Illinois-UCLA. Classic Big Ten rivalry, right?
On November 18th, Illinois and UCLA will square off in the first round of the 2022 Roman Main Event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The other matchup of the first round is Baylor vs. Virginia. The championship and third-place game will be played on November 20th between the four teams.
Illinois and UCLA have not played that much. Illinois is 3-6 all time against the Bruins, and the latest game happened last century. The most recent time these two matched up was December 30, 1997, when Illinois lost 74-69.