Illinois Basketball: Best Since...?

When we went to Illinois, here were the win totals including tournaments:

26
25
26
37

Here were the conference wins by season:

11
11
13
15

Here was the peak in the AP poll by season:

2
7
11
1

And the NCAA Tournament seed by season:

4
4
5
1

Y'all, that's pretty good.

Since we graduated, the best season was...the very next year 2005-2006.
26 wins, 11 conference wins, 6th in the AP poll and a 4-seed in the tournament. But that team still had Dee Brown. So that doesn't really count for what I'm looking for.

Post-Dee Brown, the best Illinois basketball season was 2008-09.
24 wins, 11 conference wins, 18th in the AP poll and a 5-seed in the tournament. 
That was Bruce Weber's best season with his own players.

John Groce's best season was actually his first, 2012-13.
23 wins, 8 conference wins, 10th in the AP poll and a 7-seed.

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This is Brad Underwood's third season at Illinois and his best so far. He's got 4 conference games left, the Big Ten Tournament and the big dance.

Here's where he's at.

18 wins, 10 conference wins, 19th in the AP Poll and a seed tbd.

2008-09 is within reach. 2 more conference wins and it's the best Big Ten season since 2004-05. Bracketology currently has Illinois as an 8-seed, but the remaining schedule is favorable.
Finish hot down the stretch including the Big Ten Tournament and could get a 5, 6 or 7 seed.