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

[UWW2MU]

Chris Murray 22 (n/r before)

This guy replied to someone on twitter last week that 5 losses including one to a "bad" SEC team held him back from ranking MU (and apparently have a low rank this week)

[GoldenEagles03]

This guy replied to someone on twitter last week that 5 losses including one to a "bad" SEC team held him back from ranking MU (and apparently have a low rank this week)

I wish voters would keep that same energy for Gonzaga when they lose to Loyola Marymount and Pacific, but they have a built in pass annually.

[goldeneagle91114]

What is the typical PR effort from a university to help get eyeballs on a program. I can't believe that 9 individuals don't have Marquette even in their top 25. I know the writer in Madison was called out earlier this year for mistakenly selecting a wrong school. how about these bozos.

Chris Murray - Reno, NV
Dave Borges - New Hew Haven, CT
Percy Allen - Seattle, WA
Jerry DiPaola - Pittsburgh, PA
David Cloninger - Columbia, SC
Justin Jackson, Morgantown, WV
Dave Preston, Washington, DC
Greg Madia - Charlottesville, VA
Kevin, Sjuts - Lincoln, NE

Calling @PaintTouches - would love to see a tweet with these guys tagged asking what we need to do, to crack their personal top 25 lists

[JakeBarnes]

What is the typical PR effort from a university to help get eyeballs on a program. I can't believe that 9 individuals don't have Marquette even in their top 25. I know the writer in Madison was called out earlier this year for mistakenly selecting a wrong school. how about these bozos.

Chris Murray - Reno, NV
Dave Borges - New Hew Haven, CT
Percy Allen - Seattle, WA
Jerry DiPaola - Pittsburgh, PA
David Cloninger - Columbia, SC
Justin Jackson, Morgantown, WV
Dave Preston, Washington, DC
Greg Madia - Charlottesville, VA
Kevin, Sjuts - Lincoln, NE

Calling @PaintTouches - would love to see a tweet with these guys tagged asking what we need to do, to crack their personal top 25 lists

So far Murray and Borges have us in their ballot this week.

[GoldenEagles03]

What is the typical PR effort from a university to help get eyeballs on a program. I can't believe that 9 individuals don't have Marquette even in their top 25. I know the writer in Madison was called out earlier this year for mistakenly selecting a wrong school. how about these bozos.

Chris Murray - Reno, NV
Dave Borges - New Hew Haven, CT
Percy Allen - Seattle, WA
Jerry DiPaola - Pittsburgh, PA
David Cloninger - Columbia, SC
Justin Jackson, Morgantown, WV
Dave Preston, Washington, DC
Greg Madia - Charlottesville, VA
Kevin, Sjuts - Lincoln, NE

Calling @PaintTouches - would love to see a tweet with these guys tagged asking what we need to do, to crack their personal top 25 lists

Somebody on Twitter asked Borges last week if Marquette would make his Top 25 after beating UCONN and he said it depends what happens Sunday (@ Xavier).

Obviously Marquette lost that game by 4 and it was good enough for him to leave them off.  Makes no sense but whatever.

[TallTitan34]

Chris Murray 22 (n/r before)

He has Florida Atlantic 4 spots ahead of us.

[goldeneagle91114]

What is the typical PR effort from a university to help get eyeballs on a program. I can't believe that 9 individuals don't have Marquette even in their top 25. I know the writer in Madison was called out earlier this year for mistakenly selecting a wrong school. how about these bozos.

Chris Murray - Reno, NV
Dave Borges - New Hew Haven, CT
Percy Allen - Seattle, WA
Jerry DiPaola - Pittsburgh, PA
David Cloninger - Columbia, SC
Justin Jackson, Morgantown, WV
Dave Preston, Washington, DC
Greg Madia - Charlottesville, VA
Kevin, Sjuts - Lincoln, NE

Calling @PaintTouches - would love to see a tweet with these guys tagged asking what we need to do, to crack their personal top 25 lists

Kevin one that i really don't understand either. The dude is in Creighton's backyard and is an "award winning sports journalist"...yet doesn't even have Marquette as a top 25? He has 5 loss Illinois at 22 and 5 Loss Rutgers at 25. Can't tell me is based off record alone.

[The Lens]

Andy Katz has us 19th in his Power 36. Below College of Charleston. That's embarassing. 

[The Sultan]

What is the typical PR effort from a university to help get eyeballs on a program. I can't believe that 9 individuals don't have Marquette even in their top 25. I know the writer in Madison was called out earlier this year for mistakenly selecting a wrong school. how about these bozos.

Chris Murray - Reno, NV
Dave Borges - New Hew Haven, CT
Percy Allen - Seattle, WA
Jerry DiPaola - Pittsburgh, PA
David Cloninger - Columbia, SC
Justin Jackson, Morgantown, WV
Dave Preston, Washington, DC
Greg Madia - Charlottesville, VA
Kevin, Sjuts - Lincoln, NE

Calling @PaintTouches - would love to see a tweet with these guys tagged asking what we need to do, to crack their personal top 25 lists

I don't think Marquette does anything to reach out to those voters, because in the end it really isn't that big of a deal.

But I guess we can now "the voters" to the list of People Who Officially Hate Marquette Basketball, alongside the referees and the announcers.

[mugrad_89]

Andy Katz has us 19th in his Power 36. Below College of Charleston. That's embarassing.

