Men's Power Rankings: Is Illinois a Final Four contender?
The Illini rise up the rankings after a dominant victory over Purdue -- and prove they're a Final Four threat.
Illini Basketball 2025-2026
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I think we have an amazing team and Ty Rodgers is an amazing Illini. If it isnt in his best interest as a person i dont wanr him to come back. If he wants to then fine. I want him to be back because he wants to be. He is an Illini. But he has been commited and he deserves to be pd well here or elsewhere next season. I hope he stays unless he choose to burn a year of eligibilty this season. Much like Coleman he needs to build his foundation now and next season best he can and earn likely as much as he can in 2026 27
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Maybe to win the conference, but I would gladly trade the title for a Michigan win that knocks them out.
stop.I sure wouldn't. If we lose to Michigan and win the big, I. Will be totally happy.
Illinois' remaining 10 conference games, ordered from most likely to win (per BT) to least likely to win:
1. Home vs Oregon (95%)
2. Home vs Northwestern (92%)
3. Away @ Maryland (90%)
4. Home vs Wisconsin (86%)
5. Home vs Indiana (79%)
6. Away @ USC (74%)
7. Away @ UCLA (67%)
8. Home vs Michigan (47%)
9. Away @ MSU (39%)
10. Away @ Nebraska (39%)
Projection is 7-3 to finish up, good for 16-4 and 3rd in conference. 17-3 would be projected to win the conference.
1. Home vs Oregon (95%)
2. Home vs Northwestern (92%)
3. Away @ Maryland (90%)
4. Home vs Wisconsin (86%)
5. Home vs Indiana (79%)
6. Away @ USC (74%)
7. Away @ UCLA (67%)
8. Home vs Michigan (47%)
9. Away @ MSU (39%)
10. Away @ Nebraska (39%)
Projection is 7-3 to finish up, good for 16-4 and 3rd in conference. 17-3 would be projected to win the conference.
Who has the website where you can see the remaining games for everyone and pick and choose winners with then the tiebreaker and final standings?
Yeah I’d like this too. It’s that time of year after all.
Yes this is my understanding. You can always ask the NCAA to grant a medical redshirt and give you an additional year, but typically that's only granted when someone is injured in the front end of the season and is out for the remainder. Historically, playing at all in Jan-March means the NCAA will deny that request.
That's just a football thing.
What? No.
I guess for some people their hate for another program is more important than their wish for Illinois to succeed. I'll never get that. Sure I hate Michigan. But the reason I do is because I love Illinois. I'm not trading away an Illinois banner for anything other than a better banner.
Pounded by the portal: Teams hit hardest by departing transfers who are starring at new schools in 2025-26
Interesting summary of recent Illini basketball portal exits.
I have no bad feelings toward these players (well, maybe Morez Johnson would be my exception), and I am glad they are doing well.
Despite the exits, we are doing just fine.
Interesting summary of recent Illini basketball portal exits.
I have no bad feelings toward these players (well, maybe Morez Johnson would be my exception), and I am glad they are doing well.
Despite the exits, we are doing just fine.
Now that we are through half of conf play, wanted to re-run the 3p% analysis
This time i'll be doing 3 cuts...
Overall
Conf play
Q1-Q2 games (in hte vein of getting in the tourney mindset)
Overall
Keaton 44%
Jake 42%
Mirk 38%
Ben 35%
Tomi 35%
Z 34%
Boz 31%
Andrej 25%
Conf Play
Keaton 47%
Mirk 43%
Jake 40%
Ben 35%
Boz 32%
Tomi 31%
Z 31%
ANdrej 23%
Quad 1/2 Games: which are Texas TEch, Uconn, Bama, Tenn, OSU, Neb, Mizzou, Iowa, NW, Purdue, washingotn
Keaton 53%
Ben 40%
Mirk 39%
Tomi 36%
Jake 33%
Z 27%
Boz 26%
Andrej 21 %
Take-aways
Keaton is incredible so far......
MIrk has been pretty lights out too
Ben at 40% in quad 1-2 surprised me...last two games are doing some heavy lifting though (would be like 33% before this heater)
Tomi not great in conf overall but has had decent shooting against Q1-2
Jake drops off a bit in Q1-Q2, but not enough to not let them fly. Noticed he had multiple 0-0 games. Hope he looks for shots more
This time i'll be doing 3 cuts...
Overall
Conf play
Q1-Q2 games (in hte vein of getting in the tourney mindset)
Overall
Keaton 44%
Jake 42%
Mirk 38%
Ben 35%
Tomi 35%
Z 34%
Boz 31%
Andrej 25%
Conf Play
Keaton 47%
Mirk 43%
Jake 40%
Ben 35%
Boz 32%
Tomi 31%
Z 31%
ANdrej 23%
Quad 1/2 Games: which are Texas TEch, Uconn, Bama, Tenn, OSU, Neb, Mizzou, Iowa, NW, Purdue, washingotn
Keaton 53%
Ben 40%
Mirk 39%
Tomi 36%
Jake 33%
Z 27%
Boz 26%
Andrej 21 %
Take-aways
Keaton is incredible so far......
MIrk has been pretty lights out too
Ben at 40% in quad 1-2 surprised me...last two games are doing some heavy lifting though (would be like 33% before this heater)
Tomi not great in conf overall but has had decent shooting against Q1-2
Jake drops off a bit in Q1-Q2, but not enough to not let them fly. Noticed he had multiple 0-0 games. Hope he looks for shots more
This is the dumbest thing I’ve read on here since AT LEAST the Nebraska game.
I empathize with Alaska. I too have certainly said things on here deserved of equivalent accolades.
Way too small of sample sizes to draw much from this, but interesting nonetheless
36% overall is certainly good enough considering our strengths as a team, and that's the number I'm most concerned with
We have ample spacing and do not have opposing rim protectors sagging off of players and camping in the lane, which is probably the main thing here
Idk it’s about 2/3 of the reg season, half of conf and 60 percent of the quad 1-2s (11 games with 8 remaining in reg)
The sample sizes for each player subset are miniscule.
Of course the entire conglomeration of data is 20ish games, but we are breaking it into segments to analyze which are extremely small on their own. Three point shooting percentage is unreliable until you get to about 750-1000 attempts (750 attempts renders a 0.7 reliability threshold). So, knowing that, when we say [player X] shoots [Y percentage] in [Z scenario/games] and the number of attempts is like 14, it’s like… eh.
Fair enough
The choice was beat Nebraska to gain an advantage on the title, or beat Michigan instead and give Nebraska the advantage.
I hate Michigan. Ann Arbor is a !!!!!.
So if the choice is Nebraska wins the title, or we lose to Michigan. Sorry, I will take Nebraska winning the title.
His evaluation is correct
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