Much love for the Illini, upwardly mobile in top 25

by Joe Kutsunis on Feb 16, 2009 6:28 PM CST

Hooray for mainstream media recognition. The Illini have broken the top 20 after a week that saw an epic come from behind victory at NU, and a nervous second half snoozer at IU. Maybe for once the conference is getting some credit for its depth, maybe the media types just read box scores to...