# 2000–01 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 24-8 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title to earn an at-large bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 2000* | | Western Illinois | W 96–50 | 1–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Nov 24, 2000* | | vs. Cleveland State Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament | W 66–59 | 2–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| Nov 25, 2000* | | vs. Providence Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament | W 63–51 | 3–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| Nov 26, 2000* | | vs. Toledo Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament | L 57–61 | 3–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| Dec 1, 2000* | | at Wyoming | L 74–78 | 3–2 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| Dec 6, 2000* | | Colorado State | W 74–51 | 4–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Dec 9, 2000* | | Georgia State | W 81–74 | 5–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Dec 16, 2000 | | Wichita State | W 74–64 | 6–2 (1–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Dec 19, 2000* | | at Tulsa | W 86–76 | 7–2 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 23, 2000* | | Mississippi Valley State | W 89–82 | 8–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Dec 30, 2000 | | Evansville | W 87–57 | 9–2 (2–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Jan 2, 2001* | | at Nebraska | W 62–51 | 10–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 6, 2001 | | at Bradley | L 68–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–3 (2–1) | Carver Arena Peoria, IL |
| Jan 8, 2001 | | at Illinois State | L 63–75 | 10–4 (2–2) | Redbird Arena Normal, IL |
| Jan 11, 2001 | | Indiana State | W 81–72 | 11–4 (3–2) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Jan 14, 2001 | | Northern Iowa | W 80–56 | 12–4 (4–2) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Jan 17, 2001 | | at Missouri State | L 67–74 | 12–5 (4–3) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO |
| Jan 20, 2001 | | at Wichita State | W 56–52 | 13–5 (5–3) | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| Jan 24, 2001 | | at Evansville | L 52–61 | 13–6 (5–4) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN |
| Jan 27, 2001 | | Illinois State | W 78–69 | 14–6 (6–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Jan 31, 2001 | | Southern Illinois | W 78–63 | 15–6 (7–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Feb 4, 2001 | | at Indiana State | W 77–71 | 16–6 (8–4) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN |
| Feb 7, 2001 | | Drake | W 69–44 | 17–6 (9–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Feb 10, 2001 | | at Southern Illinois | W 77–63 | 18–6 (10–4) | SIU Arena Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 14, 2001 | | Bradley | W 74–60 | 19–6 (11–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Feb 17, 2001* | | Wyoming | W 84–72 | 20–6 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Feb 21, 2001 | | at Northern Iowa | W 69–50 | 21–6 (12–4) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA |
| Feb 24, 2001 | | at Drake | W 78–70 | 22–6 (13–4) | Knapp Center Des Moines, IA |
| Feb 26, 2001 | | Missouri State | W 72–48 | 23–6 (14–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Missouri Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2001* | | vs. Missouri State MVC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 63–41 | 24–6 | Savvis Center St. Louis, MO |
| Mar 4, 2001* | | vs. Indiana State MVC Tournament Semifinal | L 74–87 | 24–7 | Savvis Center St. Louis, MO |
| 2001 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2001 CBS | (10) | vs. (7) No. 24 Iowa First Round | L 56–69 | 24–8 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (-) Uniondale, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central. ||||||