1977–78 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1977–78 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season and tournament champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–9 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Brosnihan
  • Mike Caruso
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
1977–78 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton 12 4   .750 19 9   .679
Southern Illinois 11 5   .688 17 10   .630
Indiana State 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
New Mexico State 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Bradley 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Wichita State 8 8   .500 13 14   .481
Tulsa 7 9   .438 9 18   .333
West Texas State 4 12   .250 8 19   .296
Drake 2 14   .125 6 22   .214
1978 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tom Apke, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 19–9 record (12–4 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament. As No. 3 qualifying seed in the Midwest region, the Jays fell to No. 1 at-large seed DePaul in the opening round.