I thought with Illinois’ win over Wisconsin, plus the strong showing against 2-seeded Ohio State yesterday, (plus wins over ‘Nova, Clemson, Michigan State, etc.) that Illinois was in the NCAA tournament. I was wrong. Less so than the selection committee.
This means Illinois will be playing in the NIT for the first time since 1996. What a shame. March Madness would’ve been more fun with my team in there. Hopefully the B10 teams that made it in represent the league well.
Mark Tupper has our first NIT opponent and some background.