Despite 4-0 Big Ten start, Illini far from perfect
January 14, 2010 3:59 PM
Each of the program's previous 4-0 squads qualified for the NCAA Tournament - and two reached the Final Four. Those are good signs for an uneven Illini team that has been getting its mail forwarded to One NCAA Bubble Way for a month already.
But as they say on Wall Street: Past performance is no guarantee of future results, and Illinois hasn't exactly encountered any blue-chip opposition to date.
The Illini haven't played ANY of their nine games against the five Big Ten foes (Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota) that rank among the nation's top 20 teams according to Jeff Sagarin's and Ken Pomeroy's computer rankings.
Willhite
But as they say on Wall Street: Past performance is no guarantee of future results, and Illinois hasn't exactly encountered any blue-chip opposition to date.
The Illini haven't played ANY of their nine games against the five Big Ten foes (Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota) that rank among the nation's top 20 teams according to Jeff Sagarin's and Ken Pomeroy's computer rankings.
Willhite
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