The days of the Big Ten being a "Midwestern" conference were probably over in 1990 when the conference expanded to 11 teams and expanded their national footprint with the addition of Penn St.
The Illinois Men's basketball team took care of business against Drexel in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon and now they know who and when they'll play next.
Maybe it's not quite as simple as the headline would indicate, but the truth of the matter is indisputable. Illinois High School athletics first used the term way back in 1939.