So we're going to round up the finest minds on the subject - SB Nation's Chris Dobbertean, Sports Illustrated's Andy Glockner, CBS Sports' Jerry Palm, and ESPN's Joe Lunardi - and keep you up to speed on how Marquette is doing.

We'll also give you a brief look at how the Big East is doing, and since we're in the middle of starting a new conference, we'll also look at how The Seven and their main rumored partners are doing.

Let's get started, shall we?

SB NATION:
Marquette: Moving up to an 8 seed vs 9 seed St. Louis
Big East: Six teams: Louisville (2), Syracuse (3), Notre Dame (6), Cincinnati (7), Marquette (8), Georgetown (9)
The Seven: Marquette and Georgetown
Rumored Partners: Gonzaga (2), Butler (4), Creighton (4), VCU (6), Saint Louis (9)

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED:
Marquette: 7 seed vs 10 seed Colorado
Big East: Six teams: Louisville (1), Syracuse (2), Georgetown (6), Notre Dame (6), Marquette (7), Cincinnati (8)
The Seven: Marquette and Georgetown
Rumored Partners: Gonzaga (3), Butler (3), Creighton (3), VCU (8), Saint Louis (10)
MU Bubble Watch Blurb:

"Team Bubble Watch" isn't making it easy on their fans, but they never do. A stirring overtime win over Pitt has moved the Golden Eagles to 3-0 in the conference and there are three eminently winnable home games on tap. If they can handle a trip to Cincinnati, Marquette could be 7-0 heading to Louisville on Feb. 3. Then again, that's just not the TBW way, so expect some craziness somewhere.

CBS SPORTS (note: posted on Friday):
Marquette: 10 seed vs 7 seed VCU
Big East: Eight teams: Louisville (1), Syracuse (2), Georgetown (4), Cincinnati (8), Pittsburgh (8), Marquette (10), Notre Dame (11), Rutgers (12)
The Seven: Marquette and Georgetown
Rumored Partners: Gonzaga (2), Creighton (3), Butler (4), VCU (7), Saint Louis (9)

ESPN:
Marquette: Rising to an 8 seed vs 9 seed Oklahoma State
Big East: Seven teams: Louisville (1), Syracuse (2), Cincinnati (5), Notre Dame (5), Marquette (8), Georgetown (10), Pittsburgh (10)
The Seven: Marquette and Georgetown
Rumored Partners: Gonzaga (2), Creighton (3), Butler (4), VCU (6)