Pre-tourney Rankings
Illinois
Big Ten
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+5.2#94
Expected Predictive Rating+3.7#111
Pace72.9#79
Improvement-1.3#239

Offense
Total Offense+2.6#94
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebound+0.0#1
Layup/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement+3.5#33

Defense
Total Defense+2.6#94
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebounds+0.0#1
Layups/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement-4.8#337
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 0.0% n/a n/a
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0.0% n/a n/a
Average Seed n/a n/a n/a
.500 or above 0.0% n/a n/a
.500 or above in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Conference Champion 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Last Place in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Four0.0% n/a n/a
First Round0.0% n/a n/a
Second Round0.0% n/a n/a
Sweet Sixteen0.0% n/a n/a
Elite Eight0.0% n/a n/a
Final Four0.0% n/a n/a
Championship Game0.0% 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 10, 2017 329   Southern W 102-55 96%     1 - 0 +32.3 -7.4 -7.4
  Nov 12, 2017 299   Tennessee Martin W 77-74 93%     2 - 0 -8.2 -5.6 -5.6
  Nov 17, 2017 101   DePaul W 82-73 63%     3 - 0 +10.9 +0.9 +0.9
  Nov 19, 2017 115   Marshall W 91-74 67%     4 - 0 +17.6 +0.3 +0.3
  Nov 24, 2017 314   NC Central W 86-73 94%     5 - 0 +0.5 -6.3 -6.3
  Nov 28, 2017 89   @ Wake Forest L 73-80 36%     5 - 1 +1.8 +4.4 +4.4
  Dec 01, 2017 79   @ Northwestern L 68-72 OT 32%     5 - 2 0 - 1 +5.9 +5.0 +5.0
  Dec 03, 2017 45   Maryland L 91-92 OT 42%     5 - 3 0 - 2 +6.4 +3.7 +3.7
  Dec 06, 2017 200   Austin Peay W 64-57 84%     6 - 3 +1.6 -2.7 -2.7
  Dec 09, 2017 112   UNLV L 82-89 54%     6 - 4 -2.9 +2.1 +2.1
  Dec 13, 2017 339   Longwood W 92-45 97%     7 - 4 +29.9 -8.5 -8.5
  Dec 16, 2017 60   New Mexico St. L 69-74 36%     7 - 5 +3.9 +4.4 +4.4
  Dec 23, 2017 40   Missouri W 70-64 29%     8 - 5 +16.9 +5.5 +5.5
  Dec 30, 2017 116   Grand Canyon W 62-58 68%     9 - 5 +4.4 +0.2 +0.2
  Jan 03, 2018 109   @ Minnesota L 67-77 41%     9 - 6 0 - 3 -2.6 +3.7 +3.7
  Jan 06, 2018 10   @ Michigan L 69-79 10%     9 - 7 0 - 4 +9.2 +9.6 +9.6
  Jan 11, 2018 86   Iowa L 97-104 OT 57%     9 - 8 0 - 5 -3.7 +1.6 +1.6
  Jan 15, 2018 51   @ Nebraska L 63-64 24%     9 - 9 0 - 6 +11.7 +6.4 +6.4
  Jan 19, 2018 64   @ Wisconsin L 50-75 28%     9 - 10 0 - 7 -13.7 +5.7 +5.7
  Jan 22, 2018 6   Michigan St. L 74-87 18%     9 - 11 0 - 8 +1.9 +7.4 +7.4
  Jan 24, 2018 66   Indiana W 73-71 51%     10 - 11 1 - 8 +6.9 +2.5 +2.5
  Jan 30, 2018 121   Rutgers W 91-60 69%     11 - 11 2 - 8 +31.0 +0.0 +0.0
  Feb 04, 2018 17   @ Ohio St. L 67-75 13%     11 - 12 2 - 9 +9.2 +8.6 +8.6
  Feb 08, 2018 64   Wisconsin L 69-78 50%     11 - 13 2 - 10 -3.7 +2.6 +2.6
  Feb 11, 2018 28   Penn St. L 52-74 35%     11 - 14 2 - 11 -12.9 +4.6 +4.6
  Feb 14, 2018 66   @ Indiana L 68-78 29%     11 - 15 2 - 12 +1.0 +5.5 +5.5
  Feb 18, 2018 51   Nebraska W 72-66 44%     12 - 15 3 - 12 +12.7 +3.3 +3.3
  Feb 20, 2018 6   @ Michigan St. L 61-81 8%     12 - 16 3 - 13 +0.9 +10.5 +10.5
  Feb 22, 2018 4   Purdue L 86-93 18%     12 - 17 3 - 14 +8.1 +7.5 +7.5
  Feb 25, 2018 121   @ Rutgers W 75-62 47%     13 - 17 4 - 14 +19.0 +3.0 +3.0
  Feb 28, 2018 86   Iowa L 87-96 46%     13 - 18 -2.7 +3.2 +3.2
Projected Record 13.0 - 18.0 4.0 - 14.0




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 7th
8th 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
11th 100.0 100.0 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
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
8-10
7-11
6-12
5-13
4-14 100.0% 100.0
3-15
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 100.0 0.0%