University of Illinois basketball – both men's and women's teams – are getting ready for their 2025 NCAA Tournament debuts. The first NCAA Tournament in 1939 consisted only of eight men's teams. Today, it's a 68-team bracket that includes multiple single-elimination rounds.

The Illinois basketball team is headed to the men's NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest bracket and will face a No. 11 seed First Four winner on Friday. Coach Brad Underwood and the ...

It’s Illinois basketball vs. Texas or Xavier in March Madness to open its 2025 NCAA Tournament men’s bracket. Here’s what to know about the first-round game in Milwaukee.

The first round of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament continues Friday as teams ... Next up for the 23-11 Wildcats in the Midwest Region is the winner of Illinois versus Xavier. Kentucky also was a No. 3 seed last year when it lost 80-76 to ...

How Mark Pope’s Wildcats and Brad Underwood’s Fighting Illini match up at each position for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament game.

Complete statistics from Sunday night’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at the NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee.

Illinois basketball lost its first player to the transfer portal, a reserve who had transferred to the Illini from Notre Dame.

It’s the Illinois Fighting Illini vs Kentucky in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction for the 2025 NCAA tournament basketball game.