I don’t think any one expected an undefeated season. Marquette is a better than a OK team, they have a couple young guys who look to be big timers. They are better without Howard IMO.
Bucky will be just fine, probably a 6 or 8 loss team who, with their experience will do well in both tournaments. They also have a few youngsters who are getting a lot of time and will be well seasoned by March.