The Marquette men’s basketball team has earned No. 2 seedings in the last two NCAA Tournaments.
Those are the highest seedings in program history.
MU (17-3, 8-1 Big East) is on track to reach that again.
Each Monday, the Journal Sentinel will take a look at Marquette’s previous week and assess how its résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition.
Marquette basketball NCAA Tournament résumé for 2025 March Madness
Marquette basketball NET rankings: No. 14 (Last week: No. 15)
All rankings entering Monday
Quad 1 record: 5-2
Quad 2 record: 5-1
Quad 3 record: 3-0
Quad 4 record: 4-0
Marquette basketball KenPom rankings: No. 12 (Last week: No. 15)
All rankings entering Monday.
Offensive efficiency: No. 26.
Defensive efficiency: No. 13.
Marquette basketball bracketology projections
ESPN: 2-seed in South Region vs. UNC-Asheville: Cleveland (as of Jan. 26).
CBS: 2-seed in West Region vs. Bryant: Wichita (as of Jan. 26)
Local bracketologist Cracked Sidewalks: 3-seed in West Region vs. High Point: Cleveland (as of Jan. 23)
Marquette basketball scores last week
Jan. 21 at Seton Hall: Kam Jones busted out of his Big East shooting slump, and the Golden Eagles put on a spirited defensive performance in an easy, 76-59 victory at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Jan. 24 vs. Villanova: Stevie Mitchell tied his career high with 21 points as Marquette improved to 8-0 vs. Villanova under Shaka Smart with an 87-74 victory at Fiserv Forum.
Coming up for Marquette basketball
Marquette at Butler, Tuesday: The Golden Eagles will look for a season sweep of Butler after winning in the teams’ Big East opener on Dec. 18.
Marquette vs. Connecticut, Saturday: National Marquette Day. Two-time defending national champions coming to Fiserv Forum. This is one of MU’s most highly anticipated games of the season.
How NCAA tournament committee selects at-large teams
Record: The team’s overall record, conference record and nonconference record.
Strength of schedule: The strength of the opponents the team played against.
Head-to-head results: The results of games between the teams being compared.
Conference championships: Whether a conference championship was won in the regular season or tournament.
Common opponents: The results of games against common opponents.
Adjusted Net Efficiency (NET): The NCAA’s preferred metric measuring a team’s overall performance during the regular season.
Team Value Index: A results-oriented component of the NET that ranks teams based on who they beat and where they played.
Rating Percentage Index (RPI): A formula that ranks teams using a team’s winning percentage, opponents’ success and opponents’ strength of schedule.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Marquette basketball March Madness projections, bracketology
