With just a few games to go, will our beloved Illini make the NCAA tournament? Let's take a quick look at their resume.
As of this post, Illinois is 17-9, 7-6 in the Big Ten. Current RPI (http://www.realtimerpi.com/) is 38, and current strength of schedule is 20. Quality wins include North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Minnesota. Bad losses include UIC (beyond terrible), Indiana, and Northwestern.
Illinois' final games are at Michigan State, at Ohio State, vs. Iowa, at Purdue, and vs. Indiana. I'll say they go 2-3, ending the season at 19-12, 9-9. One Big Ten tournament victory would get the Illini to the magic 20-win mark, which should be good enough for a trip to the "Big Dance."
If I'm wrong and Illinois misses the tournament again this year, they can chalk it up to the UIC loss. UIC is 6-21 with an RPI of 285.
There is simply no excuse for losing that game.
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