2026 Bracketology

[MarquetteMike1977]

Joe Lunardi in his Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette as the first of his Last Four In as a #10 Seed Playing #10 Seed Indiana with the Winner playing #7 Seed Mississippi State in Portland in the Houston South Regional

Predicted Seeds of note.
Purdue #1 Seed
Saint John's #1 Seed
UCONN #2 Seed
Oklahoma #9 Seed
Indiana #10 Seed
Creighton #10 Seed
Maryland #10 Seed

[Uncle Rico]

Joe Lunardi in his Men's Bracketology 2026 NCAA Tournament has Marquette as the first of his Last Four In as a #10 Seed Playing #10 Seed Indiana with the Winner playing #7 Seed Mississippi State in Portland in the Houston South Regional

Predicted Seeds of note.
Purdue #1 Seed
Saint John's #1 Seed
UCONN #2 Seed
Oklahoma #9 Seed
Indiana #10 Seed
Creighton #10 Seed
Maryland #10 Seed

The gap widens

[tower912]

IMO, that is MU's floor.

[Johnny B]

IMO, that is MU's floor.

Idk exactly where next years teams floor is but it ain't make the tournament

[tower912]

Well, the floor will be determined by health.  If there is a repeat of 24-25 with half the team injured and multiple players requiring surgery after the season, then yeah, it could be a rebuilding season. 

It is my opinion that the 25-26 team can continue the Big Dance streak under Shaka.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

For me, the floor is a first four or next four out level team.  Don't think that will happen but certainly possible based on injuries and/or underperformance. 

[The Lens]

Sometimes things get stale. Jop, Steveie and Kam played a lot of minutes for MU and gave us a lot of great games.  There's a small part of me that wonders if things got too routine. And I agree injuries played a part.

Now we're going to see some fresh faces get to takeover. This team might be a little more scrambled eggs than KenPom Off Eff but we're going to make the tourney.

[DienerTime34]

I see this team peaking in late December but falling out of the NCAA tournament picture by early March.

[milwaukee expat]

I think the floor is making the tourney.  I hope they don't peak in December but it seems rote now that they will be further along than most teams out out of the gate because of their continuity and will get big wins in the non-conference that will set them up well even if they finish up middle of the pack in the BE.  What has killed the bubble teams in the BE has been shaky non con records.  Marquette has that basically locked down due to their system.  Personally I am always extremely bullish, but I love the development approach and I think we will have multiple break out players that will have us competitive for a top 4 finish in BE..

[Uncle Rico]

I see this team peaking in late December but falling out of the NCAA tournament picture by early March.

They won't peak at all this year, imo.

[wadesworld]

I expect the team to get much better as the season goes on this year.  Sure there is a lot returning compared to some other teams, but it's a lot of guys that will be stepping into new roles.  Kam was always going to be "the man," Stevie was going to continue with the same role he had in the past, same with Jop.  This year it's a completely blank slate.  Guys will have to grow into their roles this year, and I expect that will take some time/growing pains.

[ATL MU Warrior]

If we finish above .500 I'll be surprised.

[MuMark]

Nobody knows what the floor or ceiling is......least of all Lunardi..too many unknowns......

It will be fun to see how it plays out.......I'm excited to see how players adapt to new roles.....and if we have any freshmen that can make an immediate impact.....

[MU82]

If we finish above .500 I'll be surprised.

Probably should just cancel the season.

[hawk]

I don't think it is unrealistic to think if not expect that MU gets a bid at years end.  It seems to much more probable to me than expecting MU to fall into the basketball abyss.  Smart knows how to play the conference dynamics.  Win 8 nonconference, win 10 conference games and finish at least 5th, win 2 BE tourny games and take an 8/9 seed.  He has a lot of talent coming back, it is just that it is undefined.  Have some faith it is going to be a big, deep and growing team. I for one am looking forward to the journey

[Farley36]

I see this team peaking in late December but falling out of the NCAA tournament picture by early March.

A Marquette team peaking in December only to be playing their worst at the end of the year?  Impossible!  That would never happen.

[Farley36]

For me, the floor is a first four or next four out level team.  Don't think that will happen but certainly possible based on injuries and/or underperformance. 

Let's hope so.  Otherwise we'll have to deal with your overly emotional tantrums and name calling.