Illinois basketball’s NCAA Tournament resume for March Madness: Dec. 23

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Illinois basketball has a new-look roster for the 2024-25 season, but the quest for a fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament is expected for the tough and talented Fighting Illini.

Coach Brad Underwood has Illinois basketball at 8-3 and back in the top 25, coming in at No. 22 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll on Monday after a Braggin’ Rights victory against Missouri.

Will Illinois basketball make the NCAA Tournament?

There are a number of criteria the NCAA Tournament selection committee looks at in order to make its assessment in addition to subjective assessments like the “eyeball test.” Among them:

Record: The team’s overall record, conference record, and nonconference record.

Strength of schedule: The strength of the teams the team played against.

Head-to-head results: The results of games between the teams being compared.

Conference championships: Whether a conference championship was won in the regular season, or tournament.

Common opponents: The results of games against common opponents.

Adjusted Net Efficiency (NET): The NCAA’s preferred metric measuring a team’s overall performance during the regular season.

Team Value Index: A results-oriented component of the NET that ranks teams based on who they beat and where they played.

Rating Percentage Index (RPI): A formula that ranks teams using a team’s winning percentage, opponents’ success and opponents’ strength of schedule.

Each week moving forward, the Journal Star will take a look back at the Illini’s previous week and assess how their resume has changed and stacks up to the competition.

Illinois basketball results last week

Nov 8, 2024; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood displays the three consecutive Big 10 championship trophies before a game against the SIU Edwardsville Cougars at State Farm Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images

Dec. 22: 80-77 win over Missouri — The annual Braggin’ Rights game is circled on the calendar every year, and this one lived…

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Publish date : 2024-12-23 18:36:00

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