Everyone’s on board. After a 4-0 week, all major polls have ranked Illinois baseball in the single digits. In fact, the Illini are ranked no lower than #8 and Perfect Game has them as high as #6. Of note, they also have a photo of Illini starter Kevin Duchene headlining their poll this week, too!
Illinois’ 4-0 week included a three-game sweep of Penn State which gives them a 13-1 Big Ten record, good for first place. Illinois currently has a 17-game winning streak and four consecutive Big Ten sweeps.
Take a look at where Illinois is ranked this week:
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National Poll |
Illinois’ Ranking |
Previous Ranking |
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8th |
10th |
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6th |
9th |
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8th |
9th |
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8th |
13th |
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8th |
9th |
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7th |
8th |
Other Big Ten teams ranked:
- Maryland (30-13) is ranked #23 by NCBWA, #20 by PG, #20 by D1B, #24 by CBB, #21 by BA and #21 by USAT
- Iowa (30-11) is ranked #24 by NCBWA, #20 by PG, #15 by CBB, #16 by BA and #19 by USAT
- Ohio State (31-10) enters the polling this week. They are ranked #26 by NCWBA, #24 by PG, #25 by D1B, #23 by CBB, #25 by BA, #25 by USAT
Nebraska (30-16) fell out of favor with the pollsters after getting swept by the Hawkeyes.
Other notables:
LSU (37-7 and 3-1 week) is still ranked #1 by all major polls.
On Tuesday, Illinois plays their last midweek game of the season at Southern Illinois to attempt an undefeated April.