1948-49 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Schedule and Results

Record: 21-4 (10-2, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 4th in the Final AP Poll

PS/G: 68.2 (7th of 170)

PA/G: 56.6 (119th of 170)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East Regional Semifinal (71-67) versus Yale
Lost East Regional Final (76-47) versus Kentucky
Won National Third Place (57-53) versus Oregon State

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	Final
Illinois	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	4

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Mar 21, 1949	NCAA	N	Yale (11)	Ivy	W	71	67	1	0	W 1	Madison Square Garden (III)
2	Tue, Mar 22, 1949	NCAA	N	Kentucky (1)	SEC	L	47	76	1	1	L 1	Madison Square Garden (III)
3	Sat, Mar 26, 1949	NCAA	N	Oregon State	PCC	W	57	53	2	1	W 1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion