After picking up its sixth-straight win Sunday against then-No. 20 Xavier, the Marquette men’s basketball team earns its first national ranking since the week of Feb. 10 and 17, 2020 and first under first-year head coach Shaka Smart.
The Golden Eagles made a showing at No. 22 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
It is the first time since week’s four and five of the season that Marquette received any votes, now being in Week 12 of the season.
The Golden Eagles have won three contests in a row against opposing nationally ranked teams and have five wins on the season against ranked opponents including Illinois, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova and Xavier.