Sunday, March 12, 2006
Fighting Illini NCAA Tournament Resume
As the Illinois Fighting Illini await their seed in the NCAA Tournament, let's take a look at their NCAA Tournament Resume:
RPI: 9 (Conference RPI: 1)
Record: 25-6 (last ten: 6-4)
Strength of Schedule: 53
Record vs. RPI Top-50: 9-5
Losses outside RPI Top-50: Penn State
Here's where the bracket experts have us:
Joe Lunardi (ESPN): #2 in Washington, DC region
Stewart Mandel (SI): #2 in the Atlanta region
CBS Sportsline: #4 in the Atlanta region
The Bracket Board: #3 in the Atlanta region
Bracketography: #2 in the Atlanta region
Average of the five: #2.6 posted by Illiniwonk at 3:50 PM
As the Illinois Fighting Illini await their seed in the NCAA Tournament, let's take a look at their NCAA Tournament Resume:RPI: 9 (Conference RPI: 1)
Record: 25-6 (last ten: 6-4)
Strength of Schedule: 53
Record vs. RPI Top-50: 9-5
Losses outside RPI Top-50: Penn State
Here's where the bracket experts have us:
Joe Lunardi (ESPN): #2 in Washington, DC region
Stewart Mandel (SI): #2 in the Atlanta region
CBS Sportsline: #4 in the Atlanta region
The Bracket Board: #3 in the Atlanta region
Bracketography: #2 in the Atlanta region
Average of the five: #2.6 posted by Illiniwonk at 3:50 PM
