Illinois basketball has earned a No. 6 seed and will play either No. 11 seed Texas (19-15) or Xavier (21-11) at 8:45 p.m. Friday in the first round of the men's NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee.

The Illinois basketball team is headed to the men's NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest bracket and will face a No. 11 seed First Four winner on Friday. Coach Brad Underwood and the ...

The wait for March Madness. The wait for NCAA Tournament seeding. The wait for the matchups (sort of). Most importantly to some, the wait to learn what this Illinois team (21-12) is truly made of.

No. 6 seed Illinois and No. 11 seed Xavier or Texas play in a March Madness NCAA Tournament men's college basketball game on Friday, March 21, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here's what ...

The No. 8 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (21-9) and the No. 9 seed Creighton Bluejays (26-6) will meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET. The contest airs on ...

Illinois’ men’s basketball team will try to replicate their success of a year ago when they kick off NCAA tournament play this week. Fortunately for the Illini, they won’t have to travel far ...

"Last year, we had a quick turnaround," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. "Now we have some time to rest, then work on what we need to do." The NCAA selection announcements were made less than ...

The Big Ten was well-represented in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, with Illinois going dancing this spring. The Illini earned the No. 8 seed in Birmingham Regional 3, and will take on ...

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No. 6 seed Illinois glad to be sent to ‘Big Ten country’ in Milwaukee for its NCAA Tournament opener colleen kane, chicago tribune Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 8:09 PM · 4 min read ...