CLOSE Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Game results on Sunday prompted a major shift in the projected bracket, paving way for a new No. 1 seed less than two weeks from Selection Sunday. Iowa’s win over Ohio State pushed the Buckeyes out of the final top seed, and top No. 2 seed Villanova suffered a résumé-staining upset to Butler on Sunday. That allowed longtime No. 2 seed Illinois to jump into the top seed line. The Fighting Illini (18-6, 14-4) took care of Wisconsin and Nebraska this past week, but a prior loss to bubble team Michigan State left Illinois in doubt of supplanting Ohio State. When assessing both profiles, Illinois has eight Quadrant 1 victories and a top-6 NET score compared to OSU’s seven Quad 1 wins and top-8 NET score. Illinois Fighting Illini guard Adam Miller (44) and center Kofi Cockburn (behind Miller) and guard Da’Monte Williams (20) and…
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