NCAA Tournament March Madness

#95 Marquette

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Projection: likely out

Marquette looks like an out candidate because its most impressive moments have been confined to its home floor while its most damaging results came on the road. Home wins over Creighton and Xavier and the wild offensive victory over Providence show the team can hang with quality opponents, and the road win at Georgetown is a helpful credential, but those highlights are outweighed by ugly defeats away at Purdue, at Creighton and at St. John’s and by disappointing showings in places like Wisconsin and Villanova that undercut committee confidence. Nonconference wins over lesser opponents and close neutral-site outcomes do little to erase a résumé that lacks a true signature road or neutral victory. Remaining chances against DePaul, a trip to Providence and a final meeting with Connecticut give Marquette a clear path to repair the profile, yet the team must win away from its arena and register a meaningful result on neutral ground to change how the committee will view it.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3SUNY Albany326W80-53
11/5Southern Univ280W100-82
11/9(N)Indiana43L100-77
11/12Ark Little Rock310W89-49
11/15Maryland123L89-82
11/19Dayton75L77-71
11/22C Michigan268W85-71
11/28(N)Oklahoma56L75-74
12/2Valparaiso145W75-72
12/6@Wisconsin34L96-76
12/13@Purdue8L79-59
12/17Georgetown87L78-69
12/20@Creighton78L84-63
12/30Seton Hall53L79-73
1/4@Connecticut9L73-57
1/7Xavier97W66-65
1/10Villanova29L76-73
1/13@St John's22L92-68
1/16@DePaul100L80-75
1/19Providence66W105-104
1/23@Butler80L87-76
1/27Creighton78W86-62
1/31@Seton Hall53L69-64
2/7Butler80W70-55
2/10@Villanova29L77-74
2/14@Xavier97L96-88
2/18St John's22L76-70
2/24@Georgetown87W76-60
3/1DePaul10063%
3/4@Providence6629%
3/7Connecticut914%