Interesting / Depressing observation.

[peoriakid]

The state of Illinois has 3 MVC teams, more than any other state. All three of them are playing on THURSDAY! Illinois is not representin' real well.

Ryan

[Braves4Life]

The state of Illinois has 3 MVC teams, more than any other state. All three of them are playing on THURSDAY! Illinois is not representin' real well.

Ryan

Just a bad year peoriakid. There have been other years where all three are in contention.

[Da Coach]

It goes further than that, and it's really ugly for college basketball in Illinois

Here are the records of all 13 D1 schools in Illinois-

Illinois 18-11, 8-8, 4th in the Big Ten- NCAA bubble team
Northwestern 16-12, 6-11 in the Big Ten, now out of NCAA at-large contention
DePaul 7-21, 1-15, 16th in the Big East, no chance at an at large bid
Illinois State 12-18, 4-14, 9th in the MVC, no chance at an at large bid
Southern Illinois 12-18, 5-13, 8th in the MVC, no chance at an at large bid
Bradley 11-19, 4-14, 9th in the MVC, no chance at an at large bid
Loyola 16-14, 7-11, 8th in the Horizon League, no chance at an at large bid
Ill-Chicago 7-23, 2-16, 9th in the Horizon League, no chance at an at large bid
Northern Illinois 8-19, 4-10, 4th in the MAC West, no chance at an at large bid
Eastern Illinois 9-20, 4-14, 9th in the Ohio Valley, no chance at an at large bid
Western Illinois 7-22, 2-16, 9th in the Summit League, no chance at an at large bid
Chicago State 6-23, no chance at an at large bid
SIU-Edwardsville 8-21, no chance at an at large bid

Illinois, Northwestern, and Loyola are the only 3 with winning records, and nobody has a +.500 record in their conference.

[BradleyJD]

It goes further than that, and it's really ugly for college basketball in Illinois

Here are the records of all 13 D1 schools in Illinois-

Illinois 18-11, 8-8, 4th in the Big Ten- NCAA bubble team
Northwestern 16-12, 6-11 in the Big Ten, now out of NCAA at-large contention
DePaul 7-21, 1-15, 16th in the Big East, no chance at an at large bid
Illinois State 12-18, 4-14, 9th in the MVC, no chance at an at large bid
Southern Illinois 12-18, 5-13, 8th in the MVC, no chance at an at large bid
Bradley 11-19, 4-14, 9th in the MVC, no chance at an at large bid
Loyola 16-14, 7-11, 8th in the Horizon League, no chance at an at large bid
Ill-Chicago 7-23, 2-16, 9th in the Horizon League, no chance at an at large bid
Northern Illinois 8-19, 4-10, 4th in the MAC West, no chance at an at large bid
Eastern Illinois 9-20, 4-14, 9th in the Ohio Valley, no chance at an at large bid
Western Illinois 7-22, 2-16, 9th in the Summit League, no chance at an at large bid
Chicago State 6-23, no chance at an at large bid
SIU-Edwardsville 8-21, no chance at an at large bid

Illinois, Northwestern, and Loyola are the only 3 with winning records, and nobody has a +.500 record in their conference.

Maybe we are not the home of March Madness after all.

Certainly, not our best year for hoops.