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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: ILLINICHIEF on December 24, 2024, 08:31:21 AM
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I wouldn't mind this selection/ranking and region. I think this one is doable, also think it has some probability for upsets.
https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2025-march-madness-men-field-predictions
Sleepers
South Texas A/M
Midwest SDSU
West St Johns
East Missouri
We will see how much this changes by March.
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ILLINI since end of January 2025
W-3 - L-4
Avg loss average of nearly 22 points per game with rankings of Rutgers N/R, MSU-#14, Wisky # 11, Duke #3 currently through week 16 in order and projected NCAA seeding of Rutgers N/R, MSU #4 (probably going to a 3), Wisky a 2 seed and Duke a 1 seed.
Wins vs Ohio State/Minny/UCLA non of which are ranked currently, NCAA projected seeds are Ohio St @ an 11 seed, Minny N/A and UCLA a 8 seed currently non of these were huge wins scoring wise, and or signature wise.
That said, I think the ILLINI are in as long as we win tomorrow, figure out a way to steal either the road Michigan game (doable-doubtful) and or the Purdue game at home to end the season, (probable with some home court calls/3's for a change).
We would finish 2 out of last 3 with one vs a ranked opponent, and hopefully win 1-2 in B1G tournament, if so we are a 7-8 seed imo at best.
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Not wishing ill will on anybody, well maybe some teams, but other teams going thru the sickness we've had and showing what that can do to a team may be helpful.
We should be healthy come tournament time.
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ILLINICHIEF thread
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ILLINICHIEF thread
Better recognize. LOL
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Better recognize. LOL
Lol
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That video never gets old.
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That video never gets old.
It really doesn't
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Current Bracketology has us a 8 seed with a 2nd rd potential matchup vs the devil himself.
https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2025-march-madness-men-field-predictions
Other than that matchup, this region would set up very nice for us. I think we could get a 6-7 seed with some more good play to close the year out. Miss St @ 7 seed is overseeded. Their season has been good, but they are going in wrong direction right now....kind of like us but lesser schedule, outside of conference play.
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I like ILLINICHIEF positivity but i dont see this team going past 2nd rd
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I like ILLINICHIEF positivity but i dont see this team going past 2nd rd
I don't either ESPECIALLY if we have to play Auburn. If not, well, this region sets up nicely for the Orange Kool-Aid Fan!!!
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We win on Friday, and at least 2 games in B1G which I believe we will (health is on our side as will be Rez).
I think we bump up to a as high as a 5 (6) seed and we can get into the west region where Oregon is the current 5 seed. Other than Florida and Houston a little bit, the region would be a nice one for us.
Florida will easily be the hardest #2 out of all them imo.
https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2025-march-madness-men-field-predictions
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Just keep us away from Auburn and Duke and Bama.
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Just keep us away from Auburn and Duke and Bama.
Agreed, but not in that order for me.
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Fox Sports has us a 8 seed vs a 9 seed....UCONN, wouldn't that be something?
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Think we played ourselves into the 6-7 seed with this late season run.
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Think we played ourselves into the 6-7 seed with this late season run.
ESPN has us as a #6 in Milwaukee.
CBS has us as a #7, also in Milwaukee.
A nice move up from the lowest of the #8 seeds and staring at Auburn.
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lets just win the big ten tournament while we're at it
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lets just win the big ten tournament while we're at it
you coming to SF if we make that regional?
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Fairly confident we will lose the first round by missing 41 threes but will be pleased if we don’t.
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Fairly confident we will lose the first round by missing 41 threes but will be pleased if we don’t.
Would it surprise you if they didn't?
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you coming to SF if we make that regional?
Hell yeah
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Would it surprise you if they didn't?
Hopefully they’ll make 3-5 more threes than normal, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they don’t.
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We get the winner of tOSU vs xxxx on Thur 5:30 on BTN.
And 5 teams finish at 7-13. Nebraska is the 1 that gets left out of the Big10 tourney.
We had to go and lose to them in OT.
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#6 seed midwest region @ Indianapolis right now, against West Virginia. Would damn near be a home bracket start to finish for us.
Changed to #6 seed in Atlanta in an absolute brutal region. We should beat Drake imo, in the 1st round. No real height to speak of, 30-3 overall however. Best win would be Vandy or K-State?
2nd Round would probably pit us against Kentucky and their great white Pope.
https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2025-march-madness-men-field-predictions
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Utah State Aggies now, I will gladly take them over Drake...Kentucky in the wings though. Same Region