Illinois #24 in 12/23 AP Poll

[Dan]

Illinois #24 in Dec. 23rd AP Poll

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[Scoregasm]

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[BBlock24]

Still behind Purdue.

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

 

[Lee]

Illinois #24 in Dec. 23rd AP Poll

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[BBlock24]

Still behind Purdue.

Just noticed Illinois is behind Arkansas as well lol.

 

[Illiniam1984]

I didn’t think we were going to be ranked this week. A nice early Christmas present.

 

[New Creation]

 

[IlliniFan42]

AP ranking does have value but pay attention to how the quadrants are shaping up so far- Big Ten has got potentially 10 bids.

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[Bigtex]

AP ranking does have value but pay attention to how the quadrants are shaping up so far- Big Ten has got potentially 10 bids.

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Well currently sec has 10 ranked teams

 

[illinisportsfan66]

Well currently sec has 10 ranked teams

Yes and 5 of them are top 10!

 

[altgeld88]

The NIL era is treating the University of Oregon's revenue sports pretty darn well.

 

[IlliniFan42]

Noticed something funny- last week I commented that I could see an argument for us to be ranked above Michigan and Clemson and take the #24 spot and sure enough that's what happened this week.

 

[Noblesville Illini]

Noticed something funny- last week I commented that I could see an argument for us to be ranked above Michigan and Clemson and take the #24 spot and sure enough that's what happened this week.

 

[Noblesville Illini]

Knowing what we have seen against TN and others, if we keep maturing, we will be the strongest dark horse to win the tournament. How many teams played less than their best, were mugged in the 1st half, then threw the ball away only to lose because we didn’t guard the last play of the game and it’s not even conference season yet?

As frustrating as it is now, can’t wait to see where this goes.

 

[mysterio2525]

Noticed something funny- last week I commented that I could see an argument for us to be ranked above Michigan and Clemson and take the #24 spot and sure enough that's what happened this week.

What's the lottery numbers this week?

 

[Hambone61]

The Big-Ten has 11 teams receiving votes. Only Rutgers, Northwestern, Washington, Nebraska and Minnesota received no votes. Plenty of competition to move up the ladder.

 

[Hambone61]

The Big-Ten has 11 teams receiving votes. Only Rutgers, Northwestern, Washington, Nebraska and Minnesota received no votes. Plenty of competition to move up the ladder.

Whoops forgot to add USC and Iowa as the BIG now has 18 teams.

 

[NashvILLe05]

Yes and 5 of them are top 10!

I hate seeing the SEC dominate in basketball too. Having lived in SEC country for 15 years, they’re insufferable for college football. Don’t need this to become a trend for basketball too.

 

[sacraig]

I hate seeing the SEC dominate in basketball too. Having lived in SEC country for 15 years, they’re insufferable for college football. Don’t need this to become a trend for basketball too.

In fairness, the B1G seems more dominant in football this year. And moving forward, it's going to be a lot of SEC vs. B1G plus some also-rans.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

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[Illinicpa14]

Iowa state wasn’t ranked until around Jan 1 last year and ended up as a 2 seed that should have been a 1 - plenty of opportunities to earn it the next 20 games!