Whats next

[Marquette4life]

I say 3-2 with wins @depaul and Creighton and st Johns

[cheese ball chaser]

Lose to Creighton twice and beat Georgetown, St John's and DePaul

[goldeneagle91114]

Lose to Creighton twice and SJU, beat GT and DePaul, miss the tourney (both NIT and NCAA).

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Lose to Creighton twice and SJU, beat GT and DePaul, miss the tourney (both NIT and NCAA).

I would be shocked if we missed the NIT if we finished 3-2

[4everwarriors]

NIT, no matta, hey?

[murara1994]

The sweet embrace of death.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

4-1 loss at Georgetown is my guess.

[fjm]

3-2

With losses being @creighton and at home against SJU

NIT here we come. (And that's an OK thing! Everyone expected the step back this year.)

[We R Final Four]

I would be shocked if we missed the NIT if we finished 3-2

Lose to Creighton twice and SJU, beat GT and DePaul, miss the tourney (both NIT and NCAA).

That would be 2-3.

[BM1090]

4-1 loss at Georgetown is my guess.

This would be the best possible 4-1 scenario according to T Rank. Getting the Creighton win gives us a nice bump.

I'm guessing 3-2. I think we play well @ Creighton next weekend but can't pull it out. Beat SJU and DePaul. Lose 1 of the final 2. I think we're fully capable of winning our last 4 though.

[esotericmindguy]

4-1 loss at Georgetown is my guess.

Wow. That would be a shocker. After I saw St. John's post a 68 eFG%, I give this team a 5% chance of Finishing 4-1. Nova and Xavier posted similar numbers, the defense is atrocious.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I voted Arby's, not because I think we'll lose out, but rather, because I could really go for a Beef N Cheddar right now.

[Warrior of Law]

The question is how many wins are needed to get a NIT bid.  MU would be a very dangerous team in the NIT, with hopefully a home game or two.

[4everwarriors]

Kan't get all hot and bothered 'bout earnin' an NIT bid, hey?

[brewcity77]

3-2, lose at Creighton and Georgetown, beat DePaul at MSG, lose to Xavier, go to NIT.

[Tugg Speedman]

Is next Saturday, Creighton at home, a must win?

[brewcity77]

Is next Saturday, Creighton at home, a must win?

I'm not sure what you're asking. Should that be two different questions?

[NickelDimer]

The question is how many wins are needed to get a NIT bid.  MU would be a very dangerous team in the NIT, with hopefully a home game or two.

Answer: who gives a unnatural carnal knowledge

[brewcity77]

The question is how many wins are needed to get a NIT bid.  MU would be a very dangerous team in the NIT, with hopefully a home game or two.

I think 3-2 would get us there, but the NIT is very dicey. If you are preparing for a NIT bid, you probably won't get it. As many as 12-15 bids could go to auto-bids from NCAA one-bid leagues with double-champions. That field fills in a hurry. Hence why MU couldn't get in with 20 wins in 2016.

[GGGG]

Answer: who gives a unnatural carnal knowledge

I do.

[79Warrior]

The question is how many wins are needed to get a NIT bid.  MU would be a very dangerous team in the NIT, with hopefully a home game or two.

Seriously?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

FWIW, Sangarin projects us to go 3-2 down the stretch with both of our losses coming to Creighton. The away game at Georgetown is a pick em game in our favor and the home Creighton game is a pick em game not in our favor.

3-2 should be enough for the NIT. It would take a run to the BET championship to give us a shot at the NCAAs with that record. Would fall just slightly short of my preseason expectations (said we would be one of the last four in, playing in Dayton) but it would mean more Marquette basketball to watch which is always a good thing IMHO.

If I had to guess what we'd finish it would be 3-2. But I'm still hopeful. We played great at Seton Hall and I don't think we played horribly against St. John's. I do wonder if Theo could have been a difference maker in the game, having him at the bottom of that zone is a lot more intimidating than Heldt/Froling. Hoping for a surprise in Omaha.

[brewcity77]

I wish we could've caught Creighton a week or so ago. They certainly haven't been the same team since Krampelj went out. 3-3 record, with the three wins over St. John's, DePaul, and Georgetown. They have a tough finish to the season. In addition to us twice, they travel to Butler and host Villanova, with their penultimate game being what should be a comfortable win over DePaul at home (tell that to Providence).

My worry is they've been almost unbeatable at home. Their loss to Xavier was the first of the season at C-Link, with all of them being fairly comfortable; St. John's was the only team to have a 50% chance to win in the second half in Omaha per Pomeroy's graphs before Xavier got that win.

[T-Bone]

The sweet embrace of death.

Welcome to Arby's, may I take your order?

[The Lens]

1-4. 

We might beat SJU at home. 

Creighton is going to roll us twice.  They're a great pick n roll team and well you know...

And with the way we're playing, we can't assume any road wins. 

That's 6-12.  Ouch.