The Illini that got throttled by Duke? The Illini that bounced back with four straight wins? Or the Illini that were on track ...

SPEAKING OF COACHES, the committee outdid itself by pitting Kansas against Arkansas in the first round, with the winner lined ...

Illinois enters the NCAA Tournament at 21-12 after losing in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, looking to regain the ...

Illinois coach Brad Underwood said he loved the location of his team’s NCAA Tournament draw Sunday evening. The Illini earned the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region and will play their first-round game ...

Illinois secures a No. 6 seed in the Midwest Regional and will play the winner of Texas vs. Xavier in the NCAA Tournament.

The Big Ten is represented by eight teams in the 2025 NCAA tournament. That number is a slight increase from the six squads that were in the 2024 tournament. The conference had the opportunity to send ...

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Big Ten coaches always talk about the conference’s power, but only eight teams made it to the NCAA men’s tournament, while the SEC had 14 of its 16 teams selected.

Illinois won’t have to travel far for their first-round NCAA tournament game, as they’ll head to Milwaukee for that contest.

Early chalk might not make for as fun of a first weekend, but the matchups in the second weekend and at the Final Four could ...

These are the 10 teams ticketed for Milwaukee (or for Dayton, with a chance to play in Milwaukee) in the first round of the ...

The Big Ten is seeking to end its drought of 25 years without an NCAA Tournament champion. How many of its 18 teams made ...