No. 4 Marquette downs No. 1 Kansas in Maui, Washington tops Florida State in College Football Playoff Rankings

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THE NO. 4 MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES AND NO. 2 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS

Marquette and Purdue both had disappointing NCAA Tournaments. The Boilermakers became the second 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed, infamously falling to Fairleigh Dickinson. Shortly thereafter, Marquette fell to Michigan State, a nightmare ending to a dream season that included the Big East regular-season and tournament titles.

A win Tuesday night in the Maui Invitational final wouldn’t erase those memories, but it would definitely help.

The No. 4 Golden Eagles took it to No. 1 Kansas, 73-59, for their third win over a No. 1 team in program history. Dwyane Wade, who had a triple-double in Marquette’s first win over a No. 1 team (Kentucky, 2003) was courtside to see Oso Ighodaro be the star.

• Ighodaro had 21 points and 9 rebounds, holding Jayhawks standout Hunter Dickinson to just 13 points.
• Marquette was outstanding on both ends, but especially on defense, forcing 18 turnovers.
• This was Kansas’ largest loss as a No. 1 team since 2011.

With No. 2 Purdue up next, Marquette is looking to become the first team to beat the nation’s top two teams in consecutive games since Kansas did it in the 2008 Final Four.

The Boilermakers battled for a 71-67 win over No. 7 Tennessee. Reigning national player of the year Zach Edey guaranteed Purdue would be really good by returning to school, but just how good depends on his teammates. Tuesday, one in…