Marquette Keeps Moving Up In The Associated Press Poll

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesA 2-0 week for Shaka Smart and the Golden Eagles paid off for them in Monday’s brand new Associated Press top 25 poll. I don’t know how much is just voters giving them credit for the Baylor win finally or respecting the road victory against Notre Dame, but 12 voters put MU in their top 25s this week, and that moved MU from seven points a week ago to 39 points this week.

MU had just two voters putting them in the rankings last week, so that’s a big jump for the Golden Eagles. 39 points puts them in a three-way tie for the unofficial ranking as the #28 team in the country this week, along side Arizona State and Iowa State. Dylan Sinn is one of the voters who…