Indiana vs Illinois

[Doc]

I also thought this. not good news for Hawkeye fans.

This Illinois vs. Iowa thing matters only if both get hot. Illinois only has 3 B1G wins, and they only have 3 home games remaining. They would be a very interesting bubble team if they can get to 8 B1G wins, but they have a struggle in front of them. A 9-9 B1G Iowa team, and an 8-10 B1G Illinois team (with Gonzaga and Butler Ws) would make for an interesting bubble.

[CyCrazy]

ILL - INI !!!!!!!

[IHavNoCyCash]

This Illinois vs. Iowa thing matters only if both get hot. Illinois only has 3 B1G wins, and they only have 3 home games remaining. They would be a very interesting bubble team if they can get to 8 B1G wins, but they have a struggle in front of them. A 9-9 B1G Iowa team, and an 8-10 B1G Illinois team (with Gonzaga and Butler Ws) would make for an interesting bubble.

Illinois' resume is way better than Iowa's. Even with Illinois not beating Indiana.

They should beat Purdue, Nebraska, and Penn St. at home (should), they'll need to beat Iowa or Northwestern on the road.

Win 1 more in the Big 10 Tourney and I can see Illinois making it.

[theantiAIRBHG]

So, does this mean Michigan will be number 1 with Duke at 2?

If I were Michigan, I would be lobbying to NOT be #1.

[Doc]

Illinois is in so much better shape than Iowa. I bet they could get in with with an 8-10 record with Iowa being left out with a 10-8 Big Ten record.

They had some big noncon wins. I think both get in with those records. I doubt Illinois gets to 8 without beating Iowa at Carver, though.

[Doc]

Illinois' resume is way better than Iowa's. Even with Illinois not beating Indiana.

They should beat Purdue, Nebraska, and Penn St. at home (should), they'll need to beat Iowa or Northwestern on the road.

Win 1 more in the Big 10 Tourney and I can see Illinois making it.

That would still make them only 7-11 in the conference. They have 3 wins after Indiana. They would need to beat both NW and Iowa (or a Minnesota, Michigan, or tOSU) on the road to get to 8.

And Illinois doesn't even have that difficult of a B1G schedule. They only play MSU and Indiana once each. They've already lost to Minny, Northwestern, and Wisconsin at home, and no NCAA team should lose all 3 of those.

[Mumbai1986]

Well, Illinois is back in the dance right now. However, if they lose to Purdue and Northwestern again, they are out. I just cannot believe they won. How did Indiana fall apart?

[swarthmoreCY]

I'd rather IU won. We are likely to be on the bubble imo, and now Illinois likely gets in with a 8-10 record in the Big 10.

[IHavNoCyCash]

That would still make them only 7-11 in the conference. They have 3 wins after Indiana. They would need to beat both NW and Iowa (or a Minnesota, Michigan, or tOSU) on the road to get to 8.

if Illinois gets to 20 I think they are in. Wins against Butler, Gonzaga, @ Ohio St., and now Indiana. Got two bad losses to Purdue and Northwestern.

21 wins I think locks them in.

[Doc]

if Illinois gets to 20 I think they are in. Wins against Butler, Gonzaga, @ Ohio St., and now Indiana. Got two bad losses to Purdue and Northwestern.

21 wins I think locks them in.

You know, I think you're right. They could probably go 8-12 in the conference (counting the tournament) and still get in with that really strong nonconference scheduel

[CyCrazy]

if Illinois gets to 20 I think they are in. Wins against Butler, Gonzaga, @ Ohio St., and now Indiana. Got two bad losses to Purdue and Northwestern.

21 wins I think locks them in.

Maybe, Illinois wins are impressive but my god they **** the bed in their losses. There resume is better than Iowa's at this point though.

[Wesley]

I play dERFENSE

Yeah, he looked like a space cadet tonight.