NCAA Tournament March Madness

#337 E Illinois

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Projection: need to automatically qualify

E Illinois’ profile is anchored by a win over Nicholls State and a gutsy, narrow road showing at Valparaiso, but it is otherwise marred by ugly road losses at Notre Dame, Kentucky and Purdue and an unsettling home defeat to Lindenwood that undercut any claim to quality. The damaging results in true road environments make it hard to argue the Panthers have proven themselves away from home, while the remainder of the schedule offers a mix of manageable home games against Ohio Valley opponents like SIUE, Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State and a stretch of conference road tests that represent the practical path to repair the resume. A heavyweight road date at Iowa State stands out as a rare opportunity for a signature victory, so the team’s outlook now depends on performing in league play and erasing the memory of those lopsided nonconference losses for the committee to take notice.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4@Valparaiso198L66-63
11/7Nicholls St256W65-57
11/11@Notre Dame60L78-58
11/14@Kentucky20L99-53
11/25@Cent Arkansas261L81-60
11/28@Purdue5L109-62
12/6Lindenwood249L82-74
12/10E Kentucky26441%
12/14@Iowa St20%
12/18SIUE22434%
1/1@SE Missouri St22817%
1/3@TN Martin23618%
1/8Tennessee Tech26241%
1/10Tennessee St25439%
1/13W Illinois35370%
1/15@Ark Little Rock32333%
1/22@Southern Indiana31732%
1/24@Morehead St32433%
1/29TN Martin23636%
1/31SE Missouri St22835%
2/5@Tennessee St25420%
2/7@Tennessee Tech26221%
2/10@W Illinois35349%
2/14Ark Little Rock32355%
2/19Morehead St32455%
2/21Southern Indiana31754%
2/26@Lindenwood24919%
2/28@SIUE22417%