Tourney started in the last 30s I believe. I know they have 5 "legit" titles First tournament was 1939. IU has five real titles and didn't (evidently) retroactively make a contemporary trophy for themselves of a fictitious championship (not an Illinois dig, just so there is no confusion). I don't think we even made a trophy, we didn't hang a banner. I don't think anyways. yeah, as far as i'm concerned, illinois has no national titles. the cubs have no ws titles in over 100 years, the bears haven't won a super bowl in 25+, the blackhawks haven't won a stanley cup in almost 50 and the bulls have won 1 playoff series in 11. show me a person who has a worse sports life.