1974–75 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1974–75 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
1974–75 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 11
Record	23–4
Head coach	Al McGuire;
Home arena	MECCA Arena
	Seasons ← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1974–75 academic year. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.

1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas–Pan American		–		–	22	–	2	.917
UNC Charlotte		–		–	23	–	3	.885
Centenary (LA)		–		–	25	–	4	.862
No. 11 Marquette		–		–	23	–	4	.852
Stetson		–		–	22	–	4	.846
No. 13 Cincinnati		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Utah State		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Rutgers		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Creighton		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Memphis State		–		–	20	–	7	.741
South Alabama		–		–	19	–	7	.731
No. 6 Syracuse		–		–	23	–	9	.719
Holy Cross		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Oral Roberts		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Boston College		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Portland State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
UC Santa Barbara		–		–	18	–	8	.692
VCU		–		–	17	–	8	.680
South Carolina		–		–	19	–	9	.679
St. John's		–		–	21	–	10	.677
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		–	19	–	10	.655
Detroit		–		–	17	–	9	.654
No. 20 Providence		–		–	20	–	11	.645
Georgetown		–		–	18	–	10	.643
George Washington		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Pittsburgh		–		–	18	–	11	.621
Houston		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Illinois State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Tulane		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Virginia Tech		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Canisius		–		–	15	–	10	.600
DePaul		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	15	–	10	.600
South Florida		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Jacksonville		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Duquesne		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Hawaii		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Saint Peter's		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Cleveland State		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Manhattan		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Air Force		–		–	13	–	12	.520
LIU		–		–	13	–	12	.520
St. Bonaventure		–		–	14	–	13	.519
West Virginia		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Cal State Los Angeles		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Marshall		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Navy		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Fairfield		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Niagara		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Fordham		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Penn State		–		–	11	–	12	.478
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Oklahoma City		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Saint Louis		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Portland		–		–	13	–	16	.448
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Georgia Tech		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Southern Miss		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Xavier		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Ball State		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Loyola-Chicago		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Butler		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Dayton		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Denver		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Northern Illinois		–		–	8	–	15	.348
Houston Baptist		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Mercer		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Samford		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Colgate		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Villanova		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Buffalo		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Georgia Southern		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Georgia State		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee		–		–	8	–	18	.308
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Baptist		–		–	4	–	16	.200
Hardin-Simmons		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Iona		–		–	4	–	19	.174
Army		–		–	3	–	22	.120

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3	St. John's (MN)	W 92–46	1–0	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 7	Saint Mary's (CA)	W 93–66	2–0	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 14	Toledo	W 64–61	3–0	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 18	at Pittsburgh	L 58–65	3–1	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 21	Louisville	L 69–80	3–2	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 27	Georgia	W 100–70	4–2	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 28	Virginia	W 73–55	5–2	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 3	DePaul	W 61–60	6–2	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 6	at San Diego State	W 58–54	7–2	Peterson Gym San Diego, California
January 8	at Portland	W 87–57	8–2	Howard Hall Portland, Oregon
January 11	Manhattan	W 66–62	9–2	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 14	South Carolina	W 69–60	10–2	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 18	Notre Dame	W 71–68	11–2	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 21	Cincinnati	L 58–68	11–3	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 29	at Xavier	W 73–55	12–3	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
February 1	at DePaul	W 72–69	13–3	Alumni Hall Chicago, Illinois
February 4	at Wisconsin	W 69–63	14–3	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
February 8	Xavier	W 78–55	15–3	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 11	Western Carolina	W 63–53	16–3	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 15	Detroit	W 81–62	17–3	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 17	at Butler	W 77–55	18–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
February 20	at Fordham	W 101–64	19–3	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, NY
February 22	at South Carolina	W 68–65	20–3	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
March 1	Oklahoma City	W 86–65	21–3	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
March 8	at Creighton	W 64–60	22–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
March 10	at Tulane	W 73–65	23–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
March 15	vs. Kentucky NCAA Tournament First Round	L 54–76	23–4	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.