Illinois 2000–01
Coach: Bill Self (27-8)
Big Ten Conference
27-8
overall
23-6
regular season
13-3
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (35)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-17 | #8 Illinois | Maine | Am. East | Home | W | 86–57 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2000-11-20 | #8 Illinois | Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | Neutral | W | 74–69 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 3 | 2000-11-21 | #8 Illinois | #6 Maryland | ACC | Neutral | W | 90–80 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 4 | 2000-11-22 | #8 Illinois | #1 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Neutral | L | 76–79 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 5 | 2000-11-26 | #8 Illinois | Texas Southern | SWAC | Home | W | 86–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 6 | 2000-11-28 | #9 Illinois | #1 Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 77–78 | Regular | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 7 | 2000-12-02 | #9 Illinois | Kansas State | B12 | Away | W | 76–56 | Regular | Bramlage Coliseum |
| 8 | 2000-12-06 | #9 Illinois | Milwaukee | Midwestern Collegiate | Home | W | 85–44 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 9 | 2000-12-09 | #9 Illinois | #7 Seton Hall | Big East | Home | W | 87–79 OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 10 | 2000-12-16 | #5 Illinois | #7 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 81–73 | Regular | United Center |
| 11 | 2000-12-21 | #5 Illinois | Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 86–81 OT | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 12 | 2000-12-23 | #5 Illinois | Texas | B12 | Away | L | 64–72 | Regular | Frank Erwin Center |
| 13 | 2000-12-29 | #9 Illinois | Illinois-Chicago | Midwestern Collegiate | Away | W | 77–64 | Regular | Credit Union 1 Arena |
| 14 | 2001-01-03 | #9 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 80–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 15 | 2001-01-06 | #9 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 83–68 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 16 | 2001-01-11 | #7 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Away | L | 62–78 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 17 | 2001-01-13 | #7 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 80–51 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2001-01-17 | #11 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 63–49 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 19 | 2001-01-20 | #11 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 92–60 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 20 | 2001-01-25 | #7 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 55–51 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 21 | 2001-01-31 | #6 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | L | 95–98 OT | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 22 | 2001-02-03 | #6 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 84–59 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2001-02-06 | #7 Illinois | #4 Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 77–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2001-02-10 | #7 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Away | W | 82–61 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 25 | 2001-02-13 | #4 Illinois | #19 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 68–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 26 | 2001-02-17 | #4 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Away | W | 67–61 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 27 | 2001-02-22 | #3 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 61–63 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 28 | 2001-02-24 | #3 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 89–63 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 29 | 2001-03-04 | #5 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 67–59 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 30 | 2001-03-09 | #4 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Neutral | W | 83–66 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 31 | 2001-03-10 | #4 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | L | 56–58 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 32 | 2001-03-16 | #4 Illinois | Northwestern State | Southland | Neutral | W | 96–54 | NCAA | University of Dayton Arena |
| 33 | 2001-03-18 | #4 Illinois | Charlotte | CUSA | Neutral | W | 79–61 | NCAA | University of Dayton Arena |
| 34 | 2001-03-23 | #4 Illinois | #12 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | W | 80–64 | NCAA | Alamodome |
| 35 | 2001-03-25 | #4 Illinois | #5 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Neutral | L | 81–87 | NCAA | Alamodome |