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Illini follow NCAA tournament from afar

This isn't where the Illinois players want to be, playing in the NIT. It was NCAA tournament-or-bust for these guys. Truth is, with their spring break starting today, some of them would rather be on a beach somewhere than preparing for Kent State's visit Monday. That's just the way it is.

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- For Bruce Weber's take on the Illini's potential matchup in the Big Ten tournament, click here.

- Where was Chester Frazier on The News-Gazette's All-Big Ten ballot? Click here.

The News-Gazette submits a weekly ballot for the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll. Here's how beat writer Paul Klee voted today (AP rankings in parenthesis):

1. Pittsburgh (2)
2. North Carolina (1)
3. Memphis (4)
4. Connecticut (3)
5. Louisville (5)
6. Oklahoma (6)
7. Michigan State (7)
8. Duke (9)
9. Wake Forest (8)
10. Villanova (10)
11. Kansas (11)
12. Washington (13)
13. Clemson (17)
14. Gonzaga (12)
15. UCLA (15)
16. Florida State (22)
17. Xavier (19)
18. Illinois (NR)
19. Missouri (14)
20. Butler (16)
21. Arizona State (23)
22. Purdue (24)
23. Syracuse (18)
24. BYU (25)
25. Siena (NR)
-Teams ranked in AP poll but not on N-G's ballot: LSU (20), Marquette (21).

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