The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Illinois · 2005–06

26–7 · #8 of 326 · MRI 160.48 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-19 vs South Dakota State W 90–65
11-20 vs UT Rio Grande Valley W 71–59
11-23 vs Texas Southern W 93–59
11-25 vs Wichita State W 55–54
11-27 vs Rutgers W 77–57
11-30 at North Carolina W 68–64
12-03 vs Xavier W 65–62
12-06 vs Little Rock W 75–49
12-09 vs Georgetown W 58–48
12-11 at Oregon W 89–59
12-18 vs Coppin State W 61–42
12-22 vs Missouri W 82–50
12-29 vs Southeast Missouri State W 89–64
12-31 vs UT Martin W 84–46
01-06 vs Michigan State W 60–50
01-07 at Iowa L 48–63
01-14 vs Michigan W 79–74
01-18 at Indiana L 60–62
01-21 at Northwestern W 58–47
01-26 vs Minnesota W 77–53
01-28 vs Purdue W 76–58
02-01 at Wisconsin W 66–51
02-05 vs Penn State L 65–66
02-12 at Ohio State L 53–69
02-16 vs Northwestern W 63–47
02-19 vs Indiana W 70–58
02-22 at Michigan L 64–72
02-25 vs Iowa W 71–59
03-01 at Minnesota W 71–65
03-04 at Michigan State W 75–68
03-11 vs Michigan State L 56–61
03-17 vs Air Force W 78–69
03-18 vs Washington L 64–67

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 · 2005–06 rankings