Not a great last impression to give the selection committee. I am in the camp of preferring the 6-7 seed draw to the 4-5 seed draw. I think (hope) 7 is still our floor. Unfortunately with this team, I doubt it matters much either way.
Complaining that Illinois has not beaten Maryland in my lifetime was a bit of hyperbole for sure, but since MD became part of the B1G they have very annoyingly had our number.
I remember the first ever meeting between the two schools. Illinois beat Maryland in the 1984 Sweet Sixteen. We then...