Illinois has won 10 out of the last 11 Big Ten Championships. They have been to the NCAA tournament the last 12 seasons with six top-five finishes in that span. We had two individual NCAA Champions during that time in Thomas Pieters (2012) and Scott Langley (2010). Seven other times, the Illini have had a top 10 finisher in the NCAA tournament.
That is a tough act to follow for the current rendition of the Orange and Blue. A rough fall session didn’t help either.
The best result this past fall was a tie for fifth place at the Fighting Illini Invite.