Illinois · 2008–09

24–10 · #36 of 330 · MRI 117.20 · MRI Classic

Date		Opponent	Result
11-15	vs	Eastern Washington	W 66–50
11-16	vs	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	W 72–53
11-21	at	Vanderbilt	W 69–63
11-23	vs	Jackson State	W 78–64
11-28	N	Kent State	W 69–63
11-30	N	Tulsa	W 48–44
12-03	vs	Clemson	L 74–76
12-06	vs	Georgia	W 76–42
12-09	vs	Hawai'i	W 68–58
12-11	vs	Chicago State	W 89–50
12-21	vs	Detroit Mercy	W 82–51
12-24	N	Missouri	W 75–59
12-28	vs	Eastern Michigan	W 62–53
12-31	at	Purdue	W 71–67
01-04	at	Michigan	L 64–74
01-10	vs	Indiana	W 76–45
01-15	vs	Michigan	W 66–51
01-17	at	Michigan State	L 57–63
01-21	vs	Ohio State	W 67–49
01-24	vs	Wisconsin	W 64–57
01-30	at	Minnesota	L 36–59
02-01	vs	Iowa	W 62–54
02-06	at	Wisconsin	L 50–63
02-08	vs	Purdue	W 66–48
02-13	at	Northwestern	W 60–59
02-15	at	Indiana	W 65–52
02-19	vs	Penn State	L 33–38
02-22	at	Ohio State	W 70–68
02-27	vs	Minnesota	W 52–41
03-01	vs	Michigan State	L 66–74
03-06	at	Penn State	L 63–64
03-13	N	Michigan	W 60–50
03-14	vs	Purdue	L 56–66
03-20	N	Western Kentucky	L 72–76

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 · 2008–09 rankings