Here is a breakdown of ranked opponents.
Still mirrors the win percentage. I'm using the NCAA reference site.
Day
Ranked
W
L
Pct
1 - Morning
Y
2
6
0.250
2 - Afternoon
Y
5
3
0.625
3 - Evening
Y
12
8
0.600
Time
Type
Opponent
Conf
1:00p
REG
N
Missouri
SEC
1:00p
REG
@
Iowa (18)
Big Ten
1:00p
REG
Ohio
MAC
1:00p
REG
@
Rutgers (19)
Big Ten
1:00p
REG
Saint Francis (PA)
NEC
1:15p
NCAA
N
Drexel
CAA
1:30p
REG
Wisconsin (14)
Big Ten
11:30a
CTOURN
N
Indiana
Big Ten
12:00p
REG...
Brad Underwood teams are historically not good in the morning. It's pretty significant.
I wasn't confident seeing the last 2 NCAA tourney schedules (both Loyola and Houston had start times of 11:10 am).
I'd rather a lower seed and an afternoon slot.
Chances
Illinois could get in by winning 2 out of next 3 and making it to the championship game of the BTT. They would be 21-14, 11-11 in conference. This is still a slim chance, as there are 6 Big Ten teams that I consider already in. Putting a seventh for this year's mediocre conference is a...
Self
Well, they just lost.
Also for the past 7 years (2010 - 2016), they only made 1 final 4, despite being a 1 or 2 seed every year.
That makes him more of a recruiter than coach.
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