2024-25 Big East Poll Rankings, NET Rankings and Team Sheets

[FairWeatherEagle]

A MU buddy said he thought we could not be scheduled for the March 21-23 games because we host at Fiserv on those days. Is that a thing? It was something I had not heard of.

If so, that leaves Denver, Providence, Lexington and Wichita as locations we can be placed. Since I already have tickets for Denver I am not opposed to us being sent out there.

We definitely can't play at fiserv but l can't speak to the specific scheduling and dates. Will take your word for it.

If you have Denver Tix and we end up there, how fortunate can you get!

[Billy Hoyle]

We definitely can't play at fiserv but l can't speak to the specific scheduling and dates. Will take your word for it.

If you have Denver Tix and we end up there, how fortunate can you get!

Don't take my "word" for it as I have no idea if that's legit.

I got lucky with Indy last year so maybe it happens again! I was going to try for Lexington but one of my best friends who lives in Denver offered up his spare room and a day of skiing in exchange for tickets. Sold!

[GoldenEagles03]

https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1888925336391282959?t=Y7TLmAILooBiXFQFJSq15A&s=19

[wisblue]

Don't take my "word" for it as I have no idea if that's legit.

I got lucky with Indy last year so maybe it happens again! I was going to try for Lexington but one of my best friends who lives in Denver offered up his spare room and a day of skiing in exchange for tickets. Sold!

Host teams can, and often do, play on the same day as the games they host.

I think that all else being reasonably equal, they might try to have them play on a different day, but there are so many other things that go into placing teams in the bracket that get higher priority.

The NCAA's procedures for building the bracket specifically say that a host team  may play on the day it is hosting. I remember being in Louisville in 2012 and a lot of people were in the concourse watching on TV as Louisville was playing.

[wisblue]

NM

[GoldenEagles03]

We're gonna be stuck in that 5/12 matchup.

Michigan and Kentucky already ahead of us each picked up wins against Purdue and Tennessee tonight.

Oh well!

[ATL MU Warrior]

We're gonna be stuck in that 5/12 matchup.

Michigan and Kentucky already ahead of us each picked up wins against Purdue and Tennessee tonight.

Oh well!

5 might be generous

[wadesworld]

We're gonna be stuck in that 5/12 matchup.

Michigan and Kentucky already ahead of us each picked up wins against Purdue and Tennessee tonight.

Oh well!

Worried.

[Newsdreams]

Worried.

2028 is a concern, but should be championship year.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Marquette's NET Ranking is #23 Today

Marquette's WAB Ranking is #14 Today

[GoldenEagles03]

Marquette's NET Ranking is #23 Today

Marquette's WAB Ranking is #14 Today

Hoping for a nice 30 point win on Tuesday to boost the metrics, but then Friday at Nova is probably the most winnable Q1 game left on the schedule.

@ Nova
@ UConn
St. John's

are the 3 opportunities left.

[wadesworld]

Hoping for a nice 30 point win on Tuesday to boost the metrics, but then Friday at Nova is probably the most winnable Q1 game left on the schedule.

@ Nova
@ UConn
St. John's

are the 3 opportunities left.

You stone cold locked in SJU as a win, so I'd say that has to be the most winnable Q1 game left on the schedule.

[JakeBarnes]

Hoping for a nice 30 point win on Tuesday to boost the metrics, but then Friday at Nova is probably the most winnable Q1 game left on the schedule.

@ Nova
@ UConn
St. John's

are the 3 opportunities left.

Why not win them all?

[Scoop Snoop]

You stone cold locked in SJU as a win, so I'd say that has to be the most winnable Q1 game left on the schedule.

Oh that's right! He did. 

Love your enthusiasm GE03, but I really do not understand your habit of guaranteeing a win.

[GoldenEagles03]

Oh that's right! He did. 

Love your enthusiasm GE03, but I really do not understand your habit of guaranteeing a win.

I typically don't guarantee anything. I may say that I don't like a matchup, or really like a matchup, but that's about it.

This though, you are correct, this is a scenario where I guaranteed a win against St. John's. I don't see us losing that one.

[willie warrior]

Worried.

What? What the hell happened to that 2 seed many were do corkscrew about?

[Scoop Snoop]

I typically don't guarantee anything. I may say that I don't like a matchup, or really like a matchup, but that's about it.

This though, you are correct, this is a scenario where I guaranteed a win against St. John's. I don't see us losing that one.

Gotcha. Keep up the enthusiasm. I get crabby sometimes, and your (and others) counterbalancing that often makes me look at things from another angle.

