
After meeting in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year, Illinois and Loyola are in the same regional this year — and they’ll play first-round games at the same site.
The Illini earned the No. 4 seed and the Ramblers the No. 10 seed in the South Regional when the tournament field was announced Sunday. Illinois will play No. 13 Chattanooga and Loyola will face No. 7 Ohio State in Pittsburgh.