Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament : Illinois : Records By Seed

    NCAA Tournament record as a #1 seed:  (13-4)   76.5%
        vs. #1       (0-1)    0.0%  + -
          2005/04/04 (L) Illinois/1  70 - North Carolina/1  75    !! NCAA Championship !!
        vs. #2       (1-1)   50.0%  + -
          2001/03/25 (L) Illinois/1  81 - Arizona/2   87    !! NCAA Quarterfinal !!
          1989/03/26 (W) Illinois/1  89 - Syracuse/2  86    !! NCAA Quarterfinal !!
        vs. #3       (1-1)   50.0%  + -
          2005/03/26 (W) Illinois/1  90 - Arizona/3   89 OT !! NCAA Quarterfinal !!
          1989/04/01 (L) Illinois/1  81 - Michigan/3  83    !! NCAA Semi-final !!  
        vs. #4       (3-0)  100.0%  + -
          2005/04/02 (W) Illinois/1  72 - Louisville/4  57    !! NCAA Semi-final !! 
          2001/03/23 (W) Illinois/1  80 - Kansas/4      64    !! NCAA Round of 16 !!
          1989/03/24 (W) Illinois/1  83 - Louisville/4  69    !! NCAA Round of 16 !!
        vs. #8       (0-1)    0.0%  + -
          2021/03/21 (L) Illinois/1  58 - Loyola (IL)/8  71    !! NCAA Round of 32 !!
        vs. #9       (3-0)  100.0%  + -
          2005/03/19 (W) Illinois/1  71 - Nevada/9                    59    !! NCAA Round of 32 !!
          2001/03/18 (W) Illinois/1  79 - North Carolina-Charlotte/9  61    !! NCAA Round of 32 !!
          1989/03/18 (W) Illinois/1  72 - Ball State/9                60    !! NCAA Round of 32 !!
        vs. #12      (1-0)  100.0%  + -
          2005/03/24 (W) Illinois/1  77 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee/12  63    !! NCAA Round of 16 !!
        vs. #16      (4-0)  100.0%  + -
          2021/03/19 (W) Illinois/1  78 - Drexel/16               49    !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
          2005/03/17 (W) Illinois/1  67 - Fairleigh Dickinson/16  55    !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
          2001/03/16 (W) Illinois/1  96 - Northwestern State/16   54    !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
          1989/03/16 (W) Illinois/1  77 - McNeese State/16        71    !! NCAA Round of 64 !!

NCAA Tournament record as a #2 seed: (2-1) 66.7% vs. #1 (0-1) 0.0% + - 1984/03/24 (L) Illinois/2 51 - Kentucky/1 54 !! NCAA Quarterfinal !! vs. #3 (1-0) 100.0% + - 1984/03/22 (W) Illinois/2 72 - Maryland/3 70 !! NCAA Round of 16 !! vs. #7 (1-0) 100.0% + - 1984/03/18 (W) Illinois/2 64 - Villanova/7 56 !! NCAA Round of 32 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #3 seed: (6-4) 60.0% vs. #1 (0-1) 0.0% + - 2024/03/30 (L) Illinois/3 52 - Connecticut/1 77 !! NCAA Quarterfinal !! vs. #2 (1-1) 50.0% + - 2024/03/28 (W) Illinois/3 71 - Iowa State/2 69 !! NCAA Round of 16 !! 1985/03/21 (L) Illinois/3 53 - Georgia Tech/2 61 !! NCAA Round of 16 !! vs. #6 (1-1) 50.0% + - 1988/03/20 (L) Illinois/3 63 - Villanova/6 66 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! 1985/03/17 (W) Illinois/3 74 - Georgia/6 58 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! vs. #11 (1-0) 100.0% + - 2024/03/23 (W) Illinois/3 89 - Duquesne/11 63 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! vs. #14 (3-1) 75.0% + - 2024/03/21 (W) Illinois/3 85 - Morehead State/14 69 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1988/03/18 (W) Illinois/3 81 - Texas-San Antonio/14 72 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1987/03/12 (L) Illinois/3 67 - Austin Peay/14 68 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1985/03/15 (W) Illinois/3 76 - Northeastern/14 57 !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #4 seed: (8-7) 53.3% vs. #1 (0-1) 0.0% + - 2002/03/22 (L) Illinois/4 69 - Kansas/1 73 !! NCAA Round of 16 !! vs. #5 (1-5) 16.7% + - 2022/03/20 (L) Illinois/4 53 - Houston/5 68 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! 2006/03/18 (L) Illinois/4 64 - Washington/5 67 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! 