Illini Basketball 2026-2027

#227      
Iamgroot
HoopsterMan said:
Anticipating those top 3 are preseason 3. The scary trend is that only 1 of the top 4 make the F4. There there is a team from 5-8, then the other two teams come out of the teens through 20's.
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Hopefully this is the year of breaking trends and the beloved finally bring that trophy home to the house of paign.ILL
 
#228      
NarrowJ
Fighter of the Nightman said:
I was super curious, so I looked up our top 50 KenPom non-conference opponents in the Underwood Era! Apologies in advance if I missed any.

2017-2018
vs. #40 Missouri (St. Louis, MO)

2018-2019
vs. #2 Gonzaga (Maui, HI)
vs. #15 Iowa State (Maui, HI)

2019-2020
at #19 Arizona

2020-2021 (Shortened COVID Season)
vs. #2 Baylor (Indianapolis, IN)
at #36 Duke

2021-2022
vs. #5 Arizona
vs. #38 Notre Dame
at #47 Missouri

2022-2023
vs. #3 UCLA (Las Vegas, NV)
vs. #5 Texas (New York, NY)
vs. #34 Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)

2023-2024
at #5 Tennessee
vs. #13 Marquette
vs. #47 FAU (New York, NY)

2024-2025
vs. #1 Duke (New York, NY)
vs. #5 Tennessee
vs. #6 Alabama (Birmingham, AL)
vs. #19 Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
vs. #36 Arkansas (Kansas City, MO)

2025-2026
vs. #9 UConn (New York, NY)
vs. #12 Alabama (Chicago, IL)
vs. #14 Tennessee (Nashville, TN)
vs. #20 Texas Tech

2026-2027
at #1 Duke
vs. #11 UConn (Chicago, IL)
at #12 Texas Tech
vs. #37 North Carolina (Nashville, TN)
vs. #48 Missouri (St. Louis, MO)

One top 50 opponent in Year 1 to five in Year 10, including three in the top 15!
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You inspired me to cook up another tool this afternoon: Quality Record

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#229      
CDRUSN
When asked how long you've been an Illini fan, the appropriate response is:

All me bloomin' life.
Me mother was Alma Mater.
Me father was Chief Illiniwek.
I was born in the corn of Morrow Plot,
Rocked in a cradle in Grange Grove.
Orange and Blue are me clothes.
When I drinks, it's at Kam's bar.
I's loyal I is, I am, I are.
 
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