TOP 10 RANKING!

[DarkWarrior]

AS OF 1/28/2019

AP = #10
COACHES POLL = #9

I realize rankings don't mean a whole lot in the big picture but they do provide both notoriety for MU and a bit of a check on our progress. I for one am very excited to have MU in a Top 10 position.

Congrats to the team and to WOJO!

[WarriorFan]

Yep, great.
Now win the next game!

[skianth16]

There's no banner for it, but it's still a big deal and a nice mid-season reward for the guys. Congrats to the team and to Wojo. This is well deserved. Let's see if they can keep making that number smaller!

[goldeneagle91114]

Nova moving up in the rankings as well. This has all the makings for a great showdown if we can both win our next 2 games!

[dgies9156]

Just like the olden days.

Coach McGuire would be proud.

[Babybluejeans]

Some quick data for yas: We've made it into the AP top 10 in six other seasons this century. NCAA tourney seeds ranged from 3 through 8 in those years. The highest AP ranking we've obtained this century is #8, in three different seasons. Another fun fact is that we haven't been higher than AP #8 since...1977-78. Depending on what happens in the intervening two weeks, the Villanova game may be a chance to reach our highest AP ranking since the late 70s.

This is exciting.

[tower912]

Fire (up) Wojo!

[Galway Eagle]

Some quick data for yas: We've made it into the AP top 10 in six other seasons this century. NCAA tourney seeds ranged from 3 through 8 in those years. The highest AP ranking we've obtained this century is #8, in three different seasons. Another fun fact is that we haven't been higher than AP #8 since...1977-78. Depending on what happens in the intervening two weeks, the Villanova game may be a chance to reach our highest AP ranking since the late 70s.

This is exciting.

20 weeks all together.

[nyg]

Staff needs to start texting all those stud 2020 recruits.....

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I have to visit a customer in Roanoke, Virginia tomorrow, should I stop in to VT and say he to Buzz?

[dgies9156]

Best part of our ranking, we replaced the Hillbilly at 10

[Goose]

Pretty nifty info, babyblue. Never in a million years did I think this team would see a top ten ranking. Very happy to say that I was wrong. Hope we are still top ten going into NCAA.

[MU82]

There's no banner for it

Well, no wonder TC left!

Never in a million years did I think this team would see a top ten ranking. Very happy to say that I was wrong. Hope we are still top ten going into NCAA.

Hope we are top one coming out of NCAA!

[avid1010]

Pretty nifty info, babyblue. Never in a million years did I think this team would see a top ten ranking. Very happy to say that I was wrong. Hope we are still top ten going into NCAA.

I was thinking we had a top 20-30 team at best with a 6 seed being the best we would do...and I would have been good with that. 

I don't think we are playing our best ball...if Sacar can start finishing around the hoop more consistently, Markus continues to learn the pg position, Joey plays complete games, and injuries don't interfere we can get better.  Fun times.

[Cheeks]

I posted this in other thread, probably makes more sense here.


Top 10 appearance marks the 164th time MU has appeared in the top 10 in the AP poll, which is 19th best in NCAA history.  Notre Dame is 18th, with 166 top ten appearances.


135 of those 164 appearances happened from 1970 to 1979

[MuMark]

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[Warrior1969]

The women are also in the top 10!  Obviously the first time ever with both programs in the top 10. How many schools have done that?  Not many, and not a small catholic school I am guessing?    Both teams deserve big crowds the rest of the season!   Could the men sellout the rest of the way?

[tower912]

  Could the men sellout the rest of the way?

Probably not.   MU will lose a game and everyone will want to fire Wojo again.   

[Herman Cain]

I have to visit a customer in Roanoke, Virginia tomorrow, should I stop in to VT and say he to Buzz?

Yes and send him our love .

[We R Final Four]

Probably not.   MU will lose a game and everyone will want to fire Wojo again.

This made me laugh. It's so true. If we win it's the toughest ticket in town. If we lose......it's ticket giveaway time!

[GoldenZebra]

We gotta beat Butler. Man is the target gonna be huge. Butler, at home, coming off 2 losses, chance to get a really good win.

[Marquette Fan]

The women are also in the top 10!  Obviously the first time ever with both programs in the top 10. How many schools have done that?  Not many, and not a small catholic school I am guessing?    Both teams deserve big crowds the rest of the season!   Could the men sellout the rest of the way?

The Women are only averaging 1,800 fans a game and that's with two sellouts figured in there.  There need to be a lot more fans at the last 4 home games - this is a phenomenal team that deserves more support.  I'd really like to see senior day on Feb. 24th sellout for them also.

[Goose]

I would be shocked if not sold out the rest of the way. Great atmosphere and winning is great combination.

[Heisenberg]

Cannot hurt Recruiting.

Hey Jalen Johnson, if you're looking for a top 10 program to showcase your talents, don't have to go far now!!

[MUBigDance]

I think this is great! Obviously ranking are more gravy or icing. But lots of fun. I wonder if we could get any higher...some great teams have to lose...perhaps if we win the next 3.

BUT... we are obviously over-ranked. We have to admit there has been a bit of fairy dust sprinkled on the Marquette in 2018-2019 season.

NOTE: I lived in Columbia, South Carolina in 1997...USC won the SEC regular season, beat Kentucky twice...but became the first 2 seed to lose to a 15 (Coppin State). They were over-achievers living on fairy dust.

MU doesn't have to suffer that fate.