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Illinois lost at Rutgers on Wednesday night 70-59, so the Illini have now dropped two of their past three games and fallen to 16th in Thursday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1.
Now can we focus on Rutgers?
Yes, this space is usually reserved for teams in the Top 25 And 1. No, the Scarlet Knights have not entered the Top 25 And 1. But Rutgers, ranked or not, is turning into one of the most interesting stories in college basketball. Steve Pikiell’s team is trending toward an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament after starting the season 3-3 with no good wins and losses to UMass and Lafayette.
Rutgers now has six Quadrant 1 wins. That’s great. But the…
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