Illinois
Big Ten · 1–1 · MRI Classic #65
Power+8.0#41 of 138
Résumé-0.26#129 · wins above average
Movement-10down from #31 last week
Best winUAB (42–23)
Worst lossDuke (27–31)
Schedule faced-3.8 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+5.5 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs | Southern Illinois FCS | +46.9 | 100% |
| 4 | at | Ohio State | -28.9 | 4% |
| 5 | vs | Purdue | +20.2 | 89% |
| 6 | at | Michigan State | +2.0 | 55% |
| 8 | vs | Oregon | -7.8 | 32% |
| 9 | at | Maryland | -3.7 | 41% |
| 10 | vs | Nebraska | +1.9 | 55% |
| 11 | at | UCLA | -1.9 | 46% |
Season by season
Best finish: #20 in 2022. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 of 136 | 9–4 | 12.42 | Power |
| 2024 | 36 of 134 | 10–3 | 8.97 | Power |
| 2023 | 63 of 133 | 5–7 | 1.04 | Power |
| 2022 | 20 of 131 | 8–5 | 12.85 | Power |
| 2021 | 73 of 130 | 5–7 | 0.05 | Power |
| 2020 | 92 of 128 | 2–6 | -5.88 | Power |
| 2019 | 72 of 130 | 6–7 | 12.27 | MRI |
| 2018 | 109 of 130 | 4–8 | -28.25 | MRI |
| 2017 | 112 of 130 | 2–10 | -28.11 | MRI |
| 2016 | 108 of 128 | 3–9 | -23.81 | MRI |
| 2015 | 72 of 128 | 5–7 | 16.52 | MRI |
| 2014 | 98 of 128 | 6–7 | -8.57 | MRI |
| 2013 | 93 of 126 | 4–8 | -8.09 | MRI |
| 2012 | 113 of 124 | 2–10 | -36.49 | MRI |
| 2011 | 62 of 120 | 7–6 | 24.59 | MRI |
| 2010 | 31 of 120 | 7–6 | 54.09 | MRI |
| 2009 | 93 of 120 | 3–9 | -3.82 | MRI |
| 2008 | 62 of 120 | 5–7 | 23.18 | MRI |
| 2007 | 37 of 120 | 9–4 | 49.76 | MRI |
| 2006 | 90 of 119 | 2–10 | -1.96 | MRI |
| 2005 | 112 of 119 | 2–9 | -37.62 | MRI |
| 2004 | 98 of 117 | 3–8 | -13.05 | MRI |
| 2003 | 104 of 117 | 1–11 | -31.64 | MRI |