Illinois Fightin' Illini College Basketball Ratings & Rankings

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Fightin' Illini

Superior

A+ Overall Grade 98

Final Boss

Balanced Beast

Juggernaut

Brutal Schedule

Consistency King

28-9 Record

75.7% Win %

#10 Overall Rank

83.2 Pts / Game

L 1 Streak

Next Up: TBD

Performance

	Rating	Rank
Overall	98 A+	10
Power	98 A+	6
Offensive	98 A+	11
Defensive	97 A+	19
Schedule (Current)	98 A+	9
Schedule (Future)	98 A+	9

Records

Overall	28-9 (75.7%)
Versus Top 25	5-9 (35.7%)
Versus > .500 Teams	16-9 (64%)
Versus < .500 Teams	12-0 (100%)
Last 10 Games	6-4 (60%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#5 Purdue
Worst Loss	#24 UCLA
Largest MOV	58 pts, #284 Jackson St
Largest MOD	14 pts, #1 Michigan

Other Statistics

Points per Game	83.2
Points Against	68.8
Opponent Record	786-493
Average Opponent Rank	77.2
Long Streak	W 12
Current Streak	L 1

Illinois Fightin' Illini Program History

Illinois Fightin' Illini has been rated by Versus for 19 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2025-26.

Winning season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	16-19	45.7%	#89
2008-09	24-10	70.6%	#16
2009-10	21-15	58.3%	#59
2010-11	20-14	58.8%	#40
2011-12	17-15	53.1%	#59
2012-13	22-13	62.9%	#33
2013-14	20-15	57.1%	#59
2014-15	19-14	57.6%	#58
2015-16	15-19	44.1%	#115
2016-17	19-15	55.9%	#53
2017-18	13-18	41.9%	#127
2018-19	12-21	36.4%	#98
2019-20	20-10	66.7%	#29
2020-21	24-7	77.4%	#6
2021-22	23-10	69.7%	#19
2022-23	20-13	60.6%	#51
2023-24	29-9	76.3%	#6
2024-25	22-13	62.9%	#26
2025-26	28-9	75.7%	#10

Big 10

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
1	Michigan	37	3
5	Purdue	30	9	1
9	Michigan St	27	8	1
10	Illinois	28	9	1
15	Nebraska	28	7
22	Wisconsin	24	11
24	UCLA	24	12
29	Iowa	25	13	1
34	Ohio St	21	13
58	Indiana	18	14	1
65	USC	17	14
76	Washington	16	17
79	Northwestern	15	19	1
93	Minnesota	15	18
99	Oregon	12	20
106	Rutgers	14	20	1
108	Maryland	13	22	2
128	Penn St	12	20	1

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Mon Nov 3	vs Jackson St (12-21) SWAC	W113-55
Fri Nov 7	vs FGCU (14-18) Atlantic Sun	W113-70
Tue Nov 11	vs #20 Texas Tech (23-11) Big 12	W81-77
Fri Nov 14	vs Colgate (16-15) Patriot League	W84-65
Wed Nov 19	#14 Alabama (25-10) SEC	L86-90
Sat Nov 22	vs LIU Brooklyn (24-11) Northeast	W98-58
Mon Nov 24	vs UTRGV (17-14) Southland	W87-73
Fri Nov 28	#4 Connecticut (34-6) Big East	L61-74
Sat Dec 6	#19 Tennessee (25-12) SEC	W75-62
Tue Dec 9	at Ohio St (21-13) Big 10	W88-80
Sat Dec 13	vs #15 Nebraska (28-7) Big 10	L80-83
Mon Dec 22	Missouri (20-13) SEC	W91-48
Mon Dec 29	vs Southern Univ (14-17) SWAC	W90-55
Sat Jan 3	Penn St (12-20) Big 10	W73-65
Thu Jan 8	vs Rutgers (14-20) Big 10	W81-55
Sun Jan 11	at Iowa (25-13) Big 10	W75-69
Wed Jan 14	at Northwestern (15-19) Big 10	W79-68
Sat Jan 17	vs Minnesota (15-18) Big 10	W77-67
Wed Jan 21	vs Maryland (13-22) Big 10	W89-70
Sat Jan 24	at #5 Purdue (30-9) Big 10	W88-82
Thu Jan 29	vs Washington (16-17) Big 10	W75-66
Sun Feb 1	at #15 Nebraska (28-7) Big 10	W78-69
Wed Feb 4	vs Northwestern (15-19) Big 10	W84-44
Sat Feb 7	at #9 Michigan St (27-8) Big 10	L82-85
Tue Feb 10	vs #22 Wisconsin (24-11) Big 10	L90-92
Sun Feb 15	vs Indiana (18-14) Big 10	W71-51
Wed Feb 18	at USC (17-14) Big 10	W101-65
Sat Feb 21	at #24 UCLA (24-12) Big 10	L94-95
Fri Feb 27	vs #1 Michigan (37-3) Big 10	L70-84
Tue Mar 3	vs Oregon (12-20) Big 10	W80-54
Sun Mar 8	at Maryland (13-22) Big 10	W78-72
Fri Mar 13	#22 Wisconsin (24-11) Big 10	L88-91
Thu Mar 19	Penn (17-12) Ivy League	W105-70
Sat Mar 21	VCU (28-8) A-10	W76-55
Thu Mar 26	#6 Houston (30-7) Big 12	W65-55
Sat Mar 28	Iowa (25-13) Big 10	W71-59
Sat Apr 4	#4 Connecticut (34-6) Big East	L62-71