After Loyola Chicago beat Illinois in the round of 32, several trolled the Illini for getting upset:
State of Illinois runner up isn't quite as impressive as Big Ten runner-up, but at least the banners will match.
— Chris Balas (@Balas_Wolverine) March 21, 2021
Brad Underwood: Illinois is pleased to announce we are Round of 32 co-champions
— kyle meinke (@kmeinke) March 21, 2021
With a second round loss to Loyola, Illinois just matched its program’s deepest postseason run in 15 years. Congratulations, Illini fans!
— Scott Bell (@sbell021) March 21, 2021
Still a great season for Illinois – B1G regular season wins champion, B1G tournament champion, co-Midwest region 1st round champion, and tied for the deepest tournament run in Brad Underwood's coaching career. I-L-L…
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) March 21, 2021
If Illinois losing wasn't enough! pic.twitter.com/TRKFdDOYXH
— Ⓜ️arcusD ▶️ (@_MarcusD3_) March 21, 2021