| Illinois Fighting Illini | |||||
| AP RANK | 22 | CONF. W-L | 8-10 | LAST 12 | 7-5 |
| RPI | 39 | NON-CONF. W-L | 13-2 | vs. RPI TOP 25 | 4-5 |
| vs. D-1 | 21-12 | NON-CONF. SOS | 35 | vs. RPI TOP 50 | 6-9 |
| vs. NON-D-1 | 1-0 | NON-CONF. RPI | 12 | vs. RPI TOP 100 | 9-10 |
| SOS | 9 | SCORING MARGIN | 3.20 | vs. RPI TOP 150 | 12-11 |
| OPPONENT SOS | 22 | NEUTRAL W-L | 3-2 | vs. RPI SUB 150 | 9-1 |
| ROAD W-L | 5-6 | ||||
| Wins (RPI 150+) | |||
| RPI | DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
| 258 | Nov. 9 | Colgate | 75-55 |
| 209 | Nov. 12 | St. Francis (NY) | 89-64 |
| 212 | Nov. 17 | @ Hawaii | 78-77 |
| 196 | Nov. 25 | Gardner-Webb | 63-62 |
| 247 | Dec. 4 | Western Carolina | 72-64 |
| 177 | Dec. 11 | Norfolk State | 64-54 |
| 254 | Dec. 29 | Auburn | 81-79 |
| 168 | Feb. 17 | @ Northwestern | 62-41 |
| 184 | Feb. 21 | Penn State | 64-59 |
| Losses (RPI 150+) | |||
| RPI | DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
| 168 | Jan. 17 | Northwestern | 54-68 |
* Game played at neutral site
| Schedule - Last 12 Games | |||||
| RPI | DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | ||
| 31 | Feb. 3 | Wisconsin | L 68-74 | ||
| 7 | Feb. 7 | Indiana | W 74-72 | ||
| 33 | Feb. 10 | @ Minnesota | W 57-53 | ||
| 132 | Feb. 13 | Purdue | W 79-59 | ||
| 168 | Feb. 17 | @ Northwestern | W 62-41 | ||
| 184 | Feb. 21 | Penn State | W 64-59 | ||
| 17 | Feb. 24 | @ Michigan | L 58-71 | ||
| 98 | Mar. 2 | Nebraska | W 72-65 | ||
| 78 | Mar. 5 | @ Iowa | L 55-63 | ||
| 11 | Mar. 10 | @ Ohio State | L 55-68 | ||
| 33 | Mar. 14 | Minnesota | W 51-49 | ||
| 7 | Mar. 15 | @ Indiana | L 64-80 | ||
