I think he deserved it.
Well you would be wrong then, I am pretty sure that the Valley of the year awards are based on the Valley season so everything is measured against common opponents.
If you take the whole body of work, the entire season, Creighton, "The Class of the Valley" just today played its second top 50 team, others played a tougher schedule, Creighton, "The Class of the Valley" played an easier schedule, pretty simple.