So....What are we ranked on Monday - 1/6/2025?

[Shooter McGavin]

BPI lol

What a clown.

How are we 14 in their power rankings and significantly lower in BPI.  Does ESPN even realize that BPI is a terrible metric?

[Oldgym]

I'm sure they do.  It's something they can call their own that casual observers will talk about.

[Avenue Commons]

Yep. Hit number 10 for four weeks in 2018-19. That was the highest mark since 2011-12, when we got up to 8.

Marquette was ranked in the Top 10 for a month just three years ago? Hmm. I thought we lived in darkness for the past seven years.......   

[PointWarrior]

Losing 6 of the last 7 and finishing not ranked. Getting absolutely destroyed by one player team in the NCAA   Great year.  Total sunshine.

Marquette was ranked in the Top 10 for a month just three years ago? Hmm. I thought we lived in darkness for the past seven years.......   

[tower912]

Marquette was ranked in the Top 10 for a month just three years ago? Hmm. I thought we lived in darkness for the past seven years.......   

Oh, behave.

[Avenue Commons]

Losing 6 of the last 7 and finishing not ranked. Getting absolutely destroyed by one player team in the NCAA   Great year.  Total sunshine.

What year was it that we beat No. 1 Villanova at home? That was undeniably a great moment.

Ja Morant was the best player in that draft and in retrospect should've been No. 1 over Zion. Who I hope can stay healthy.

[DrJay24]

What year was it that we beat No. 1 Villanova at home? That was undeniably a great moment.

Ja Morant was the best player in that draft and in retrospect should've been No. 1 over Zion. Who I hope can stay healthy.

4 weeks of fake sunlight in 7 years is total darkness.  What happened the game after beating #1 Nova?

[Galway Eagle]

4 weeks of fake sunlight in 7 years is total darkness.  What happened the game after beating #1 Nova?

What happened the game before?

We gush over 2011 because they won two games in a weekend. If they don't that team is as bad or worse. We gush over the midgets for winning three OT road games against NIT teams but the season was by and large "meh" we gush over buzz's first year but despite three healthy extremely experienced all time great players we couldn't do $hit without James.

See how we can poke holes on any season? 

[JuniorCardigan]

What year was it that we beat No. 1 Villanova at home? That was undeniably a great moment.

Ja Morant was the best player in that draft and in retrospect should've been No. 1 over Zion. Who I hope can stay healthy.

That win against Nova was in 2017 I believe. The tourney game where Ja eviscerated us was 2019.

[JakeBarnes]

4 weeks of fake sunlight in 7 years is total darkness.  What happened the game after beating #1 Nova?

We should have known to stay away from fake sunlight after Tommy and his tanning beds.

[Silkk the Shaka]

4 weeks of fake sunlight in 7 years is total darkness.  What happened the game after beating #1 Nova?

A more physical team came into our building and grinded out a W, sums up the tenure pretty well

[Heisenberg]

MU ranked 18 this week.

They have the most losses (7) of any ranked team this week

They are 7-5 against Quad 1 teams.

12 Quad 1 games leads the top 25
7 wins has them tied for the most wins
Uconn is another quad 1 game tomorrow.

MU is 6-5 against ranked teams. 
6 wins against a ranked team ties MU with 1977 for the most in school history (always like being compared to 1977!)
Another ranked team tomorrow

MU's SoS is #7 in the nation. 
The best SoS in school history (full season) was #9 in 2011.

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So, what is the takeaway from all this? 

PLAY AS HARD A SCHEDULE AS POSSIBLE. I truly believe MU's success is they are no longer intimidated by anyone.  Why should they?  Every game seems to be against a quad 1/ranked team.  So playing Uconn is just another game for them.

You have additional thoughts?

[Uncle Rico]

MU ranked 18 this week.

They have the most losses (7) of any ranked team this week

They are 7-5 against Quad 1 teams.

