Purdue, Indiana, UCLA and Rutgers made it from the Big Ten. Did the Illini even come close to making the cut?
Last season's Elite Eight teams are featured prominently in the AP Preseason Top 25 poll, which came out Monday.
But Illinois? Nope. Nada. Maybe next time. Coming off coach Brad Underwood's best season at the school, the Illini didn't make the Top 25 cut. Still, they were the first team left on the cutting-room floor – No. 26, otherwise known as leading the group of "others receiving votes." POLL ALERT: Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn; SEC leads way with 9 teams in poll.The Illini are 23rd in the initial KenPom ratings, for what that's worth. Not that a metrics-based formula has much to go on before any games have been played.The roster has been turned almost completely over, with Ty Rodgers and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn the only returners of note.
The Big Ten had four teams in the Top 25: Purdue , Indiana , UCLA and Rutgers . Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, Wisconsin and Maryland also received votes.
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