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Need to beat OSU.
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Debatable. They have to still show up in the B10 tourney and play OSU
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Will Illinois be ranked in the top 25 RPI now??? Lmao
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I think the 1 seed is secured the rest of the way. Was worried about West Virginia overtaking the Illini, but they lost to Baylor tonight
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Yep, this is the highest ranked team Illinois has ever beaten on the road. And to do it with a NPOY finalist on the bench, and by 23? Impressive to say the least.
Michigan may claim the regular season title with an asterisk (or two), but Illinois just made it clear which Big Ten team is best this year.
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Guard play alone - Ayo, Trent, Curbelo, and, oh yeah, don't forget Adam Miller who had 16 at the half a couple games ago. (I still believe Adam Miller can be Big Ten Player of The Year before he is through)
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What a win for Illinois. Impressive.
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I don't think conference tourneys matter that much in seeding, unless you really flame out ealry and badly.
Illinois is 3 games ahead of tOSU, but national media wants so badly to give Oho state a #1 seed for some reason. They are literally 5th place in the Big Ten today, but that won't stop the #1 seed talk. And they are definitely capable of winning the BTT. But Illinois' resume is clearly better.
After Saturday, Illinois lead the nation in Quad 1 wins, and nabbed another tonight.
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tOSU. ?
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Thats what Im worried about. OSU will always get the love even though their resume is worse. But if they get the season sweep, I think they get the #1 seed as long as they dont bomb it in the BTT
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Beat OSU and this team will have more conference wins than the 05 team.
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They beat Illinois in a game that was a one basket difference with seconds to go and yeah it might depend if they have a big win on Saturday. But what does the season count for if Illinois finishes two games ahead of them and gets ranked behind them? Illinois has more overall losses because they played two teams in the top 25 - one of which is Top 5, another that was Top 10 at one point. OSU is 5th in big ten. Let’s just hope Illinois wins and makes the argument moot. ?
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Agreed. But also, **** tOSU
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This was the best win of the year for any team in the country, pretty easily I'd imagine. Winning on Saturday makes UI a lock for #1 seed. I think they could even lose on Saturday and win the BTT and be a #1, or even if they lose Saturday and OSU loses in their first BTT game.
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Underwood has turned a corner in coaching since Ayo went down.
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Managed to catch the 2nd half last night (Don't get to watch many Illini games). Solid looking team.
Everything else I know on them is through reading about games / reading stat lines.
A lot of what I see on paper reminds me of the 2001 team. B10 was also fairly strong that year. Hopefully they make it an interesting tournament.
Everything else I know on them is through reading about games / reading stat lines.
A lot of what I see on paper reminds me of the 2001 team. B10 was also fairly strong that year. Hopefully they make it an interesting tournament.
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I just saw that UI has played 15 (!) Quad 1 games, as many as Gonzaga and Butler together. They have won 9, the most in the country. I think the committee loves stats like that.
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I'm getting a little worried for Adam Miller. I would have thought with Ayo out, he'd have a coming out party. I thought maybe next year, the offense would run through him...but I'm thinking now that it's going to run through Curbelo
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He just has to develop. Give it time