NCAA Tournament March Madness

#319 E Illinois

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

The overall resume for E Illinois raises serious questions about their tournament viability. Their early-season losses to Illinois, Indiana, and Northwestern highlight struggles against higher competition, while their offense ranks near the bottom overall, indicating significant scoring issues. A win over SIUE was a bright spot, but their inconsistency is evident in losses to teams like Tennessee Tech and W Illinois. The victories against lower-ranked teams such as Southern Indiana and TN Martin do little to bolster their case, as these opponents do not carry much weight in terms of overall strength. To improve their standing, they need to secure wins against teams like E Kentucky and SE Missouri St, who sit at mid-tier levels, and bolster their overall performance going into the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Illinois16L112-67
11/10@Indiana45L90-55
11/15@Northwestern49L67-58
11/19@DePaul111L78-69
11/24@Valparaiso210L81-53
11/29N Illinois351W72-59
12/3@Butler76L73-58
12/14@E Kentucky182L81-66
12/19@SE Missouri St197L79-72
1/2Lindenwood329W78-74
1/4W Illinois341L75-67
1/7SIUE222L60-57
1/9Tennessee Tech297L69-64
1/16@TN Martin287L68-63
1/18@Tennessee St255L84-65
1/23Morehead St327L73-66
1/25Southern Indiana332L64-60
1/27(N)Ark Little Rock229W56-54
1/30@W Illinois341W71-59
2/1@Lindenwood329W76-70
2/4@SIUE222L66-41
2/8@Tennessee Tech297L59-54
2/13Tennessee St255L66-49
2/15TN Martin287L72-68
2/20@Southern Indiana332W63-54
2/22@Morehead St327W67-62
2/27Ark Little Rock229W71-60
3/1SE Missouri St197W73-58