On Saturday, then-#14 Marquette lost in five sets to then-#15 Creighton in the Big East championship match. These things happen.
Other things that happen: When you lose a match, the top 25 voters ding you a little bit for it, even if it was on the road to a ranked opponent that you just beat in your barn a week earlier. And so, that’s why Marquette is #16 in the new AVCA poll instead of at #114 like they were last week.
The Golden Eagles snagged 656 points in this week’s poll. That puts them between #15 Kentucky with 704 points and #17 Baylor with 601 points.