The Johnnies achieve their highest ranking since the 1990-91 season after winning the Big East outright regular season title last week
The Red Storm are still not done making history this week after winning their first Big East outright regular season title in 40 years with a win over Seton Hall on Saturday.
St. John’s stepped up one spot to No. 6 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Monday afternoon, their best ranking since January 28, 1991, when they were ranked fifth in the country for one week.
With a 71-61 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon, the St. John’s men’s basketball team also recorded their most wins in a single season since the 1998-99 season in which the Red Storm went 28-9 and finished in the NCAA tournament Elite Eight. The Red Storm also built on their program record for most conference wins in a single season with 17.
The No. 6 St. John’s Red Storm (26-4, 17-2 Big East) conclude their Big East regular season with a road trip to Milwaukee to face the No. 20 Marquette Golden Eagles (22-7, 13-5 Big East) on Saturday, March 8 (noon, FOX). On Saturday night, the Golden Eagles crushed Georgetown in a 76-61 win in Washington, D.C.