#9 – Marquette
Preseason predicted ranking: 1st, up one spot from 2018-19 finish
2018-19 BIG EAST Record: 13-5
2018-19 Overall Record: 25-8
Key returners: Guard Selena Lott was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST team following her 10 double-digit scoring games for the Golden Eagles last year.
Newcomers: Jordan King earned Freshman of the Year honors and will be expected to fill the void left by Allazia Blockton and Natisha Hiedeman. She scored 2,505 career points in high school to set a conference record.
Head coach: Megan Duffy will take over for Carolyn Keiger, who took the head coaching job at Penn State. Duffy played at Notre Dame and first coached in the BIG EAST in 2009. She comes from her role as head coach at Miami (2017-19). Marquette went to three straight BIG EAST Championship games under Kieger, winning it all in 2017.
Outlook: All eyes are on coach Duffy in her first season. Carolyn Kieger moving to Penn State means Marquette is starting from scratch.