Illinois · 2016–17
19–15 · #91 of 351 · MRI 75.24 · MRI Classic
| Date | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.