[GoldenEagles03]

Gotcha. Keep up the enthusiasm. I get crabby sometimes, and your (and others) counterbalancing that often makes me look at things from another angle.

No worries.

I've gotten plenty of hate on here for predictions back when we used to have the predictions contest, but usually for people thinking I was too low on MU ..so it's a nice to be seen as the positive guy lol.

Marquette is good, regardless of any outside noise, and they are at home for that one on Senior Day with one of the winningest classes we've seen. I like our odds immensely. Obviously enough to guarantee victory!

[Uncle Rico]

What? What the hell happened to that 2 seed many were do corkscrew about?

Speaking of what

[MU82]

Oh that's right! He did. 

Love your enthusiasm GE03, but I really do not understand your habit of guaranteeing a win.

He won't guarantee wins against Radford, Georgia Tech or Madison, but he's sure liked us in every Big East game this season, which is cool. I've picked us to win all of 'em, too, but I'm a hopeless optimist.

[GoldenEagles03]

He won't guarantee wins against Radford, Georgia Tech or Madison, but he's sure liked us in every Big East game this season, which is cool. I've picked us to win all of 'em, too, but I'm a hopeless optimist.

Radford - W
Central Michigan - W
@Purdue - L
LIU - W
vs. Mississippi St. - L
vs. Georgia Tech/Utah - W
Chicago St.- W
Baylor - L
Wisconsin - W
North Carolina Central - W
@Notre Dame - L
Creighton - W
@Providence - L
Seton Hall - W
@Villanova - L
@St. John's - W
Georgetown - W
UConn - W
@Xavier - L
Providence - W
@Seton Hall - L
@DePaul - L
Villanova - L
Butler - W
@UConn - L
@Georgetown - L
Xavier - L
@Creighton - L
DePaul - W
@Butler - L
St. John's - W

Overall: 16- 15 (18-16 counting BET)
Big East Record: 9-11
Big East Tournament Seed: 8
Big East Tournament Result: Loss in the Semis
Postseason Tournament and Seed: NIT 4
Postseason Result: Loss in 2nd game of NIT

Radford - W
Central Michigan - W
@Purdue - L
LIU - W
vs. Mississippi St. - L
vs. Georgia Tech/Utah - W
Chicago St. - W
Baylor - L
Wisconsin - W
North Carolina Central - W
@Notre Dame - L
Creighton - L
@Providence - L
Seton Hall - W
@Villanova - L
@St. John's - L
Georgetown - W
UConn - L
@Xavier - L
Providence - W
@Seton Hall -L
@DePaul - W
Villanova - L
Butler - W
@UConn - L
@Georgetown - W
Xavier - L
@Creighton - L
DePaul - W
@Butler - L
St. John's - W

Overall: 15-16
Big East Record: 8-12
Big East Tournament Seed: 8
Big East Tournament Result: Quarterfinal Loss
Postseason Tournament and Seed: None
Postseason Result: None

Nope. I predicted them to beat Radford and UW. Just knew the games would be closer than most thought because 1st games are always tricky. I thought they'd overwhelm UW, was just wrong. Wades had them finishing below .500 so I predicted closer than my harshest critic.

[wadesworld]

Nope. I predicted them to beat Radford and UW. Just knew the games would be closer than most thought because 1st games are always tricky. I thought they'd overwhelm UW, was just wrong. Wades had them finishing below .500 so I predicted closer than my harshest critic.

Interesting to pull me in here, but yup.  I did not believe in Shaka's year 2 roster going into the season.  It's why I've continually said since then that until Shaka's team gives me a reason to doubt them or Shaka gives me a reason to doubt him, I'll just go with the GE outlook on Greg Gard...he always gets it done!

Why you get flack here, not just from me, is because you twist yourself into pretzels and react irrationally to any run in any game.  You claimed UCONN would run the table if they played like they were...in a game they lost!  And the very game AFTER you claimed they would run the table if they played like that (again, in a loss), you were talking about how they were about to get run out of Omaha...in a game they won!  And then, instead of just saying, "Yup, got ahead of myself there and forgot I'm watching college athletes that aren't consistent and play well for spurts and poorly for others," you deflect by randomly pulling in someone else or play the victim card and claim you didn't say something you did or make some absurd twisted logic to justify something like, "Wisconsin was one of the three best teams in the B1G last year.  Forget they finished fifth, Purdue won the league and Wisconsin and Illinois made the B1G Tourney finals!  Gard always gets it done!"  Yeah, I'll call things like that out.

I'll also call out RED cheerleaders like you any day.

