After eight long years, Illinois Basketball is finally back in the NCAA Tournament, and things look a bit different this time around. Back in 2013, making the tournament at all was a success. There was no expectation that Illinois would make much noise in March. This year, it’s different. The Illini have a chance to make a deep run in the coming weeks, and the road to the Final Four starts Friday afternoon against Drexel.

Let’s take a look at Illinois’ potential matchups this weekend.

16 seed: Drexel

Conference: Colonial

Record (Conference): 12-7 (4-5)

KenPom: 145th

AP Poll: N/A

Drexel is bad.