The risk of only snagging a very small amount of points in the Associated Press women’s college basketball poll is that you’re subject to the whims of very few people as to whether you keep earning points in the next poll. Marquette is learning that this week as the Golden Eagles have gone from five points following their win over then-#4 Connecticut to just three points in this Monday’s brand new AP top 25 poll.
The three points has Marquette tied with Cleveland State in the Receiving Votes area of the poll. That makes them tied as the unofficial #34 team in the country this week even though they are eight spots outside the top 25.