The main bracketology expert is Joe Lunardi of ESPN. He just updated his projected bracket and has the Illini as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest quarter of the bracket. They would be playing No. 11 Northern Iowa in Cleveland in round one. If we could win the first two rounds, we would then head to Indianapolis for the following rounds.
Jerry Palm of CBS Sports is another bracketology expert. He has Illinois a little higher than Lunardi, checking in as a No. 5 seed. He has them going up against No.