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Illinois
2026–27 season
Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 12:55 AM ET
2–0 · Big Ten · 3rd of 365
AP No. 3 · Offense 122.2 (1st) · defense 94.3 (12th) · tempo 73.3
Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per 100 possessions against an average Division I team; tempo is possessions a game.
Big Ten Record
16–4
projected
Big Ten Title
53%
regular season, shared or outright
NCAA Bracket
1 seed
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Projected Record
| Source | W–L |
|---|---|
| GordStats | 26.5–5.5 |
| T-Rank | 24.6–7.4 |
Against Division I teams: games played as they went, the rest at each game's win chance.
Schedule
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| Opponent | Date | Result | Expected | Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1vs  Fairleigh Dickinson | Nov 2 | W 120–45 | +35.4 | — |
2vs  Penn | Nov 5 | W 112–70 | +25.2 | — |
3at  Texas Tech8 PM · Peacock | Nov 108 PM · Peacock | proj 80–76 | +4.1 | 64% |
4vs  Sam Houston St.7 PM · B1G+ | Nov 137 PM · B1G+ | proj 94–67 | +27.5 | 99% |
5at  Duke7 PM · ESPN | Nov 177 PM · ESPN | proj 75–80 | -4.6 | 34% |
6vs  Eastern Illinois9 PM · BTN | Nov 209 PM · BTN | proj 97–57 | +39.6 | >99% |
7vs  Winthrop8 PM · BTN | Nov 238 PM · BTN | proj 101–68 | +32.8 | >99% |
8vs  Western Kentucky6 PM · FS1 | Nov 276 PM · FS1 | proj 93–68 | +25.7 | 99% |
9vs  Connecticut (N)7 PM · Fox | Dec 47 PM · Fox | proj 77–73 | +3.2 | 61% |
10at  Minnesota7 PM · Peacock | Dec 87 PM · Peacock | proj 80–69 | +11.1 | 83% |
11vs  Penn St.2 PM · FS1 | Dec 122 PM · FS1 | proj 96–71 | +25.1 | 99% |
12vs  Missouri (N)7:30 PM · ESPN2 | Dec 207:30 PM · ESPN2 | proj 85–75 | +9.8 | 80% |
13vs  Seattle7 PM · B1G+ | Dec 297 PM · B1G+ | proj 89–64 | +25.1 | 99% |
14at  Wisconsin8 PM · Fox | Jan 28 PM · Fox | proj 83–74 | +9.0 | 78% |
15vs  Purdue9 PM · Peacock | Jan 59 PM · Peacock | proj 81–70 | +11.3 | 84% |
16vs  Ohio St.4 PM · CBS | Jan 94 PM · CBS | proj 85–74 | +11.5 | 84% |
17at  Northwestern9 PM · BTN | Jan 139 PM · BTN | proj 82–70 | +11.7 | 85% |
18at  Maryland2 PM · Peacock | Jan 162 PM · Peacock | proj 85–74 | +11.7 | 85% |
19vs  Nebraska9 PM · Peacock | Jan 199 PM · Peacock | proj 83–74 | +8.7 | 78% |
20at  Indiana12 PM · CBS | Jan 2412 PM · CBS | proj 83–76 | +6.8 | 72% |
21vs  USC9 PM · BTN | Jan 279 PM · BTN | proj 88–72 | +16.1 | 92% |
22vs  North Carolina (N) | Jan 30 | proj 89–78 | +11.5 | 84% |
23vs  UCLA9 PM · Peacock | Feb 29 PM · Peacock | proj 82–72 | +9.6 | 80% |
24vs  Michigan St. (N)8 PM · Fox | Feb 58 PM · Fox | proj 80–76 | +4.1 | 64% |
25at  Michigan7 PM · Peacock | Feb 97 PM · Peacock | proj 81–80 | +0.9 | 53% |
| 26at Purdue8 PM · Fox | Feb 128 PM · Fox | proj 78–73 | +5.6 | 68% |
| 27vs Northwestern9 PM · BTN | Feb 169 PM · BTN | proj 85–67 | +17.5 | 94% |
28at  Oregon5 PM · Fox | Feb 205 PM · Fox | proj 86–75 | +10.5 | 82% |
29at  Washington10 PM · FS1 | Feb 2310 PM · FS1 | proj 86–74 | +12.4 | 86% |
| 30vs Wisconsin1:30 PM · CBS | Feb 281:30 PM · CBS | proj 86–71 | +14.9 | 90% |
31at  Rutgers6:30 PM · BTN | Mar 36:30 PM · BTN | proj 86–72 | +14.5 | 90% |
32vs  Iowa8 PM · Fox | Mar 68 PM · Fox | proj 80–68 | +11.3 | 84% |
proj: our projected score. Expected is our margin from this team's side; for a finished game, the one on record before tip-off. Win: the chance to win a game still to play.