2003/03/22 (L) Illinois/4 60 - Notre Dame/5 68 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! 2000/03/19 (L) Illinois/4 76 - Florida/5 93 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! 1986/03/16 (L) Illinois/4 56 - Alabama/5 58 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! 1981/03/14 (W) Illinois/4 67 - Wyoming/5 65 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! vs. #8 (0-1) 0.0% + - 1981/03/19 (L) Illinois/4 52 - Kansas State/8 57 !! NCAA Round of 16 !! vs. #12 (1-0) 100.0% + - 2002/03/17 (W) Illinois/4 72 - Creighton/12 60 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! vs. #13 (6-0) 100.0% + - 2022/03/18 (W) Illinois/4 54 - Tennessee-Chattanooga/13 53 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 2006/03/16 (W) Illinois/4 78 - Air Force/13 69 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 2003/03/20 (W) Illinois/4 65 - Western Kentucky/13 60 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 2002/03/15 (W) Illinois/4 93 - San Diego State/13 64 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 2000/03/17 (W) Illinois/4 68 - Pennsylvania/13 58 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1986/03/14 (W) Illinois/4 75 - Fairfield/13 51 !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #5 seed: (3-4) 42.9% vs. #1 (0-1) 0.0% + - 2004/03/26 (L) Illinois/5 62 - Duke/1 72 !! NCAA Round of 16 !! vs. #4 (1-1) 50.0% + - 2004/03/21 (W) Illinois/5 92 - Cincinnati/4 68 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! 1998/03/14 (L) Illinois/5 61 - Maryland/4 67 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! vs. #12 (2-2) 50.0% + - 2009/03/19 (L) Illinois/5 72 - Western Kentucky/12 76 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 2004/03/19 (W) Illinois/5 72 - Murray State/12 53 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1998/03/12 (W) Illinois/5 64 - South Alabama/12 51 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1990/03/15 (L) Illinois/5 86 - Dayton/12 88 !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #6 seed: (3-3) 50.0% vs. #3 (0-2) 0.0% + - 2025/03/23 (L) Illinois/6 75 - Kentucky/3 84 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! 1993/03/20 (L) Illinois/6 68 - Vanderbilt/3 85 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! vs. #11 (3-0) 100.0% + - 2025/03/21 (W) Illinois/6 86 - Xavier/11 73 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1997/03/14 (W) Illinois/6 90 - Southern California/11 77 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1993/03/18 (W) Illinois/6 75 - Long Beach State/11 72 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! vs. #14 (0-1) 0.0% + - 1997/03/16 (L) Illinois/6 63 - Tennessee-Chattanooga/14 75 !! NCAA Round of 32 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #7 seed: (1-2) 33.3% vs. #2 (0-1) 0.0% + - 2013/03/24 (L) Illinois/7 59 - Miami (FL)/2 63 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! vs. #10 (1-1) 50.0% + - 2013/03/22 (W) Illinois/7 57 - Colorado/10 49 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 1983/03/17 (L) Illinois/7 49 - Utah/10 52 !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #8 seed: (0-1) 0.0% vs. #9 (0-1) 0.0% + - 1994/03/18 (L) Illinois/8 77 - Georgetown/9 84 !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #9 seed: (1-2) 33.3% vs. #1 (0-1) 0.0% + - 2011/03/20 (L) Illinois/9 59 - Kansas/1 73 !! NCAA Round of 32 !! vs. #8 (1-1) 50.0% + - 2023/03/16 (L) Illinois/9 63 - Arkansas/8 73 !! NCAA Round of 64 !! 2011/03/18 (W) Illinois/9 73 - Nevada-Las Vegas/8 62 !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #11 seed: (0-1) 0.0% vs. #6 (0-1) 0.0% + - 1995/03/17 (L) Illinois/11 62 - Tulsa/6 68 !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
NCAA Tournament record as a #12 seed: (0-1) 0.0% vs. #5 (0-1) 0.0% + - 2007/03/16 (L) Illinois/12 52 - Virginia Tech/5 54 !! NCAA Round of 64 !!
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