Turns out the Associated Press poll voters thought a home win over the #6 team in the country was a more notable event than a narrow road loss to the #12 team in the country.
That’s the explanation for Marquette men’s basketball going from #25 in the AP poll last week to #20 this week after beating UConn but losing to Xavier over the past seven days. The Golden Eagles snagged 306 points worth of votes this week, well more than double what they had last week and honestly not terribly far from triple their points from last week.