No. 11 Illinois meets Maryland with eyes on Big Ten triple-bye

No. 11 Illinois can clinch a triple-bye in next week's Big Ten tournament with a victory at Maryland on Sunday in College Park. But it might not even come to that.

If No. 15 Purdue wins Saturday at home over Wisconsin or if Iowa takes care of No. 9 Nebraska on Sunday, the Fighting Illini will be assured a top-four seed and a berth in the Big Ten quarterfinals Friday in Chicago.

As for Maryland, it is already locked into a first-round tournament game Tuesday against Oregon. All that's...