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Illinois stays put at No. 5 in AP poll

Nothing is changing for the Illini after a perfect 2-0 week.

Despite Ohio State’s Sunday afternoon loss to Michigan and Illinois’ undefeated week — including a dominant victory on the road at Minnesota — the Illini couldn’t leap the Buckeyes into the top four.

Illinois now still sits behind undefeated Gonzaga and Baylor, and Michigan and Ohio State squads that the Illini will get shots at next week. The Illini are only 14 points behind OSU in the polls.

But Brad Underwood’s team won’t probably get a chance to move up again this week.