Marquette in Top 25 next week ??

[Marquette_Fan]

Just got back from the game an hour ago. What an awesome game. One of the best ever Marquette game I ever attended. To beat the #11 ranked team as an unranked team was great.

Anyway, does everyone here agree that Marquette should be in the top 25 next week ?

[Markusquette]

no

[🏀]

Nope.

[Coleman]

no. We still have to beat Louisville on the road. Maybe then, but probably still no.

[pillardean]

You need to pump the brakes a bit.

[Benny B]

If they pound Looieville at the Chicken Coop this weekend and some other bottom 25/RV teams lose, then I would agree that MU belongs in the discussion for top 25; however, the AP voters will still disagree.  A few "Wilner" votes will likely get them into the RV category, but the bottom line is that there are over a dozen teams garnering votes right now, and unless you completely obliterate two Top 10 teams in the same week, it's virtually impossible to leapfrog from no votes to Top 25 this late in the season.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Just got back from the game an hour ago. What an awesome game. One of the best ever Marquette game I ever attended. To beat the #11 ranked team as an unranked team was great.

Anyway, does everyone here agree that Marquette should be in the top 25 next week ?

No

[brewcity77]

Not to sound like a broken record, but...

No.

[Jam Chowder]

In the nicest way possible... no way.

[StillAWarrior]

You all are so rude.  The least you can do is answer the question.

Anyway, does everyone here agree that Marquette should be in the top 25 next week ?

No.

[martyconlonontherun]

[MarquetteFan94]

If we win at Louisville we should be in the 26-30 range IMO; but not ranked....more interested in racking up BE wins than the rankings.

[HoopDreams]

Saying MU should be ranked in the top 25 next week is like saying junior cadougan can hit a jumper. More than a longshot.I think I'd rather bet on a random, uncoordinated guy to make the half courter at the next MU game.

[brewcity77]

To be fair, we will probably pick up a few votes if we beat Loserville on Saturday. Give it another week and if we manage to run it to 6-1 in the conference with another win over ND on their court and we might sneak into the top 25. However if you want to guarantee it, it would take another two victories the next week. Over UConn and Syracuse. At least they're both on home court

[chren21]

Saying MU should be ranked in the top 25 next week is like saying junior cadougan can hit a jumper.

Or Vander.  But to answer the question, no way.

[DJO's Pump Fake]

Saying MU should be ranked in the top 25 next week is like saying junior cadougan can hit a jumper. More than a longshot.I think I'd rather bet on a random, uncoordinated guy to make the half courter at the next MU game.

+1000

[mviale]

A win at Louisville is better than being ranked.

[rocky_warrior]

Forget the polls, MU is up to #31 in Pomeroy's calcs after tonight's shellacking of ND (with an 11-7 conference record).  Still only gives us a 22% chance of a win at UL.  If we win there, I think his calcs might just get us to top 25 - and I trust his numbers more than most of the others.....

http://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Marquette

[mug644]

A win at Louisville is better than being ranked.

Absolutely.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Forget the polls, MU is up to #31 in Pomeroy's calcs after tonight's shellacking of ND (with an 11-7 conference record).  Still only gives us a 22% chance of a win at UL.  If we win there, I think his calcs might just get us to top 25 - and I trust his numbers more than most of the others.....

http://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Marquette

MU jumped to #9 nationally in offense.  Wow

[LA]

MU jumped to #9 nationally in offense.  Wow

I guess shooting 70% from 3 will help move a team a few spots.

As for the original question: NO. I do really like the way the team has looked in conference play however.

[PGsHeroes32]

We will be close but wont get there quit yet. Just beating Louisville and then DePaul(boy I hope so) and getting to 5-1 in conference before the ND rematch would be huge. That would put us in a sweep situation of ND with really nothing to lose in a road game like that and only dropping to 5-2 in conference.

I dont care about the ranking. I want tourney quality wins.

[DCWarriors04]

Would be nice, especially if we can hand one to Slick Rick...but no.

[Tugg Speedman]

MU jumped to #9 nationally in offense.  Wow

... and 83rd on defense.  In the last two years we finished the year ranked in the 50s on Defense.  A couple of more games like yesterday and we might have a chance to up our rankings to the 50s.

Our eFG rank is 198 and our oReb% rank is 143.  That is what we need to improve.

[4everwarriors]

Not a sniff. But, then again, you'd be better off axing DenverMU who has the pulse of the team.