[GoldenEagles03]

Interesting to pull me in here, but yup.  I did not believe in Shaka's year 2 roster going into the season.  It's why I've continually said since then that until Shaka's team gives me a reason to doubt them or Shaka gives me a reason to doubt him, I'll just go with the GE outlook on Greg Gard...he always gets it done!

Why you get flack here, not just from me, is because you twist yourself into pretzels and react irrationally to any run in any game.  You claimed UCONN would run the table if they played like they were...in a game they lost!  And the very game AFTER you claimed they would run the table if they played like that (again, in a loss), you were talking about how they were about to get run out of Omaha...in a game they won!  And then, instead of just saying, "Yup, got ahead of myself there and forgot I'm watching college athletes that aren't consistent and play well for spurts and poorly for others," you deflect by randomly pulling in someone else or play the victim card and claim you didn't say something you did or make some absurd twisted logic to justify something like, "Wisconsin was one of the three best teams in the B1G last year.  Forget they finished fifth, Purdue won the league and Wisconsin and Illinois made the B1G Tourney finals!  Gard always gets it done!"  Yeah, I'll call things like that out.

I'll also call out RED cheerleaders like you any day.

None of those things are wrong. If UConn had continued to play like they were, they had the potential to win the league. Saying a team is on the verge of getting run out of the gym isn't a prediction. It's an observation. They WERE on the verge of getting run out of the gym, they just responded. Creighton is a win on Sunday away from being in the 1 seed spot in the league...and again, you bring up UW more than anyone on this site.

I bring you into this because you nitpick any little detail you possibly can, even adding your own false narratives to what other people say. So thought I'd give you a taste of your own medicine.

[wadesworld]

None of those things are wrong. If UConn had continued to play like they were, they had the potential to win the league. Saying a team is on the verge of getting run out of the gym isn't a prediction. It's an observation. They WERE on the verge of getting run out of the gym, they just responded. Creighton is a win on Sunday away from being in the 1 seed spot in the league...and again, you bring up UW more than anyone on this site.

I bring you into this because you nitpick any little detail you possibly can, even adding your own false narratives to what other people say. So thought I'd give you a taste of your own medicine.

Lol if this is "giving me a taste of my own medicine, then here's a taste of yours.

WHAT?!  That was NOT what I was saying!  You're just twisting words and creating false narratives!  Here's what I ACTUALLY said!

Radford - W
Central Michigan - W
@Purdue - L
LIU - W
vs. Mississippi St. - L
vs. Georgia Tech/Utah - W
Chicago St. - W
Baylor - W
Wisconsin - L
North Carolina Central - W
@Notre Dame - W
Creighton - W
@Providence - L
Seton Hall - W
@Villanova - W
@St. John's - W
Georgetown - W
UConn - W
@Xavier - L
Providence - W
@Seton Hall -W
@DePaul - W
Villanova - W
Butler - W
@UConn - L
@Georgetown - W
Xavier - W
@Creighton - W
DePaul - W
@Butler - W
St. John's - W

Overall: 25-6
Big East Record: 17-3
Big East Tournament Seed: 1
Big East Tournament Result: Champions
Postseason Tournament and Seed: 2
Postseason Result: 2nd round loss

Wish we'd play up to our seed at least.  Oh well!  It is what it is!  Win anyway next year!

[MU82]

Nope. I predicted them to beat Radford and UW. Just knew the games would be closer than most thought because 1st games are always tricky. I thought they'd overwhelm UW, was just wrong. Wades had them finishing below .500 so I predicted closer than my harshest critic.

Nope. I predicted them to beat Radford and UW. Just knew the games would be closer than most thought because 1st games are always tricky. I thought they'd overwhelm UW, was just wrong. Wades had them finishing below .500 so I predicted closer than my harshest critic.

IIRC, you predicted we'd lose to Madison THIS season, which is what I was referencing. Also IIRC, you predicted we'd get clobbered by Baylor in the year you referenced above.

Not to mention your constant Madison pandering.

And while wades had absolutely nothing to do with my comment, I agree with him that it's not just the predictions. We ALL get lots of predictions wrong. It's just the way you frame them and then defend them.

For example, saying Madison would be top 2 in the B18G wasn't outrageous in and of itself, but saying they'd be top 2 EASILY was just silly, because it obviously wouldn't happen easily if it were to happen at all. Your comment invited mocking, which led you to double and triple and quadruple down on it.

Not to mention your repeated proclamations (and doubling, tripling and quadrupling down) that Gard always gets it done. It's a dopey claim that is refuted by a simple look at his history at the school you claim to dislike.