Illinois Proves Rank
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Sporting their brand-new No. 1 ranking, Illinois reigns 14 three-pointers on Chicago State as the Illini cruise to a 78-59 triumph on Monday night.
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Illinois is 19-0 and has been ranked No. 1 for a school-record eight straight weeks. So how does coach Bruce Weber make the case that his team should be the underdog Tuesday night at Wisconsin?
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Dee Brown makes sure the Illini remain undefeated as he hits two clutch three-pointers down the stretch to lift No. 1 Illinois past No. 20 Wisconsin, 70-59.
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Illinois and Kansas were ranked 1-2 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday for the seventh straight week, the longest such run in 6 years.
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Illinois and Kansas remained 1-2 in the AP college basketball poll for the sixth straight week, while Marquette and Oklahoma cracked the Top 25 for the first time this season Monday.
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Top-ranked Illinois ends Wisconsin's 38-game home winning streak, the nation's longest, beating the Badgers, 75-65, Tuesday.
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Fifth-ranked Illinois turns its showdown with No. 24 Gonzaga into a blowout as it beats the Bulldogs convincingly, 89-72.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Luther Head had a game-high 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 along with nine assists as top-ranked Illinois cruised to a 78-59 victory over in-state foe Chicago State at Assembly Hall.
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The University of Illinois took the Assembly Hall court on Monday night with a number one ranking in the ESPN / USA Today Coaches and AP Polls for the first time since January 23, 1989.
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Illinois took an unusual route to the top of The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll.
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There was no celebrating when Illinois&#39; players found out they were the No. 1-ranked team in college basketball on Monday afternoon.
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Luther Head scored 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 points and nine assists as Illinois celebrated its new No. 1 ranking with a 78-59 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.
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CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois is 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation. Longwood is 1-13 and, in its first year as Division I program, has an RPI of 305 (out of 330 teams).
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Illinois had nothing but easy wins so far this season; the top-ranked Illini even cruised over the likes of Wake Forest and Gonzaga. For the first time this season they were pushed to final minute and it was still a victory, 70-64 over Missouri on Wednesday night.
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Luther Head scored 26 points and Dee Brown hit two 3-pointers down the stretch to seal top-ranked and unbeaten Illinois' 70-59 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday.
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CHICAGO (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored 23 points on  8-of-10 shooting to lead top-ranked Illinois to an 83-66  victory over Oregon at the United Center. Deron Williams added  17 points and seven assists in the victory.
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After three successive blowouts, No. 5 Illinois was looking forward to its first real test Saturday against No. 24 Gonzaga. Now it looks like the Illini will have to wait until top-ranked