1/24 Polls & Bracketology - Illinois #24 in AP Poll

[Dan]

Illinois #13 in the NET rankings

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Illinois a 5 seed in the Bracket Matrix

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[WhiteHorseWings]

Very fair

 

[Chieeeeffffff]

If Kansas State had handled their business they would have been close to a quad 1 win as crazy at that sounds.

Something to keep an eye on: if Michigan gets it together they will almost certainly end up as a quad 1 win. They are currently 38.

If you’ve been watching the NET, one thing is readily apparent: our schedule was much tougher than originally thought given how the teams we have played have performed. ND appears to be getting it together, Marquette is now top 40 in NET, KSU has some decent wins, etc. We also have a lot of road/neutral games to date.

If Rutgers and Minnesota can keep their resumes respectable, our number of quad 1 and 2 wins will be rather high as of Selection Sunday.

 

[Dan]

Illinois #24 in AP Poll

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[Icy veins]

Wow surprised we're still ranked after the Maryland game

 

[doowink]

Writers must have taken into account the absence of Kofi and not all players being totally healthy....beat MSU and NW this week and maybe we move back into that 15-20 range

 

[pruman91]

Wow surprised we're still ranked after the Maryland game

me too..............I guess they took into account no Kofi against the twerps..........

I see doowink beat me by 4 minutes , but like minds are a treat nowadays......

 

[wpr]

That's a surprise

 

[B-ILL]

Knocked back down to our rightful spot just behind Iowa State and ADVERTISEMENT

 

[BlueLeader]

Damnit, still ranked. Doesn't bode well for tomorrow.

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

Knocked back down to our rightful spot just behind Iowa State and ADVERTISEMENT

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I don't want to play ADVERTISEMENT in March. They are ranked way too low.

 

[BackThatPassUp]

#21 in the coaches poll

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Gonzaga(18)	15-2	784	-
2	Auburn(13)	18-1	777	-
3	Arizona(1)	16-1	724	-
4	Baylor	17-2	690	2
5	Kansas	16-2	667	2
6	Purdue	16-3	589	2
7	Duke	15-3	567	2
8	UCLA	13-2	551	1
9	Houston	17-2	538	1
10	Michigan State	15-3	501	3
11	Wisconsin	15-3	466	3
12	Villanova	14-5	423	1
13	Kentucky	15-4	400	1
14	Texas Tech	15-4	396	5
15	USC	16-2	333	-
16	Ohio State	12-4	311	2
17	Providence	16-2	293	4
18	LSU	15-4	171	2
19	UConn	13-4	165	6
20	Tennessee	13-5	154	5
21	Illinois	13-5	139	4
22	Colorado State	15-1	126	1
23	Xavier	14-4	107	3
24	Iowa State	14-5	99	10
25	Texas	14-5	73	3

 

[altgeld88]

I don't want to play ADVERTISEMENT in March. They are ranked way too low.

They don't really bother me as a prospective opponent. They're all marketing and little underlying substance. I know they're always somewhere in the Top 25 but they're living on legacy reputation at this point.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

They don't really bother me as a prospective opponent. They're all marketing and little underlying substance. I know they're always somewhere in the Top 25 but they're living on legacy reputation at this point.

And what a reputation it is! I feel like I see them every time I turn on the TV or browse the web.

 

[altgeld88]

And what a reputation it is! I feel like I see them every time I turn on the TV or browse the web.

I know, right? And that plays right into the lazy minds of those AP writers and the pressed-for-time coaches when the weekly vote arises. ADVERTISING's recruiting efforts are substantial, of course, but it's never clear what their yield is.

 

[doowink]

I know, right? And that plays right into the lazy minds of those AP writers and the pressed-for-time coaches when the weekly vote arises. ADVERTISING's recruiting efforts are substantial, of course, but it's never clear what their yield is.

Advertising is fluid.....But you usually get what you pay for

 

[doowink]

me too..............I guess they took into account no Kofi against the twerps..........

I see doowink beat me by 4 minutes , but like minds are a treat nowadays......

 

[Ramrod2010]

I'm shocked, honestly. To go 0-2 and not drop completely out... Kofi or not, still surprising.

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

I avoided looking till now because I assumed the worst. A really nice surprise. Now let's take care of f-ing business this week.

 

[pruman91]

I avoided looking till now because I assumed the worst. A really nice surprise. Now let's take care of f-ing business this week.

 

[ejam21]

I'm shocked, honestly. To go 0-2 and not drop completely out... Kofi or not, still surprising.

that purdue game got a lot of press. We lost but went toe to toe with a team many think are f4 bound. That may have trumped a kofi less loss in some voters minds.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

If Kansas State had handled their business they would have been close to a quad 1 win as crazy at that sounds.

Something to keep an eye on: if Michigan gets it together they will almost certainly end up as a quad 1 win. They are currently 38.

If you’ve been watching the NET, one thing is readily apparent: our schedule was much tougher than originally thought given how the teams we have played have performed. ND appears to be getting it together, Marquette is now top 40 in NET, KSU has some decent wins, etc. We also have a lot of road/neutral games to date.

If Rutgers and Minnesota can keep their resumes respectable, our number of quad 1 and 2 wins will be rather high as of Selection Sunday.

Yep, as much as I stress about not having a "great win" on our resume from a fan perspective (e.g., last year we had already beaten "top 10 Duke" in Cameron Indoor, regardless of how good they ended up being...), our resume is shaping up just fine - PROVIDED we win some of these big games like tomorrow's. If we lose to the Purdues in close games and beat the teams we should, we might end up criminally underseeded for how good we will be playing. Beating MSU tomorrow is a game changer.