Illinois State

MVC · 23–13

Power+6.8#93 of 365

Résumé+6.78#77 · wins above average

Trendrating by week

Best winBelmont (81–74)
Worst lossEvansville (80–88)
Schedule faced+1.2 avg opponent

Results

Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.

Wk		Opponent	Result	Expected	Perf
1	at	Ohio	L 68–72	+7.9	-11.9
1	vs	Cornell	W 76–65	+6.5	+4.5
2	N	USC	L 67–87	-2.0	-18.0
3	at	Long Beach State	W 82–80	+12.4	-10.4
3	vs	Rockford non-D1	W 93–48	+47.4	-2.4
3	vs	Coastal Carolina	W 94–42	+15.8	+36.2
4	N	Charlotte	W 79–69	+9.7	+0.3
4	N	Furman	W 72–65	+5.2	+1.8
5	vs	Eastern Kentucky	W 89–78	+17.1	-6.1
5	vs	Chicago State	W 95–53	+27.1	+14.9
6	N	Utah State	L 78–83	-11.3	+6.3
7	at	Southern Illinois	W 75–68	+0.8	+6.2
7	vs	Indiana State	W 85–65	+11.5	+8.5
9	at	Drake	W 73–56	+3.4	+13.6
9	vs	Evansville	W 73–47	+19.8	+6.2
10	at	Valparaiso	L 71–77	+4.7	-10.7
10	vs	UIC	L 59–63	+5.5	-9.5
11	at	Indiana State	L 89–94	+6.1	-11.1
11	vs	Bradley	W 88–62	+4.6	+21.4
12	vs	Northern Iowa	W 59–54	+0.1	+4.9
12	at	Belmont	L 69–80	-6.3	-4.7
13	at	Murray State	W 70–65	+0.5	+4.5
14	vs	Southern Illinois	L 50–54	+6.2	-10.2
14	vs	Drake	W 86–76	+8.9	+1.1
15	at	Evansville	L 80–88	+14.3	-22.3
15	vs	Valparaiso	W 86–64	+10.1	+11.9
15	at	UIC	L 56–83	+0.1	-27.1
16	vs	Murray State	W 78–61	+6.0	+11.0
16	at	Bradley	L 60–74	-0.9	-13.1
17	at	Northern Iowa	W 71–69	-5.4	+7.4
17	vs	Belmont	W 81–74	-0.9	+7.9
18	N	Northern Iowa	L 52–74	-2.6	-19.4
20	vs	Kent State	W 79–58	+7.3	+13.7
20	at	Wake Forest	W 78–75	-4.8	+7.8
21	at	Dayton	W 61–55	-5.8	+11.8
22	N	Auburn	L 66–88	-11.8	-10.2

Remaining schedule

Wk		Opponent	Projected	Win prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #32 in 2016–17. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 300 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.

Season	Rank	Rec	Rating
2025–26	93 of 365	23–13	6.77	Power
2024–25	136 of 364	22–14	2.10	Power
2023–24	211 of 362	15–17	-3.31	Power
2022–23	272 of 363	11–21	-6.66	Power
2021–22	207 of 358	13–20	-2.38	Power
2020–21	240 of 347	7–18	-5.08	Power
2019–20	270 of 353	9–21	-10.78	MRI
2018–19	211 of 353	16–16	11.82	MRI
2017–18	202 of 351	17–14	25.32	MRI
2016–17	32 of 351	28–7	120.86	MRI
2015–16	134 of 351	18–14	56.42	MRI
2014–15	48 of 351	22–13	102.76	MRI
2013–14	161 of 351	18–16	41.06	MRI
2012–13	78 of 347	18–15	73.03	MRI
2011–12	108 of 345	20–13	66.12	MRI
2010–11	225 of 346	12–19	11.81	MRI
2009–10	72 of 335	22–11	86.66	MRI
2008–09	34 of 330	24–10	119.26	MRI
2007–08	56 of 328	25–10	99.13	MRI
2006–07	125 of 326	15–16	52.97	MRI
2005–06	223 of 326	9–19	8.88	MRI
2004–05	155 of 326	17–12	35.22	MRI