12 Quad 1 games leads the top 25
7 wins has them tied for the most wins
Uconn is another quad 1 game tomorrow.

MU is 6-5 against ranked teams. 
6 wins against a ranked team ties MU with 1977 for the most in school history (always like being compared to 1977!)
Another ranked team tomorrow

MU's SoS is #7 in the nation. 
The best SoS in school history (full season) was #9 in 2011.

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So, what is the takeaway from all this? 

PLAY AS HARD A SCHEDULE AS POSSIBLE. I truly believe MU's success is they are no longer intimidated by anyone.  Why should they?  Every game seems to be against a quad 1/ranked team.  So playing Uconn is just another game for them.

You have additional thoughts?

I wonder how Rick Majerus would have handled this squad.  I think we'd be ranked 69

[Heisenberg]

I wonder how Rick Majerus would have handled this squad.  I think we'd be ranked 69

How many managers and towels would he need this season?

[Uncle Rico]

How many managers and towels would he need this season?

Well, the deflection board kid probably wouldn't like his job under Rick

[warriorchick]

Well, the deflection board kid probably wouldn't like his job under Rick

Speaking of which - great article:

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2022/02/07/marquette-student-manager-tracks-basketball-deflections-white-board-shaka-smart-mens-college-guy/6684654001/

[JakeBarnes]

MU ranked 18 this week.

They have the most losses (7) of any ranked team this week

They are 7-5 against Quad 1 teams.

12 Quad 1 games leads the top 25
7 wins has them tied for the most wins
Uconn is another quad 1 game tomorrow.

MU is 6-5 against ranked teams. 
6 wins against a ranked team ties MU with 1977 for the most in school history (always like being compared to 1977!)
Another ranked team tomorrow

MU's SoS is #7 in the nation. 
The best SoS in school history (full season) was #9 in 2011.

-----

So, what is the takeaway from all this? 

PLAY AS HARD A SCHEDULE AS POSSIBLE. I truly believe MU's success is they are no longer intimidated by anyone.  Why should they?  Every game seems to be against a quad 1/ranked team.  So playing Uconn is just another game for them.

You have additional thoughts?

If I did my math right, Marquette has 4 Q1A wins so far out of those 7 Q1 wins. A win on Tuesday gets us to 5 and tied with Zags. Currently tied with TTU, Prov, Bama, and Kansas with 4.

[BrewCity83]

Well, the deflection defecation board kid probably wouldn't like his job under Rick

FIFY

[Marquette4life]

does anyone know when the committee releases their top 16?

[PGsHeroes32]

does anyone know when the committee releases their top 16?

Not this Saturday but the next.

Uconn, Butler and Gtown are our games before then.

Need 3-0 to feel good about seeing our names called at that point.

[MuggsyB]

MU ranked 18 this week.

They have the most losses (7) of any ranked team this week

They are 7-5 against Quad 1 teams.

12 Quad 1 games leads the top 25
7 wins has them tied for the most wins
Uconn is another quad 1 game tomorrow.

MU is 6-5 against ranked teams. 
6 wins against a ranked team ties MU with 1977 for the most in school history (always like being compared to 1977!)
Another ranked team tomorrow

MU's SoS is #7 in the nation. 
The best SoS in school history (full season) was #9 in 2011.

-----

So, what is the takeaway from all this? 

PLAY AS HARD A SCHEDULE AS POSSIBLE. I truly believe MU's success is they are no longer intimidated by anyone.  Why should they?  Every game seems to be against a quad 1/ranked team.  So playing Uconn is just another game for them.

You have additional thoughts?

Is it too early to tell everyone who has grandiose ideas of messing with us to "tread lightly"?   I hope you found Leaves of Grass.

[brewcity77]

Seth Davis has us at 16.

[Johnny B]

Seth Davis has us at 16.

wow

[DoctorV]

I'll go with a guess of 24, although with 9 losses it seems more fair to be out.

[Daniel]

Think we are out.