On Wednesday, the Big East announced the results of the league’s preseason polling for men’s soccer. Each of the coaches submitted a ballot but they could not vote for their own team or players. I don’t know exactly how it happened, but YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles were picked to finish fifth in the conference this fall.
Let’s deal with the facts of the matter before we dive into the opinions of the situation. Marquette earned 64 points in the poll, which landed them four points behind fourth place Providence (67 points) and four points ahead of sixth place St.