Joe Lunardi in his Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette as the first of his Last Four In as a #10 Seed Playing #10 Seed Indiana with the Winner playing #7 Seed Mississippi State in Portland in the Houston South Regional
Predicted Seeds of note.
Purdue #1 Seed
Saint John's #1 Seed
UCONN #2 Seed
Oklahoma #9 Seed
Indiana #10 Seed
Creighton #10 Seed
Maryland #10 Seed
Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on May 14, 2025, 04:39:39 PMJoe Lunardi in his Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette as the first of his Last Four In as a #10 Seed Playing #10 Seed Indiana with the Winner playing #7 Seed Mississippi State in Portland in the Houston South Regional
Predicted Seeds of note.
Purdue #1 Seed
Saint John's #1 Seed
UCONN #2 Seed
Oklahoma #9 Seed
Indiana #10 Seed
Creighton #10 Seed
Maryland #10 Seed
The gap widens
IMO, that is MU's floor.
Quote from: tower912 on May 14, 2025, 06:03:10 PMIMO, that is MU's floor.
Idk exactly where next years teams floor is but it ain't make the tournament
Well, the floor will be determined by health. If there is a repeat of 24-25 with half the team injured and multiple players requiring surgery after the season, then yeah, it could be a rebuilding season.
It is my opinion that the 25-26 team can continue the Big Dance streak under Shaka.
For me, the floor is a first four or next four out level team. Don't think that will happen but certainly possible based on injuries and/or underperformance.
Sometimes things get stale. Jop, Steveie and Kam played a lot of minutes for MU and gave us a lot of great games. There's a small part of me that wonders if things got too routine. And I agree injuries played a part.
Now we're going to see some fresh faces get to takeover. This team might be a little more scrambled eggs than KenPom Off Eff but we're going to make the tourney.
I see this team peaking in late December but falling out of the NCAA tournament picture by early March.
I think the floor is making the tourney. I hope they don't peak in December but it seems rote now that they will be further along than most teams out out of the gate because of their continuity and will get big wins in the non-conference that will set them up well even if they finish up middle of the pack in the BE. What has killed the bubble teams in the BE has been shaky non con records. Marquette has that basically locked down due to their system. Personally I am always extremely bullish, but I love the development approach and I think we will have multiple break out players that will have us competitive for a top 4 finish in BE..
Quote from: DienerTime34 on May 15, 2025, 02:16:32 PMI see this team peaking in late December but falling out of the NCAA tournament picture by early March.
They won't peak at all this year, imo.
I expect the team to get much better as the season goes on this year. Sure there is a lot returning compared to some other teams, but it's a lot of guys that will be stepping into new roles. Kam was always going to be "the man," Stevie was going to continue with the same role he had in the past, same with Jop. This year it's a completely blank slate. Guys will have to grow into their roles this year, and I expect that will take some time/growing pains.
If we finish above .500 I'll be surprised.
Nobody knows what the floor or ceiling is......least of all Lunardi..too many unknowns......
It will be fun to see how it plays out.......I'm excited to see how players adapt to new roles.....and if we have any freshmen that can make an immediate impact.....
Quote from: ATL MU Warrior on May 15, 2025, 04:43:28 PMIf we finish above .500 I'll be surprised.
Probably should just cancel the season.
I don't think it is unrealistic to think if not expect that MU gets a bid at years end. It seems to much more probable to me than expecting MU to fall into the basketball abyss. Smart knows how to play the conference dynamics. Win 8 nonconference, win 10 conference games and finish at least 5th, win 2 BE tourny games and take an 8/9 seed. He has a lot of talent coming back, it is just that it is undefined. Have some faith it is going to be a big, deep and growing team. I for one am looking forward to the journey
Quote from: DienerTime34 on May 15, 2025, 02:16:32 PMI see this team peaking in late December but falling out of the NCAA tournament picture by early March.
A Marquette team peaking in December only to be playing their worst at the end of the year? Impossible! That would never happen.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on May 15, 2025, 08:37:48 AMFor me, the floor is a first four or next four out level team. Don't think that will happen but certainly possible based on injuries and/or underperformance.
Let's hope so. Otherwise we'll have to deal with your overly emotional tantrums and name calling.
Imagine being such a soft pathetic loser that you have nothing better to do on a Friday night than to try to pick a fight on a message board with someone that hasn't engaged with you in a long time.
Very, very sad.
Quote from: hawk on May 16, 2025, 08:55:44 PMwin 10 conference games and finish at least 5th
Since moving to 20 conf games in the new BEast, i think a 10-win team finishing at least 5th has happened... never.
Quote from: Jay Bee on May 18, 2025, 08:19:07 AMSince moving to 20 conf games in the new BEast, i think a 10-win team finishing at least 5th has happened... never.
The first year of 20 scheduled conference games was 2021 and both 4th & 5th had 10 wins ;D
Quote from: brewcity77 on May 18, 2025, 10:58:53 AMThe first year of 20 scheduled conference games was 2021 and both 4th & 5th had 10 wins ;D
smh, that's like a post that i would make
Quote from: brewcity77 on May 18, 2025, 10:58:53 AMThe first year of 20 scheduled conference games was 2021 and both 4th & 5th had 10 wins ;D
Didn't Marquette and Xavier tie for 4th/5th just this past season at 13-7? 8-)
Joe Lunardi in his May 20th Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette in his Last Four In as a #10 Seed Playing #10 Seed North Carolina State with the Winner playing #7 Seed Oklahoma in San Diego in the San Jose West Regional
Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on May 23, 2025, 02:26:04 AMJoe Lunardi in his May 20th Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette in his Last Four In as a #10 Seed Playing #10 Seed North Carolina State with the Winner playing #7 Seed Oklahoma in San Diego in the San Jose West Regional
Not wasting my time going to look for that, but that's nuts. There's no way L4I games are going to the 10-line without at least 3 bid thieves, which is crazy to predict in May.
It's almost like pre-season bracketology is a useless exercise only for clicks.
Quote from: brewcity77 on May 23, 2025, 05:54:13 AMNot wasting my time going to look for that, but that's nuts. There's no way L4I games are going to the 10-line without at least 3 bid thieves, which is crazy to predict in May.
I disagree
Quote from: The Sultan on May 23, 2025, 05:59:44 AMIt's almost like pre-season any Lunardi bracketology is a useless exercise only for clicks.
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Joe Lunardi in his June 24th Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette mentioned but the first team out.
Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on June 24, 2025, 10:44:52 PMJoe Lunardi in his June 24th Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette mentioned but the first team out.
The gap has expanded
St. Thomas in the tourney while we sit at home will hurt in March 2026.
Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on June 24, 2025, 10:44:52 PMJoe Lunardi in his June 24th Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette mentioned but the first team out.
Clearly because of Royce's performance in u19 scrimmage