Marquette #9 in ESPN.com Power Rankings

[Ohbie]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/powerrankings/_/week/1

Buzz Williams' squad followed a big-time win at Wisconsin with a thriller over Washington in the Jimmy V Classic. Darius Johnson-Odom is the real deal.

Last week we were 17 in the preseason.  It's nice to see MU in the top-10.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

For the ESPN/Coach's Poll that comes out each Monday....who does the voting? I am assuming coach's, but the point totals wouldn't make sense for every D1 coach in the nation. Thanks.

[Ohbie]

"The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The members of the board for the 2011-12 season: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Tim Cluess, Iona; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Steve Donahue, Boston College; Scott Drew, Baylor; Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Mark Fox, Georgia; Don Friday, St. Francis (Pa.); Bill Herrion, New Hampshire; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; Dave Paulsen, Bucknell; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Donnie Tyndall, Morehead State; Don Verlin, Idaho; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa."

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Gracias Ohbie.

[Coach Norman Dale]

Ooops -- just saw this was posted previously.  Sorry.

Luke Winn and Sports Illustrated's College Basketball Power Rankings has Marquette at #7

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/luke_winn/12/08/Kentucky.OSU/index.html?xid=cnnbin

[MU_LOL]

I would have expected a higher vote from Gottlieb (compared to other writers) than 10, but 10 is pretty high so I guess I can't complain.

[Les Nessman]

Wow, Mizzou with a 23 spot jump in the rankings. That win over Villanova was huge.