ISU86
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I see more of the Illinois "privates" and/or "publics" having their own event.No need for ISU/SIU/UIC/Bradley to all be in an All Illinois Tournament because they play each other at least twice a year anyway.
Same for NU/Illanoy & EIU/SIUE
That would leave:
DePaul/LUC/WIU/CSU
So maybe:
All Chicago Area Tournament: (4 Teams)
DePaul/LUC/NU/UIC @ Allstate Arena
All Illinois Tournament (8 Teams)
(4) DePaul/LUC/WIU/CSU
(1) NU or Illanoy (Rotating each year)
(1) EIU or SIUE (Rotating each year)
(1) ISU/SIU/UIC/Bradley (Rotating each year)
Suggestion’s on how to select the 8th team?
Maybe Illanoy & Northwestern in every year?
Hosting Venue when team is not participating that year:
(1 of these)
State Farm Arena
Redbird Arena
Carver Arena
All 8 schools get 10% of tickets and keep revenue from the ticket sales. Host school keeps remaining 20% of tickets (and returned unsold tickets could be used for walk up/game day purchase) and revenue from sales to pay for hosting expenses.
Privates
- Bradley (Missouri Valley)
- DePaul (Big East)
- Loyola-Chicago (Atlantic 10)
- Northwestern (Big Ten)
Publics
- Chicago State (Independent)
- Eastern Illinois (Ohio Valley)
- Illinois (Big Ten)
- Illinois State (Missouri Valley)
- Illinois-Chicago (Missouri Valley)
- Northern Illinois (Mid-American)
- Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley)
- Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (Ohio Valley)
- Western Illinois (Summit)
I could see the privates possibly doing it, at least once, as it could be a two-day event (bracket style).
I think it is less than a one percent chance, barring some sort of legislature mandate, you would ever see the Illini giving up three potential home buy games (and they get about half of the other in-state publics to come in as it stands). Plus, if you wanted to include (almost) everyone, it would be three days. Also, if bracket-style, both the MVC and OVC would probably have to be strategically placed in a bracket to try and avoid potential match-ups for as long as feasible.
Leveraging last season's NCAA NET Ranking, and assuming Illinois (15) would not participate, this would what the two brackets would look like
PRIVATE
#1 Loyola-Chicago (28) vs #4 DePaul (103)
#2 Northwestern (91) vs #3 Bradley (102)
PUBLIC
#1 Southern Illinois (137) vs #8 Eastern Illinois (356)
#4 Illinois-Chicago (283) vs #5 Northern Illinois (297)
#2 Illinois State (200) vs #7 Chicago State (340)
#3 Western Illinois (239) vs #6 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (292)
Swapped SIUE and NIU to keep the OVC schools on opposite sides of the bracket.
I would also add Bank Of Springfield Center (Springfield) as a possible site, especially if the legislature gets involved. Capital city and no dog in the fight.