The UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represents which nationally ranked, public research institution research located in Lowell, Massachusetts?
University of Massachusetts Lowell The University of Massachusetts Lowell (also known as UMass Lowell) is a nationally ranked, public research institution research located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The campus is located 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Boston and is on both sides of the Merrimack River.
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (also known as U of I, Illinois, or colloquially as the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Illinois. Founded in 1867 as a land-grant institution in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, it is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system and a founding member of the Big Ten Conference.