Luke Winn gives some Marquette love...

[jage]

<http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/luke_winn/01/02/early.warnings/index.html>

There are only two teams in the AP poll who presently rank in the top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, and they may surprise you: Duke and Marquette, who met in the finals of the Maui Invitational in November (Duke won, 77-73). That doesn't mean the Blue Devils and Golden Eagles should be the only teams in the national-title discussion -- far from it -- but it does mean they should be mentioned alongside the more obvious candidates such as Kansas, North Carolina, Memphis and UCLA.

he doesn't give marquette credit, as a team, very often. it's good to see this at this point in the year. a confidence builder before conference play.