The MRI
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Illinois · 2004–05

37–2 · #2 of 326 · MRI 242.48 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-20 vs Delaware State W 87–67
11-21 vs Florida A&M W 91–60
11-25 vs Oakland W 85–54
11-27 vs Gonzaga W 89–72
12-02 vs Wake Forest W 91–73
12-04 at Arkansas W 72–60
12-07 vs Chicago State W 78–59
12-10 at Georgetown W 74–59
12-11 vs Oregon W 83–66
12-19 vs Valparaiso W 93–56
12-23 at Missouri W 70–64
12-28 vs Longwood W 105–79
12-31 vs Northwestern State W 69–51
01-01 vs Cincinnati W 67–45
01-06 vs Ohio State W 84–65
01-08 at Purdue W 68–59
01-13 vs Penn State W 90–64
01-15 at Northwestern W 78–66
01-21 vs Iowa W 73–68
01-26 at Wisconsin W 75–65
01-29 vs Minnesota W 89–66
02-02 at Michigan State W 81–68
02-06 vs Indiana W 60–47
02-09 at Michigan W 57–51
02-12 vs Wisconsin W 70–59
02-17 at Penn State W 83–63
02-19 at Iowa W 75–65
02-24 vs Northwestern W 84–48
03-04 vs Purdue W 84–50
03-06 at Ohio State L 64–65
03-11 vs Northwestern W 68–51
03-12 vs Minnesota W 64–56
03-13 vs Wisconsin W 54–43
03-18 vs Fairleigh Dickinson W 67–55
03-19 vs Nevada W 71–59
03-25 vs Milwaukee W 77–63
03-27 vs Arizona W 90–89
04-02 vs Louisville W 72–57
04-05 vs North Carolina L 70–75

No expected-margin column for this season: MRI 2.0 rates college basketball from 2020 onward, and these games were rated by the original formula, which scores a result rather than predicting one.

Illinois · 2004–05 rankings