Still Hangin' On...

by Soft Pretzel with Cheese on Jan 9, 2012 1:29 PM CST

Despite road losses to Georgetown and Syracuse, Marquette managed to remain in this week's top 25 rankings falling to #25 and #24 in the AP and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll respectively.

Marquette joins 5 other Big East teams who are ranked this week:

Syracuse: Remains ranked #1 in both polls

Georgetown: A road loss to West Virginia dropped the Hoyas two spots to #11.

Louisville: A double overtime home loss to Notre Dame on Saturday dropped the Cardinals to #14 and #15 in this week's rankings.

Connecticut: A rough week for the UConn Huskies, losses to Seton Hall and Rutgers, dropped them from #8 to #17 and #16.

Seton Hall: Fueled by their victory over UConn, head coach Kevin Willard has the Seton Hall Pirates ranked for the first time since 2001. Seton Hall checks in at #24 in the AP poll, one spot ahead of Marquette.

Other Notables:

Wisconsin: Losses to Michigan State and Michigan dropped Wisconsin out of both polls.

Indiana: The Hooisers, led by Smarmy Tom Crean, saw their rankings rise to #7 and #8.

Full rankings after the jump!

Rank	Team	Points
1	Syracuse Orange	774
2	Kentucky Wildcats	742
3	North Carolina Tar Heels	702
4	Baylor Bears	684
5	Ohio St. Buckeyes	649
6	Duke Blue Devils	583
7	Michigan St. Spartans	578
8	Indiana Hoosiers	552
9	Missouri Tigers	540
10	Kansas Jayhawks	480
11	Georgetown Hoyas	425
12	UNLV Runnin' Rebels	374
13	Michigan Wolverines	351
14	Murray St. Racers	341
15	Louisville Cardinals	321
16	Connecticut Huskies	304
17	Virginia Cavaliers	251
18	Kansas St. Wildcats	242
19	Florida Gators	226
20	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	181
21	Creighton Bluejays	163
22	San Diego St. Aztecs	131
23	Gonzaga Bulldogs	103
24	Marquette Golden Eagles	69
25	Harvard Crimson	58

Rank	Team	Points
1	Syracuse Orange	1618
2	Kentucky Wildcats	1558
3	North Carolina Tar Heels	1476
4	Baylor Bears	1436
5	Ohio St. Buckeyes	1347
6	Michigan St. Spartans	1263
7	Indiana Hoosiers	1217
8	Duke Blue Devils	1186
9	Missouri Tigers	1096
10	Kansas Jayhawks	1005
11	Georgetown Hoyas	990
12	UNLV Runnin' Rebels	852
13	Michigan Wolverines	715
14	Louisville Cardinals	704
15	Murray St. Racers	628
16	Virginia Cavaliers	607
17	Connecticut Huskies	535
18	Kansas St. Wildcats	482
19	Florida Gators	463
20	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	362
21	Gonzaga Bulldogs	347
22	San Diego St. Aztecs	313
23	Creighton Bluejays	236
24	Seton Hall Pirates	205
25	Marquette Golden Eagles	170