After going 1-1 in the opening week of the Big East schedule, Marquette was barely clinging to life in the AVCA top 25 voting. This week, that flicker of national recognition was snuffed out, as MU received no votes after losing to Villanova on Saturday night.
That’s not particularly surprising, of course. It does mean that the Golden Eagles are going to have to string together a significant stretch of wins before the voters take them seriously as a contender again.
There is good news on the Marquette opponent front, though. Kentucky is back in the top 25, tying for the final spot with their in-state rivals, Western Kentucky.