Katz also has Baylor at 10 and Indiana at 14 based on wins over Michigan St and Illinois.  Good grief.  🙄

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

What is the typical PR effort from a university to help get eyeballs on a program. I can't believe that 9 individuals don't have Marquette even in their top 25. I know the writer in Madison was called out earlier this year for mistakenly selecting a wrong school. how about these bozos.

Chris Murray - Reno, NV
Dave Borges - New Hew Haven, CT
Percy Allen - Seattle, WA
Jerry DiPaola - Pittsburgh, PA
David Cloninger - Columbia, SC
Justin Jackson, Morgantown, WV
Dave Preston, Washington, DC
Greg Madia - Charlottesville, VA
Kevin, Sjuts - Lincoln, NE

Calling @PaintTouches - would love to see a tweet with these guys tagged asking what we need to do, to crack their personal top 25 lists

Wait....MU still is not ranked by all 9 of these guys?  Or is this from last week?

[real chili 83]

I don't think Marquette does anything to reach out to those voters, because in the end it really isn't that big of a deal.

But I guess we can now "the voters" to the list of People Who Officially Hate Marquette Basketball, alongside the referees and the announcers.

You forgot the MECCA. The MECCA hates us too.

[TallTitan34]

Wait....MU still is not ranked by all 9 of these guys?  Or is this from last week?

That's last week.

Two of the nine have released their ballots and both have MU in.

[cheebs09]

I think we overestimate how much time goes into these rankings. I think if we asked 30 Scoopers to rank the Top 25, we'd get a few wild ballots.

[Shooter McGavin]

Kevin one that i really don't understand either. The dude is in Creighton's backyard and is an "award winning sports journalist"...yet doesn't even have Marquette as a top 25? He has 5 loss Illinois at 22 and 5 Loss Rutgers at 25. Can't tell me is based off record alone.

You have to win the NCAA tournament to come in at 25 on his ballot.

[MU82]

Based on what we're seeing how people are voting, I think my #13 from earlier in the thread was a little overly optimistic. Seems like 15-17 range is more likely?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I wish voters would keep that same energy for Gonzaga when they lose to Loyola Marymount and Pacific, but they have a built in pass annually.

Gonzaga beat Pacific. Not by as much as they should have (they won by 9 and were tied at half) but they didn't lose to them.

[withoutbias]

MUScoop when the team is boarderline top 25: I don't want to be ranked.  Every time we get ranked we lose.  I like being the underdog and disrespected.

Also MUScoop when people don't rank us: @ THESE GUYS!

We really are that fanbase.

[UWW2MU]

MUScoop when the team is boarderline top 25: I don't want to be ranked.  Every time we get ranked we lose.  I like being the underdog and disrespected.

Also MUScoop when people don't rank us: @ THESE GUYS!

We really are that fanbase.

All part of the fun!   

[wadesworld]

I don't think Marquette does anything to reach out to those voters, because in the end it really isn't that big of a deal.

But I guess we can now "the voters" to the list of People Who Officially Hate Marquette Basketball, alongside the referees and the announcers.

And MU's own marketing department.

[goldeneagle91114]

I don't think Marquette does anything to reach out to those voters, because in the end it really isn't that big of a deal.

But I guess we can now "the voters" to the list of People Who Officially Hate Marquette Basketball, alongside the referees and the announcers.

But i think it "could" be a big deal. Rankings, of any kind, always give a brand a credible reason to  promote themselves.  I know it's been brought up before, but top 25 puts you on sports center, is a reason that national media has to at the very least mention you, gives guys like Fanta a reason cover you more in-depth, etc.

If it were me, I'd be sending weekly scores and highlight reels to every person on that list, ensuring the MU brand is front and center every sunday night/monday morning.

[mugrad_89]

Kevin one that i really don't understand either. The dude is in Creighton's backyard and is an "award winning sports journalist"...yet doesn't even have Marquette as a top 25? He has 5 loss Illinois at 22 and 5 Loss Rutgers at 25. Can't tell me is based off record alone.

There's a big difference between being in Omaha (Creighton) vs Lincoln (Nebraska).  Kevin appears to be drinking the Big 10 kool-aid since he's the Husker beat writer.

[Jay Bee]

I think we overestimate how much time goes into these rankings. I think if we asked 30 Scoopers to rank the Top 25, we'd get a few wild ballots.

If we asked 30 Scoopers if the sun is hot, we'd get a few wild responses

[Galway Eagle]

But i think it "could" be a big deal. Rankings, of any kind, always give a brand a credible reason to  promote themselves.  I know it's been brought up before, but top 25 puts you on sports center, is a reason that national media has to at the very least mention you, gives guys like Fanta a reason cover you more in-depth, etc.

If it were me, I'd be sending weekly scores and highlight reels to every person on that list, ensuring the MU brand is front and center every sunday night/monday morning.

I'm curious if the AP poll still has the same reach and causes consequential engagement bump from a school being ranked as it once did. I mean it mainly got out to so many people because of newspapers.

[UWW2MU]

I'm curious if the AP poll still has the same reach and causes consequential engagement bump from a school being ranked as it once did. I mean it mainly got out to so many people because of newspapers.

Many casual fans I know only realize teams are decent if they have a number by their name.  Specifically I have friends and family who will text me about Marquette, watch the games, etc when they see they're "doing good" because they got ranked.