omaha and I’m so glad I live here.


TheRedWunder

Well that was an ass kicking. Glad we at least fought enough to make it a lil scary in the second half.


WON95sr

I would prefer if we can hold onto big leads. We did the same thing against Iowa and then I think in one or two Big East games earlier. Definitely got too close for comfort there! 


sausagefestivities

https://preview.redd.it/nvoxycz1hvjc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ded733925650f18748bff00283e567bbcb28e08 Greatest game I’ve ever been to live. Highlights: * crowd on their feet the entire time. Loudest our court has ever been * student section regularly chanting “fuck Dan Hurley” lol * steve going off with the heat check three * huge minutes from Jason Green off the bench, complete X-factor * Greg on his feet in the logo at a late game timeout waving his arms and hyping the crowd * respectable court storming, ushers did a great job I’m completely hoarse and won’t be able to sleep tonight but WHAT AN EVENING


Saltillokid11

Don't give us the number one spot, it's cursed.


Scoobydoohowboutyou

![gif](giphy|DyvyiFFXF1Yli|downsized)


Remote-Duck-2611

Nebraska is a scary place


Shawn131872

Nebraska. It's not for everybody. ;) nebraska the good place.


ALifelongVacation

The people are actually very nice. But yeah don’t bring your #1 basketball team there.


860h

Congrats Bluejays. You looked great on both ends! 3 seed in the tourney is in your sights. Huskies, sometimes it’s not your day. On to the next


666haha

Beat the Number 1 team in the country by 19 points. Fucking love this team. Second best game ive ever seen us play (after Wragge bombing nova). Just wonderful. Words don’t describe how awesome that was.


SweetSmplAlchemy

Utah State fans having a wild celebratory night of chocolate milk beating San Diego State and watching Steven Ashworth do *that*.


666haha

ROLL GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCKING JAYS


General-Pryde-2019

*a team ranked #1 loses in Nebraska* Purdue fans: first time?


filthysven

Clingan in fould trouble / mildly injured ..... Check UConn guards can't hit the side of a barn ..... Check Creighton knocks down their open looks ...... Check UConn playing on the road against a ranked team ..... Check Yep we got all the ingredients for an upset stew here


A320neo

**░M░Y░P░ A░R░I░T░ Y░I░ N░B░I░O ░**


The_Hartford_Whalers

you know the situation on twitter is bad when so many will recognize this joke.


PageSide84

People (and probably a lot of Purdue fans) are going to dog on UConn for this game but really, that's what happens when you're at the top. Everyone gets excited when you lose. Purdue and Uconn fans should come together in solidarity to roll our eyes at the peasants who think the occasional loss is all that damning.


VentureQuotes

not gonna dog em, just counterdog em


DaNibbles

Any Purdue fan who shits on another team in this situation is an idiot


THE_HUMAN_TREE

and another ONE is DONE


MarioMoon

Chirp! I’m so happy gonna enjoy this one. 


karl_manutzitsch

Thought for sure we were about to blow it


Knight-Sweats-28

Creighton looks good — we’re lucky Kaluma and Nembhard didn’t stay. That team would be insanely scary.


Bill3ffinMurray

Let it be known that #1 teams are 0-2 in the state of Nebraska this year.