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ESPN Projects Illinois Basketball's 2026-27 Ceiling and Floor: Are They Too Low?
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The college hoops pundit offered a ceiling and floor for each team in the Big Ten.
Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectIllinois’ postseason ceiling: Final FourIllinois’ postseason floor: NCAA Tournament Round of 32We’ll start with the floor: It’s perfectly fair.
And as any follower of the NCAA Tournament knows, those postseason upsets are hardly once-in-a-blue-moon events.
Virtually any team returning as many members of a Final Four team as Illinois will be in 2026-27 is a Final Four contender, at the very least – not the very best.
Presumably, “significantly” can be quantified as two more wins and a national championship ceiling.