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IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Mar 17, 2024

Nebraska in an 8/9 matchup vs. Texas A&M Friday in Memphis.

illini510 · Mar 17, 2024

Only team I'm truly scared of in the East bracket is UCONN and Auburn and they would cancel each other out in the Sweet 16. Yes, Iowa St is a really good defensive team but we have enough offense to will through them. IMO, BYU is not that difficult of a 2nd round opponent compared to what we could've gotten. I see an easy ride to the Sweet 16. Beyond that, not sure we can get past Iowa St

IndyOrange · Mar 17, 2024

theNewGuy said:
There were 2 teams I did not want to face…
Iowa St and UConn…

That being said, gotta beat the best to be the best

I agree. Those were the 2 I didn’t want to see until the Final 4. This draw is tough!

IlliniKat91 · Mar 17, 2024

I'd be mad if I were Houston and had to play Nebby as the 8. They don't play like an 8 seed and they've been rolling

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Mar 17, 2024

Wisky in a 5/12 match-up on Friday in Brooklyn vs. JMU.

skyIdub · Mar 17, 2024

Take care of home court vs. Maryland and we're probably last #2.

bleedorange and blue · Mar 17, 2024

And as always big name high seeded teams will lose, who knows what the 2nd weekend could hold.

Chad Fleck · Mar 17, 2024

Chuck Hepburn looks UNHAPPY.

PepeSilvia · Mar 17, 2024

punchabove33 said:
9/8 which then gets UCONN.. yikes..

Honestly wouldn't be thrilled to be a 1 and get FAU in the 2nd round.

IlliniCub 16 · Mar 17, 2024

I am most upset with being on a Thursday game. Let me enjoy day one stress free!

Oldskoolkoach · Mar 17, 2024

Love the drama the selection committee threw in with Nebraska and Texas A&M, Trev Albert's old school vs new school a week after switching jobs

OneTime3 · Mar 17, 2024

I'm good with it - we have been looking down the road the last few years and subsequently got bounced long before we had to worry about it.
At this point, I prefer to get the monkey off our back, get a couple wins, some momentum, and take it from there.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Mar 17, 2024

Oakland a 14 seed in the South facing 3 seed Kentucky on Thursday in Pittsburgh.

HereSoIDontGetFined · Mar 17, 2024

Wisconsin screwed. James Madison as a #12 seed is just evil.

Flyin' Illini · Mar 17, 2024

IlliniCub 16 said:
I am most upset with the Thursday game. Let me enjoy day one stress free!

Look on the bright side. Win Thursday and then sit back and enjoy Friday's games.

Chad Fleck · Mar 17, 2024

They do play-in games at the 10 seed?

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Mar 17, 2024

Marquette a 2 seed in the South facing 15 seed Western Kentucky on Friday in Indy.

chrisRunner7 · Mar 17, 2024

OneTime3 said:
I'm good with it - we have been looking down the road the last few years and subsequently got bounced long before we had to worry about it.
At this point, I prefer to get the monkey off our back, get a couple wins, some momentum, and take it from there.

Yeah, I'm going to wait until we get to the second weekend before I complain about our matchup in our third game

Icy veins · Mar 17, 2024

Guys - BYU is the 42nd best team on Torvik in the last ~1/3rd of the season. From stats alone, the route to the Sweet Sixteen is as easy as it could get. From there, it’s gonna be tough regardless of draw

eas23 · Mar 17, 2024

Aha, so I was right about Kentucky! But we still got the 3 anyway.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Mar 17, 2024

Chad Fleck said:
They do play-in games at the 10 seed?

Based on how the bid stealers ended up this year, yes. Duquesne and NC State messed up the seeding.

PepeSilvia · Mar 17, 2024

The East bracket is loaded, 4 of the top in kenpom.

UCONN - kenpom 1
Iowa State - kenpom 5
Illinois - kenpom 10
Auburn - kenpom 4

IlliniKat91 · Mar 17, 2024

Chad Fleck said:
Chuck Hepburn looks UNHAPPY.

He can die mad. He's in the tournament. Make your future from there, my dude

fatboyslim · Mar 17, 2024

PepeSilvia said:
The East bracket is loaded, 4 of the top in kenpom.

UCONN - kenpom 1
Iowa State - kenpom 5
Illinois - kenpom 10
Auburn - kenpom 5

One game at a time.

punchabove33 · Mar 17, 2024

HereSoIDontGetFined said:
Wisconsin screwed. James Madison as a #12 seed is just evil.

That 5/12 will be an early exit for them.. Hopefully they can pull out a couple of wins.

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