Bubble Watch 2021: Loyola inches closer to tourney return
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in position for a return to March Madness.
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in position for a return to March Madness.
— Kofi Cockburn scored 19 points and No. 5 Illinois held off Wisconsin to win 74-69 and complete its first regular-season sweep in this series since 2005.
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— Micah Potter scored 19 points, D'Mitrik Trice had 13 and No. 21 Wisconsin shut down lowly Northwestern for a 68-51 victory Sunday night.
— Luka Garza scored 30 points, Joe Wieskamp had 17 and No. 11 Iowa pulled away to beat No. 21 Wisconsin 77-62 on Thursday night.
No. 3 Michigan returned from a three-week COVID-19 layoff and rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 21 Wisconsin on Sunday.
— Isaiah Livers scored 20 points and Hunter Dickinson had a double-double as No. 3 Michigan returned from a three-week layoff and rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 21 Wisconsin 67-59 on Sunday.
— Jonathan Davis scored 10 points and made a couple big baskets to help Wisconsin begin pulling away after halftime, and the No. 21 Badgers overcame a poor shooting performance to beat Nebraska 61-48 on Wednesday night.
Ohio State and Illinois vault into the top five while carnage hits this week's Power Rankings.
— Kofi Cockburn scored 23 points, Ayo Dosunmu added 21 and No. 12 Illinois beat No. 19 Wisconsin 75-60 on Saturday in a key Big Ten Conference matchup.
— Freshman Jonathan Davis scored a career-high 17 points and No. 19 Wisconsin resumed its usual dominance of Penn State with a 72-56 victory on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
— Micah Potter had 23 points and 12 rebounds and No. 14 Wisconsin slipped past Maryland 61-55 Wednesday night after blowing most of an 18-point halftime lead.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Michigan | 13-1 | - | 18-1 |
Illinois | 14-4 | 1 | 18-6 |
Iowa | 12-6 | 3 | 18-7 |
Purdue | 11-6 | 3.5 | 16-8 |
Ohio State | 12-7 | 3.5 | 18-7 |
Wisconsin | 10-8 | 5 | 16-9 |
Maryland | 9-9 | 6 | 15-10 |
Rutgers | 9-10 | 6.5 | 13-10 |
Michigan State | 7-10 | 7.5 | 13-10 |
Indiana | 7-10 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
Minnesota | 6-12 | 9 | 13-12 |
Penn State | 5-12 | 9.5 | 8-13 |
Northwestern | 4-13 | 10.5 | 7-14 |
Nebraska | 3-14 | 11.5 | 7-17 |
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25 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
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Chucky Hepburn | PG | Signed | 81 |
Matthew Mors | PF | Signed | 80 |
Markus Ilver | PF | Committed | 80 |
Chris Hodges | PF | Signed | 77 |
Final Fours | 4 |
Tournament Record | 38-23 |
Championship Seasons | 1941 |
Tournament Appearances | 24 |