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NC State, Georgia, Minnesota, and Whitewater will be there. Need I say more?

The Illini head into this tournament as the third seed. Yet to prove they can win on Sunday, the Illini will be hungry for a championship. Our top contenders are listed above, but we cannot narrow our focus on them, yet. Our one key to success will be our unfailing focus to murder, bury, and desecrate one game at a time. We must never settle. No lead is wide enough. Pool play matters on Saturday, not Sunday. This team has not one a championship yet. We have nothing to loose boys, so play like it.

NC State runs a split stack and a ho stack with special situations presenting us with a diagonal stack. There offense is physical and relies on players to make close plays. I’ve never been all that impressed with their handler core. Putting pressure here may result in them thinking twice about close plays. They run force middle most of the time when on defense. Their marks are flat, aggressive, and poachy. Use the footwork we’ve been working on to turn the corner before the mark can get there.

I have not seen Georgia play yet this season. They did place second at ccc, and each spring tournament they’ve been to, so we do know they’ve got skill. Dylan is gone, but the team still has weapons.

Minnesota has gone further than we have on Sundays. Don’t let there mild mannered appearance lull you into a false since of security. A quick start will be key. Getting bogged down in a dogfight doesn’t work to our advantage.

Whitewater. We know them. We know there players. They think they know us. Prove to them that Mardi Gras was no fluke.

Other teams to watch out for: Tufts, Davidson, Georgia Tech.