As Selection Sunday draws closer, The World-Herald will be tracking where the Jays might be headed when the NCAA tournament bracket is announced on March 15.
St. Louis — previously an annual March destination for Creighton — is a popular landing spot for CU among analysts.
Bracket Matrix, which compiles 100 brackets to calculate the average seed for each team, has the Jays listed as a No. 5 seed with an average of 4.92. According to Bracket Matrix, Creighton's highest projected seed is a No. 3 on two brackets and its lowest projected seed is a No. 8 on one bracket.
We've compiled where some of the experts project Creighton to be seeded, along with who might be headed to Omaha.
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ESPN's Joe Lunardi
Creighton is listed as a No. 5 seed in the West region and would face No. 12 Vermont in the first round.
Of note: With a win, the Jays would face winner of No. 4 Oregon-No. 13 New Mexico State.
A look at Omaha: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 North Florida, No. 8 Wichita State vs. No. 9 Arkansas; No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Robert Morris/Texas Southern winner; No. 8 Wisconsin vs. No. 9 USC.
NCAA.com's Andy Katz
Creighton is listed as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest region and would face No. 11 Mississippi State in the first round.
Of note: With a win, the Jays would face the winner of No. 3 West Virginia-No. 14 UC Irvine.
A look at Omaha: No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Monmouth/Robert Morris winner, No. 8 Marquette vs. No. 9 Indiana; No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 South Dakota State, No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Florida.
CBS Sports' Jerry Palm
Creighton as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest region and would face No. 12 East Tennessee State in the first round.
Of note: With a win, the Jays would face winner of No. 4 Michigan State-No. 13 Louisiana Tech.
A look at Omaha: No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Norfolk State/Robert Morris winner, No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Xavier; No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 South Dakota State, No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Houston.
Yahoo! Sports' Dave Ommen
Creighton as a No. 4 seed in the South region and would face No. 13 Louisiana Tech in the first round.
Of note: With a win, the Jays would face winner of No. 5 LSU-No. 12 Tulsa.
A look at Omaha: No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Norfolk State/Robert Morris winner, No. 8 Wichita State vs. No. 9 Indiana; No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Monmouth/Texas Southern winner, No. 8 Houston vs. No. 9 Saint Mary's.
WatchStadium's Tim Krueger
Creighton is listed a No. 5 seed in the South region and would face No. 12 Northern Iowa in the first round.
Of note: With a win, the Jays would face winner of No. 4 Auburn-No. 13 Stephen F. Austin.
A look at Omaha: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/North Carolina A&T winner, No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 9 Saint Mary's; No. 4 Butler vs. No. 13 Louisiana Tech, No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Tulsa.
Fox College Hoops' Mike DeCourcy
Creighton is listed as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest region and would face the No. 11 Florida-Rhode Island winner in the first round.
Of note: With a win, the Jays would face winner of No. 3 Michigan State-No. 14 Bowling Green.
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