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    Kansas Jayhawks vs Illinois Fighting Illini

    MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTHWEST REGION - 3rd ROUND AT TULSA OK
    ILL
    9
    Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisILL
    20-14
    59
    20-14
    Final
    12T
    Illinois
    ILL
    293059
    Kansas
    KU
    334073
    KU
    1
    Kansas JayhawksKansasKU
    34-2
    73
    34-2
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    Game Information

    Tulsa, OK

    Referee:Joe DeRosa

    Referee:Brian Dorsey

    Referee:Bert Smith

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Michigan19-1-37-3
    Nebraska15-5428-7
    Michigan State15-5427-8
    Illinois15-5428-9
    Wisconsin14-6524-11
    Purdue13-7630-9
    UCLA13-7624-12
    Ohio State12-8721-13
    Iowa10-10924-13
    Indiana9-111018-14
    Minnesota8-121115-18
    USC7-131218-14
    Washington7-131216-17
    Rutgers6-141314-20
    Northwestern5-151415-19
    Oregon5-151412-20
    Maryland4-161512-21
    Penn State3-171612-20
    Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Arizona16-2-36-3
    Houston14-4230-7
    Iowa State12-6429-8
    Kansas12-6424-11
    Texas Tech12-6423-11
    TCU11-7523-12
    BYU9-9723-12
    UCF9-9721-12
    West Virginia9-9721-14
    Cincinnati9-9718-15
    Colorado7-11917-16
    Arizona State7-11917-16
    Oklahoma State6-121020-15
    Baylor6-121017-17
    Kansas State3-151312-20
    Utah2-161410-22
    Full Standings

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