The Creighton Bluejays aren’t done making history in March Madness. The No. 10 seed in the Greensboro Regional, Creighton upset the third-seeded Iowa State Cyclones 76-68 to advance to its first Elite Eight. The Bluejays became just the fourth double-digit seed in women’s NCAA tournament history to reach the regional semifinals, and the first since 2017.
Creighton’s win also marked the ninth victory by a double-digit seed in the 2022 women’s NCAA tournament, passing the old record set in 1991 and matched in 2018.
ESPN’s BPI gave Creighton a 6% chance to make the Elite Eight entering the tournament. And in the Women’s Tournament Challenge, the Bluejays were picked to lose in the first round in 59.9% of brackets, and tabbed to reach the Elite Eight in just 3% of brackets.
Now all eyes turn to Saturday’s regional semifinals, where the 10th-seeded South Dakota Coyotes will try to keep their…
