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

[MU82]

Just don't flame him if he doesn't do it. He's our bud.

It is not the beat reporter's job to give the team he covers a spot in the top 25 "just because."

If he thinks we are a legit top 25 team, he should rank us. If he thinks we're not, he absolutely shouldn't.

[BM1090]

This guy, who I believes has a vote in the AP poll, has Marquette at 25 this week.

http://borgesblognhr.blogspot.com/

[WarriorFan]

2 more wins and it'll be hard for a 10-2 team from a power conference NOT to get a few votes, despite the cupcake feast. 
This week?  Don't get your hopes up. 

Beat Seton Hall for 11-2... then it's time to start thinking about a 24/25 ranking.

[Windyplayer]

This guy, who I believes has a vote in the AP poll, has Marquette at 25 this week.

http://borgesblognhr.blogspot.com/

Regardless of source, so nice to see MU in the top 25.

[Benny B]

Regardless of source, so nice to see MU in the top 25.

I bet MU receives multiple votes this week in the AP poll.  Never underestimate the number of AP voters whose egos need to justify their placement of Syracuse at #15 two weeks ago (before they lost to Becky) via the transitive laws of basketball.

[Daniel]

College and professional athletics, at their essence, are children's games played by young adults for the spectator's entertainment. In the grand scheme of the world, none of us should care about any of the games and none of it is relatively important in the least.

But we do care because we as fans like to see the institutions and teams we root for do well. One of the ways we can gauge how Marquette is doing is by the the two major polls. One of those polls is by the writers who cover the sport as journalists more extensively than any of us could. The other is by the coaches who coach the sport at a higher level than any of us could. So when Marquette, our school and our team, is doing well in the polls, well, it matters to us. And on a small level it is important as it keeps us connected and gives us entertainment.

Also, on a more practical level, if a team is ranked for most of the season, it is a lot more likely that the selection committee will look favorably on them and put them in the tournament. There are not a lot of slots given to unranked teams that do not win their conference's automatic bid.

In addition, ranked teams get vastly more media exposure. This media exposure leads to greater ticket sales and more merchandise sales. It also helps recruit not just athletes, but students who may not otherwise consider Marquette for college.

So it does matter, in a sense. In fact, it matters a lot.

This.  Well done.

[BM1090]

No votes in the Coaches Poll. 1 vote in the AP Poll.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/ap

Butler #17
Providence #14
Villanova #12
Xavier #10

[brewcity77]

No votes in the Coaches Poll. 1 vote in the AP Poll.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/ap

Butler #17
Providence #14
Villanova #12
Xavier #10

WOO-HOO!!! WE'RE RANKED!!!*





*On one AP voter's top-25.

[Windyplayer]

If we only played all cupcakes to the tune of an 8-0 record, we would be South Carolina at #25 in the coaches poll.

[GGGG]

Tied at 42nd with Army, Houston and Florida!!!

[Windyplayer]

Checked our RPI breakdown on CBS (great resource, by the way), and LSU's RPI is 212! I realize that they are falling short of pre-season expectations, but my lord, that's dreadful. Again, I don't put a lot of stock into RPI right now, but that definitely caught my attention.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/MARQET/marquette-golden-eagles

[fjm]

Well 1 is better than none! Moving in the right direction!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

If we only played all cupcakes to the tune of an 8-0 record, we would be South Carolina at #25 in the coaches poll.

Hey! They beat Depaul. Show some respect!

[jsheim]

RPI not really a ranking...but a thought about all those home games against cupcakes.

Only SIU has a worse RPI with as good a record (9-2). Same issue, only two road games and a couple of neutrals like us.

Does anyone know the fate of teams like 21-12 or so and an RPI > 65?
Do they make the tourney?

I wonder because if MU goes 11-2non-conf; 9-9conf; 1-1 tourney = 21-12.

[Oldgym]

I wonder because if MU goes 11-2non-conf; 9-9conf; 1-1 tourney = 21-12.

Can't go 11-2 in non con.  We're 8-2 now with only two left before Big East begins.

Edit: Crap.  Forgot about Stetson.

[BM1090]

Can't go 11-2 in non con.  We're 8-2 now with only two left before Big East begins.

Stetson in the middle of the conference season.

[Windyplayer]

Hey! They beat Depaul. Show some respect!

True, they beat a Big East team just as we beat SEC and PAC 12 teams.

[BM1090]

True, they beat a Big East team just as we beat SEC and PAC 12 teams.

I mean, DePaul is the worst team in the Big East. LSU is a middling SEC team, Wisconsin is a middling Big Ten team, and ASU is at least a middling Pac 12 team

[Windyplayer]

I mean, DePaul is the worst team in the Big East. LSU is a middling SEC team, Wisconsin is a middling Big Ten team, and ASU is at least a middling Pac 12 team

I agree. Our victories are against better opponents. Strained comparison on my part.

[Benny B]

Well 1 is better than none! Moving in the right direction!

Let the letter-writing campaign commence.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

True, they beat a Big East team just as we beat SEC and PAC 12 teams.

Really meant nothing by that, other than making fun of depaul

[Windyplayer]

Really meant nothing by that, other than making fun of depaul

Ha, I know. I was just having a little fun with it.

[MUMountin]

FWIW, Andy Katz (of all people) has us at 25 in his rankings (not an AP voter): http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/powerrankings/_/show/middle

[Windyplayer]

FWIW, Andy Katz (of all people) has us at 25 in his rankings (not an AP voter): http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/powerrankings/_/show/middle

Thanks for sharing. I'll take it!

[fjm]

As we all know, Lunardi does Bracketology for entertainments sake etc... But we are now in the first four out in his latest projections.