Results for Illinois
Wins = 29 Losses = 24
They played the following years:
In 1942 they lost to Kentucky
In 1949 they beat Yale and lost to Kentucky.
In 1951 they beat Columbia, North Carolina State and lost to Kentucky.
In 1952 they beat Dayton, Duquesne and lost to St. John's.
In 1963 they beat Bowling Green and lost to Loyola of Chicago.
In 1981 they beat Wyoming and lost to Kansas State.
In 1983 they lost to Utah
In 1984 they beat Villanova, Maryland and lost to Kentucky.
In 1985 they beat Northeastern, Georgia and lost to Georgia Tech.
In 1986 they beat Fairfield and lost to Alabama.
In 1987 they lost to Austin Peay
In 1988 they beat Texas-San Antonio and lost to Villanova.
In 1989 they beat McNeese State, Ball State, Louisville, Syracuse and lost to Michigan.
In 1990 they lost to Dayton
In 1993 they beat Long Beach State and lost to Vanderbilt.
In 1994 they lost to Georgetown
In 1995 they lost to Tulsa
In 1997 they beat Southern California and lost to Tennessee-Chattanooga.
In 1998 they beat South Alabama and lost to Maryland.
In 2000 they beat Pennsylvania and lost to Florida.
In 2001 they beat Northwestern State, Charlotte, Kansas and lost to Arizona.
In 2002 they beat South Dakota State, Creighton and lost to Kansas.
In 2003 they beat Western Kentucky and lost to Notre Dame.
In 2004 they beat Murray State, Cincinnati and lost to Duke.
One Final Four and NO national titles for Illinois. I'd say Lute's program is head and shoulders above the Illini.
