The Creighton women’s basketball team finished at No. 23 in the final Associated Press poll released on Monday.
The Bluejays (26-6) advanced to the second round of the 2024 NCAA tournament, defeating UNLV and losing 67-63 to UCLA. CU will return five seniors — four of whom started this season — for next year.
Nebraska finished just outside of the AP Top 25, receiving the 27th-highest point total. The Huskers (23-12) advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, beating Texas A&M before losing to Oregon State.
Undefeated South Carolina — which beat Iowa 87-75 Sunday in the national title game — finished No. 1, followed by the Hawkeyes, Connecticut, North Carolina State and USC. UConn and Creighton were the only two Big East teams in the final rankings. Among Big Ten teams, Iowa, Indiana (12th) and Ohio State (16th) made the cut.
In the last season of 12-team iteration, the Pac-12 had six teams in the final rankings. Two of them — USC and UCLA — head to the Big Ten next season.
Photos: Nebraska women's basketball hosts Creighton
Creighton's Morgan Maly (30) shoots a 3-pointer in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.
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Creighton's Emma Ronsiek (31) spins around Nebraska's Maddie Krull (42) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.
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Nebraska's Alexis Markowski (40) goes up for a rebound in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.
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Creighton's Emma Ronsiek (31) and Nebraska's Jessica Petrie (12) stretch out for the ball in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.
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Nebraska's Maddie Krull (42) controls the ball in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.
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Nebraska's Darian White (0) beaks through Creighton's Mallory Brake (14) and Creighton's Lauren Jensen (15) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton's Lauren Jensen (15) shoots the ball in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton's Molly Mogensen (21) controls the ball in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Maddie Krull (42) controls the ball in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton's Mallory Brake (14) and Emma Ronsiek (31) sandwich Nebraska's Kendall Coley (32) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Husker fans cheer ahead of the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Alexis Markowski (40) plays defense against Creighton's Mallory Brake (14) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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A Husker fan reacts to a call in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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The Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton's Morgan Maly (30) looks to pass the ball in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Darian White (0) moves past Creighton's Emma Ronsiek (31) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton's Kiani Lockett (11) drives through Nebraska's Darian White (0) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton head coach Jim Flanery calls out to his team in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton's Lauren Jensen (15) looks to the official during the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Logan Nissley (2) brings the ball downcourt in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton's Lauren Jensen (15) shoots the ball over Nebraska's Jaz Shelley (1) and Alexis Markowski (40) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton fans celebrate a basket in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Darian White (0) keeps the ball from Creighton's Lauren Jensen (15) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska head coach Amy Williams talks to an official in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Creighton's Jayme Horan (12) is hurt in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Natalie Potts (22) looks to pass the ball away from Creighton's Emma Ronsiek (31) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Darian White (0) smiles on the bench during the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Husker fans celebrate a basket in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Jaz Shelley (1) looks to pass the ball past Creighton's Kiani Lockett (11) in the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska men's basketball players Josiah Allick and Keisei Tominaga watch the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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Nebraska's Jessica Petrie (12) and Nebraska's Darian White (0) walk off the court following the Creighton vs. Nebraska women's college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Creighton won the game 79-74.
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