Ep. 1141 - Mike LaTulip's 2026 NCAA Tournament preview
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to break down No. 3 seed Illinois basketball's draw in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. LaTulip breaks down what he thinks of a first-round matchup with No. 14 seed Penn a potential second-round matchup against No. 6 North Carolina or No. 11 seed VCU and what Illinois must do to have a successful first weekend. He then zooms out at the long-term path in the South Region and discusses the rest of the March Madness bracket before giving his Final Four prediction.
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| 0:40.4 | Today on the Lion Inquirer podcast, Michael Tulip joins us to give his NCAA tournament preview. |
| 0:43.7 | Our Alignanquire basketball expert, you see him on field of 68. |
| 0:45.9 | You see him nationally through the media now. |
| 0:50.7 | He's joining us to give us his thoughts on the Illini in Greenville, South Carolina. |
| 0:58.4 | Taking on number 14 seed Penn on Thursday night, 925, Eastern Time tip-off 825 for you staying home. In the central time zone region, we'll preview Illinois Brad Underwood against Fran McCaffrey |
| 1:04.4 | and the Penn Quakers. |
| 1:06.1 | The two friends reuniting for that matchup. |
| 1:08.8 | And if Illinois can advance, they'll get either number six seed North Carolina, |
| 1:12.4 | just a few hours away in Greenville, South Carolina, |
| 1:15.5 | or 11 seed VCU, don't look over the Rams. |
| 1:19.0 | We'll talk about that. |
| 1:20.0 | We'll talk about if Illinois can get to the second weekend, |
| 1:22.4 | what he thinks about potential matchups against Houston, |
| 1:25.1 | the number two seed in Houston in that region. |
| 1:28.4 | And number one, Florida is the number one seat in that region as well. |
| 1:32.9 | So we'll talk to Mike about that. |
| 1:34.6 | We'll talk to Mike about what he thinks this line line team needs to do to reach its potential |
| 1:38.7 | and get over this little hump of losing five straight games to quad one opponents. |
| 1:43.4 | So sit back, relax. Michael Two-up is going to join us next. But first, I games to quad one opponents. So sit back, relax. |
| 1:45.0 | Michael Tooop is going to join us next. |
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