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Title: [MJS Blog] Marquette moves up a spot to No. 17 in poll
Post by: MJS_Says on February 18, 2013, 12:00:04 PM
Marquette moves up a spot to No. 17 in poll
               




Fresh off its big victory Saturday over Pittsburgh, Marquette moved up one spot to No. 17 in the Associated Press media poll Monday.

               

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/191692541.html
               
Title: Re: [MJS Blog] Marquette moves up a spot to No. 17 in poll
Post by: MUMonster03 on February 18, 2013, 01:54:41 PM
I'm happy we moved up but confused. Indiana loses to an unbanked team and then beats a team ranked behind them and remains #1 a week ago. But yet we lose to a team ranked ahead of us on the road and beat a team ahead of us at home and we move up 1 spot in AP and nothing in coaches?
Title: Re: [MJS Blog] Marquette moves up a spot to No. 17 in poll
Post by: Tugg Speedman on February 18, 2013, 02:06:22 PM
I'm happy we moved up but confused. Indiana loses to an unbanked team and then beats a team ranked behind them and remains #1 a week ago. But yet we lose to a team ranked ahead of us on the road and beat a team ahead of us at home and we move up 1 spot in AP and nothing in coaches?

It was noted last week that IU was only the fifth #1 ranked team since 1990 to lose a game and remain #1 the following week.

And, this week was the second time this year we lost and moved up the following week.  A few weeks ago we lost and still moved from 25 to 24.
Title: Re: [MJS Blog] Marquette moves up a spot to No. 17 in poll
Post by: MisterJaylenBrownMU on February 18, 2013, 02:17:49 PM
I don't care much about the polls (interesting, but mostly useless).  That being said, I'm happy to see us moving up in Ken Pomeroy's rankings (#25 today).  Given that we finished the regular season #18 last year and #32 in 2011, it's promising that Ken Pom sees this year's team as comparable to our Sweet Sixteen teams. 

I'd like to see the defensive numbers improve before March, but it's nice to see a top-15 adjusted offense.  Especially with such a young team. 
Title: Re: [MJS Blog] Marquette moves up a spot to No. 17 in poll
Post by: Skatastrophy on February 18, 2013, 02:38:04 PM
#14 in Real Time RPI.

We're sitting pretty with just over a week until March!
Title: Re: [MJS Blog] Marquette moves up a spot to No. 17 in poll
Post by: MU82 on February 18, 2013, 02:38:38 PM
Kenpom means nothing to me. I'd only be impressed with their ratings if I were a Bucky fan and always got to be ranked high no matter what.