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The Illinois men’s basketball program made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament during the 1941-42 season. Illinois has reached the Final Four on five occasions.

University of Illinois basketball – both ... The first NCAA Tournament in 1939 consisted only of eight men's teams. Today, it's a 68-team bracket that includes multiple single-elimination ...

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On3 has Illinois as a 7. College basketball newsletter TeamRankings ... including then-No. 15 Michigan in Ann Arbor. In the NCAA's own Bracket Preview Show on Feb. 15, Illinois wasn't included ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lady Vols basketball is returning to the Sweet 16. No. 5 seed Tennessee (24-9) will face either No. 1 seed Texas or No. 8 seed Illinois on Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.