2025 Bracketology

[Bahama]

Blame your school?

It has nothing to do with Marquette. It is the rules that prevent them from playing on their home floor.

Lets just play on the bucks court then.

[GoldenEagles03]

Lets just play on the bucks court then.

Inserts article about how we shoot worse with an NBA line on the court...

but I'd sign up for that compromise!

[muwarrior69]

Several times. But we've never had to play a team on its home court.

As others have said, blame your school.

We played Kentucky in Lexington on their home court in 1968 if IRCC.

[Uncle Rico]

We played Kentucky in Lexington on their home court in 1968 if IRCC.

Ah, yes.  Back when the team had to take a horse and carriage to games

[WhiteTrash]

Ah, yes.  Back when the team had to take a horse and carriage to games

Still the preferred mode of transportation in the State of Kentucky. But I hear indoor plumbing is getting some traction there.

[We R Final Four]

I'm for sure going to either Cleveland or Lexington. Negligible difference in distance. My only thought regarding Cleveland is won't they try and schedule us on the opposite day of when we are hosting? Cleveland plays the same day as Milwaukee so wondering if they put us in Lexington (assuming we finish with a protected seed of course). Could be wrong.

A host institution's team shall not be permitted to play at the site where the institution is hosting. However, the team may play on the same days when the institution is hosting.

[The Sultan]

A host institution's team shall not be permitted to play at the site where the institution is hosting. However, the team may play on the same days when the institution is hosting.

Right, but usually they try to avoid it. Remember that the top seeds get to request locations, and my guess is that Marquette would rather play on opposite days - so it would be Lexington.

[MU82]

We played Kentucky in Lexington on their home court in 1968 if IRCC.

56 years is practically "never," but I guess I shouldn't have said never.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Right, but usually they try to avoid it. Remember that the top seeds get to request locations, and my guess is that Marquette would rather play on opposite days - so it would be Lexington.

Only the #1 overall seed gets to pick their desired location.

[The Sultan]

Only the #1 overall seed gets to pick their desired location.

I was under the impression that top seeds can at least provide preferences though.

[Lennys Tap]

We played Kentucky in Lexington on their home court in 1968 if IRCC.

They crushed us in the '68 S16 game. The next year (in Madison) we returned the favor, then lost in OT to Purdue to just miss the FF.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I was under the impression that top seeds can at least provide preferences though.

Multiple teams submit their top choice for regional and first weekend site prefences. Only the #1 gets their choice and the rest are disregarded.

[muhoosier260]

Right, but usually they try to avoid it. Remember that the top seeds get to request locations, and my guess is that Marquette would rather play on opposite days - so it would be Lexington.

What's the reasoning behind this?

[The Sultan]

What's the reasoning behind this?

Because members of the athletic department that are working the games at Fiserv as host would like to watch Marquette play is my assumption.

[MU82]

Only the #1 overall seed gets to pick their desired location.

Mission understood!

[muwarrior69]

56 years is practically "never," but I guess I shouldn't have said never.

In all fairness, the rules if there were any, were different when I attended Marquette. Easy to overlook. I just remembered we played them on their home court.

[Its DJOver]

In all fairness, the rules if there were any, were different when I attended Marquette. Easy to overlook. I just remembered we played them on their home court.

So was there one designated person to empty the peach baskets per side, or did one unlucky bastard have to run back and forth all game?

[Scoop Snoop]

In all fairness, the rules if there were any, were different when I attended Marquette. Easy to overlook. I just remembered we played them on their home court.

And got our butts kicked Big Time. Al got his revenge the next year though. To put it very mildly, Al and Adolph Rupp hated one another. 

[MUDPT]

I feel like I post this ever year, but Torvik and his T-Ranktology is invaluable. You can hover over the seeds to see what is closest with regards to other teams.

https://www.barttorvik.com/tranketology.php

[MarquetteMike1977]

Joe Lunardi ESPN has Marquette as a #2 Seed playing #15 Seed Merrimack in Cleveland. With the winner playing the winner of #7 Seed Cincinnati versus #10 Seed Texas in the Indianapolis Midwest Region.

[Newsdreams]

Lunardi hates MU

[FairWeatherEagle]

Lunardi hates MU

He might hate us but I could live with those matchups. Sweet16 bound pretty certain.
Of course 3 months on the court before we know where we really stand.

[wadesworld]

He might hate us but I could live with those matchups. Sweet16 bound pretty certain.
Of course 3 months on the court before we know where we really stand.

I mean getting 7 seed Cinci in Ohio wouldn't be easy.

[MarquetteMike1977]

I mean getting 7 seed Cinci in Ohio wouldn't be easy.

Agree just made the Indy to Cincy drive on the way to the Marquette Xavier game and it did not take long.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Today Joe Lunardi ESPN has Marquette as a #2 Seed playing #15 Seed Central Connecticut in Cleveland. With the winner playing the winner of #7 Seed Ole Miss versus #10 Seed Cincinnati in the Indianapolis Midwest Region.