Pre-tourney Rankings
Illinois
Big Ten
2014-15
Overall
Predictive Rating+9.2#49
Expected Predictive Rating+8.7#51
Pace67.3#142
Improvement-3.2#305

Offense
Total Offense+4.6#49
Improvement-3.4#329

Defense
Total Defense+4.6#49
Improvement+0.2#180
NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
#1 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 2 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 4 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 6 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
NCAA Tourney Bid 48.7% n/a n/a
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 48.7% n/a n/a
Average Seed 10.9 n/a n/a
.500 or above 0.0% n/a n/a
.500 or above in Conference 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Conference Champion 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Last Place in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Four26.8% n/a n/a
First Round35.0% n/a n/a
Second Round13.1% n/a n/a
Sweet Sixteen3.7% n/a n/a
Elite Eight0.8% n/a n/a
Final Four0.2% n/a n/a
Championship Game0.1% n/a n/a
National Champion0.0% n/a n/a

Projected Seeding Not in Tournament  


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Record Conf Rating Offense Defense
  Nov 14, 2014 151   Georgia Southern W 80-71 85%     1 - 0 +7.0 -1.0 -1.0
  Nov 16, 2014 335   Coppin St. W 114-56 98%     2 - 0 +42.1 -7.9 -7.9
  Nov 21, 2014 317   Austin Peay W 107-66 97%     3 - 0 +28.2 -6.4 -6.4
  Nov 24, 2014 258   Brown W 89-68 94%     4 - 0 +12.8 -4.1 -4.1
  Nov 27, 2014 170   Indiana St. W 88-62 82%     5 - 0 +25.5 -0.2 -0.2
  Nov 28, 2014 14   Baylor W 62-54 27%     6 - 0 +23.7 +7.9 +7.9
  Dec 02, 2014 41   @ Miami (FL) L 61-70 36%     6 - 1 +3.8 +6.4 +6.4
  Dec 06, 2014 196   American W 70-55 90%     7 - 1 +10.3 -2.3 -2.3
  Dec 09, 2014 4   Villanova L 59-73 14%     7 - 2 +6.9 +10.5 +10.5
  Dec 13, 2014 47   Oregon L 70-77 60%     7 - 3 -0.3 +3.3 +3.3
  Dec 17, 2014 265   Hampton W 73-55 94%     8 - 3 +9.6 -4.2 -4.2
  Dec 20, 2014 166   Missouri W 62-59 81%     9 - 3 +2.8 -0.1 -0.1
  Dec 27, 2014 336   Kennesaw St. W 93-45 98%     10 - 3 +32.1 -8.0 -8.0
  Dec 30, 2014 64   @ Michigan L 65-73 OT 46%     10 - 4 0 - 1 +2.3 +5.2 +5.2
  Jan 03, 2015 15   @ Ohio St. L 61-77 21%     10 - 5 0 - 2 +1.8 +8.9 +8.9
  Jan 07, 2015 31   Maryland W 64-57 54%     11 - 5 1 - 2 +15.3 +4.1 +4.1
  Jan 11, 2015 103   @ Nebraska L 43-53 59%     11 - 6 1 - 3 -3.1 +3.5 +3.5
  Jan 14, 2015 95   @ Northwestern W 72-67 57%     12 - 6 2 - 3 +12.4 +3.7 +3.7
  Jan 18, 2015 43   Indiana L 74-80 59%     12 - 7 2 - 4 +0.9 +3.5 +3.5
  Jan 21, 2015 38   Purdue W 66-57 57%     13 - 7 3 - 4 +16.4 +3.7 +3.7
  Jan 24, 2015 48   @ Minnesota L 71-79 39%     13 - 8 3 - 5 +4.2 +6.1 +6.1
  Jan 31, 2015 76   Penn St. W 60-58 72%     14 - 8 4 - 5 +5.3 +1.7 +1.7
  Feb 03, 2015 177   Rutgers W 66-54 88%     15 - 8 5 - 5 +8.3 -1.9 -1.9
  Feb 07, 2015 17   @ Michigan St. W 59-54 23%     16 - 8 6 - 5 +22.0 +8.5 +8.5
  Feb 12, 2015 64   Michigan W 64-52 OT 68%     17 - 8 7 - 5 +16.5 +2.3 +2.3
  Feb 15, 2015 3   @ Wisconsin L 49-68 9%     17 - 9 7 - 6 +4.9 +12.0 +12.0
  Feb 22, 2015 17   Michigan St. L 53-60 42%     17 - 10 7 - 7 +4.3 +5.6 +5.6
  Feb 25, 2015 22   @ Iowa L 60-68 26%     17 - 11 7 - 8 +7.9 +7.9 +7.9
  Feb 28, 2015 95   Northwestern W 86-60 77%     18 - 11 8 - 8 +27.6 +0.8 +0.8
  Mar 04, 2015 103   Nebraska W 69-57 78%     19 - 11 9 - 8 +13.2 +0.6 +0.6
  Mar 07, 2015 38   @ Purdue L 58-63 35%     19 - 12 9 - 9 +8.1 +6.6 +6.6
  Mar 12, 2015 64   Michigan L 55-73 57%     19 - 13 -10.6 +3.7 +3.7
Projected Record 19.0 - 13.0 9.0 - 9.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Big Ten Finish

0-18 1-17 2-16 3-15 4-14 5-13 6-12 7-11 8-10 9-9 10-8 11-7 12-6 13-5 14-4 15-3 16-2 17-1 18-0 Total
1st 1st
2nd 2nd
3rd 3rd
4th 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 100.0 100.0 7th
8th 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
11th 11th
12th 12th
13th 13th
14th 14th
Total 100.0 Total



Big Ten Regular Season Championship

Record Champion Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9 0.0%
Total



NCAA Tournament Selection

Conf RecordRecord ChanceTourney
Bid		AutoAt-LargeAvg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid At-Large if not Auto
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9 100.0% 48.7% 48.7% 10.9 0.0 0.8 8.0 33.7 6.1 51.3 48.7%
8-10
7-11
6-12
5-13
4-14
3-15
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 48.7% 0.0% 48.7% 10.9 0.0 0.8 8.0 33.7 6.1 51.3 48.7%