IlliniGuys Staff
January 16, 2022
Hard to believe it's ALREADY that time of year!
We at IlliniGuys really dislike polls and bracket projections before the new year because it is...all...pure...speculation! Did you really beat the #5 in the nation? What makes YOU the 7th best team in the land? What have you done to earn that 3-seed over the next team?
Once you get to mid-January, there are still lots of question marks but you begin to see the top teams get tested by some better squads as we witnessed in the past few days. #1 Baylor enters Big 12 play and loses back to back home games. 10th ranked Michigan State gets stunned at home by Northwestern. And so it goes.
So, we submit our first of many Bracketology projections for 2022. We take teams and their resumes as they stand today; we don't attempt to project future results.
We think Auburn, Gonzaga, Arizona, and Baylor are the clear-cut top seeds as of tonight. We think Illinois deserves no worse than a 3-seed with their undefeated, first place standing in the Big Ten and their #10 rank in the NET suggests that they should be considered among the top dozen teams in the nation.
We won't visit this on a weekly basis just yet, but they will be more frequent the closer we get to March.
Illini Guys Bracketology 1.16.22
IlliniGuys B1G Men’s Basketball Tournament Preview - #469
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Mar 7 - Hr2 - S4Ep30 - Floyd Mayweather, Jimmy Johnson, Serena, LeBron & Game Predictions
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Mar 7 - Hr1 - S4Ep30 - Illini vs Purdue, Illini Women in B1G Tourney, Illini NIL & the Next Cinderella
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Illinois Fighting Illini Outscore Purdue Boilermakers 13-1 in the Last 1:57 to Win 88-80 - #468
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Illinois Fighting Illini Blast Michigan Wolverines 93-73 for 9th in a Row Over Michigan - #467
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Feb 28 - Hr2 - S4Ep29 - B1G Hoops, Spring Football's Future, Boxing Update and Game Predictions
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Feb 28 - Hr1 - S4Ep29 - Illini Hoops Update, Illini Golf, Genesis Bryant & College Hoops
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Illinois Fighting Illini Defeat Iowa Hawkeyes 81-61. Are the Illini Back on Track? #466
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What is Wrong with the Illini Men’s Basketball Team?
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Illinois Fighting Illini Destroyed by Duke Blue Devils 110-67 at MSG - #464
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Feb 21 - Hr2 - S4Ep28 - Bielema, Big Race & Game Predictions
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Feb 21 - Hr1 - S4Ep28 - Illini Women's Hoops, Duke Preview & TSJ's Jersey Ceremony
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Illinois Fighting Illini Drilled by Wisconsin Badgers 95-74 on Road - #463
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Illini Men's Hoops - Stop the 3's & Where Does the Buck Stop - Illini Women's Hoops - Big Week Ahead & Super Bowl and NFL GOAT Thoughts
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Illinois Fighting Illini Lose 79-65 to Michigan State, Izzo Sets B1G Record - #462
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