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.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
16-9, 6th in Big Ten
- 11/25W 77-67
- 11/27W 92-58
- 12/1W 82-42
- 12/4L 67-65
- 12/9W 73-62
- 12/15W 77-63
- 12/16CANC
- 12/1923W 85-48
- 12/22W 67-53
- 12/2512W 85-76
- 12/28L 70-64
- 12/3121W 71-59
- 1/3PPD
- 1/7W 80-73
- 1/127L 77-54
- 1/15W 60-54
- 1/20W 68-52
- 1/2315L 74-62
- 1/27W 61-55
- 1/30L 81-71
- 2/2W 72-56
- 2/612L 75-60
- 2/10W 61-48
- 2/143L 67-59
- 2/1811L 77-62
- 2/21W 68-51
- 2/275L 74-69
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Illini win 74-69 as Wisconsin's Trice-led rally falls short
— 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.
Trice's heroics come up short vs. Illinois (1:09)
Illinois' Underwood not happy after Wisconsin hits a 3 (0:25)
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Potter helps No. 21 Wisconsin knock off Northwestern 68-51
— 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.
Badgers' Potter jumps high for the tip-in (0:17)
Badgers' guard Davis drives in for the and-1 (0:22)
Garza, Wieskamp help No. 11 Iowa beat No. 21 Wisconsin 77-62
— 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.
Wisconsin's Davison drains bucket to pull Badgers close (0:18)
Michigan wins in first game since 3-week hiatus
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.
Back from layoff, No. 3 Michigan tops No. 21 Wisconsin 67-59
— 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.
Michigan comes up huge in crunch time to take down Wisconsin (0:46)
Wisconsin's Davis gets tough floater to go off the glass (0:17)
Trice, Dickinson exchange floaters in first half (0:26)
No. 21 Wisconsin beats Huskers 61-48 despite cold shooting
— 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.
Wisconsin gets everyone involved in win over Nebraska (1:08)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Ohio State, Illinois climb while Villanova and Iowa tumble
Ohio State and Illinois vault into the top five while carnage hits this week's Power Rankings.
Cockburn, Dosunmu lead No. 12 Illinois past No. 19 Wisconsin
— 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.
Reuvers finesses jumper over Bezhanishvili (0:17)
No. 19 Wisconsin returns to winning ways over Penn St, 72-56
— 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.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Oklahoma, Illinois use big wins to vault into top 12
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
Harrar's tough and-1 ices upset for Penn State (0:24)
No. 14 Wisconsin weathers Maryland comeback in 61-55 win
— 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.
Wahl beats first-half buzzer to pad Wisconsin's lead (0:24)
2020-21 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Top Performers 2020-21
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- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game69.8Tied-241st
Rebounds Per Game34.3255th
Assists Per Game13.2Tied-199th
Points Allowed63.2
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP |
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| 25 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chucky Hepburn | PG | Signed | 81 |
| Matthew Mors | PF | Signed | 80 |
| Markus Ilver | PF | Committed | 80 |
| Chris Hodges | PF | Signed | 77 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 4 |
| Tournament Record | 38-23 |
| Championship Seasons | 1941 |
| Tournament Appearances | 24 |