The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Illinois · 2016–17

19–15 · #91 of 351 · MRI 75.24 · MRI Classic

DateOpponentResult
11-12 vs Southeast Missouri State W 81–62
11-13 vs Northern Kentucky W 79–64
11-16 vs McKendree W 112–65
11-19 vs Detroit Mercy W 89–69
11-22 vs Winthrop L 80–84
11-24 N West Virginia L 57–89
11-25 N Florida State L 61–72
11-30 vs NC State W 88–74
12-03 N VCU W 64–46
12-07 vs IU Indianapolis W 85–77
12-10 vs Central Michigan W 92–73
12-18 N BYU W 75–73
12-22 N Missouri W 75–66
12-27 at Maryland L 59–84
01-02 vs Ohio State W 75–70
01-07 at Indiana L 80–96
01-12 vs Michigan W 85–69
01-14 vs Maryland L 56–62
01-18 at Purdue L 68–91
01-21 at Michigan L 57–66
01-26 vs Iowa W 76–64
01-28 at Penn State L 67–71
02-01 vs Wisconsin L 43–57
02-04 vs Minnesota L 59–68
02-08 at Northwestern W 68–61
02-11 vs Penn State L 70–83
02-18 at Iowa W 70–66
02-22 vs Northwestern W 66–50
02-27 at Nebraska W 73–57
03-02 vs Michigan State W 73–70
03-04 at Rutgers L 59–62
03-09 N Michigan L 55–75
03-21 vs Boise State W 71–56
03-22 at UCF L 58–68

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 · 2016–17 rankings