Illinois 2005–06
Coach: Bruce Weber (26-7)
Big Ten Conference
26-7
overall
25-5
regular season
11-5
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (33)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005-11-18 | #17 Illinois | South Dakota State | Independent | Home | W | 90–65 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2005-11-20 | #17 Illinois | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | Independent | Home | W | 71–59 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2005-11-22 | #15 Illinois | Texas Southern | SWAC | Home | W | 93–59 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 4 | 2005-11-25 | #15 Illinois | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 55–54 | Regular | South Padre Island Convention Centre |
| 5 | 2005-11-26 | #15 Illinois | Rutgers | Big East | Neutral | W | 77–57 | Regular | South Padre Island Convention Centre |
| 6 | 2005-11-29 | #12 Illinois | North Carolina | ACC | Away | W | 68–64 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 7 | 2005-12-03 | #12 Illinois | Xavier | A10 | Neutral | W | 65–62 | Regular | United Center |
| 8 | 2005-12-05 | #11 Illinois | Little Rock | Sun Belt | Home | W | 75–49 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 9 | 2005-12-08 | #11 Illinois | Georgetown | Big East | Home | W | 58–48 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 10 | 2005-12-10 | #11 Illinois | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 89–59 | Regular | Moda Center |
| 11 | 2005-12-18 | #9 Illinois | Coppin State | MEAC | Home | W | 61–42 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 12 | 2005-12-21 | #6 Illinois | Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 82–50 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 13 | 2005-12-28 | #6 Illinois | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | Home | W | 89–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 14 | 2005-12-30 | #6 Illinois | Tennessee-Martin | OVC | Home | W | 84–46 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 15 | 2006-01-05 | #6 Illinois | #7 Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 60–50 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 16 | 2006-01-07 | #6 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Away | L | 48–63 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 17 | 2006-01-14 | #7 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 79–74 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2006-01-17 | #7 Illinois | #13 Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 60–62 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 19 | 2006-01-21 | #7 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 58–47 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 20 | 2006-01-25 | #8 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 77–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 21 | 2006-01-28 | #8 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 76–58 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 22 | 2006-01-31 | #6 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | W | 66–51 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 23 | 2006-02-04 | #6 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | L | 65–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2006-02-12 | #10 Illinois | #19 Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 53–69 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 25 | 2006-02-15 | #14 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 63–47 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 26 | 2006-02-19 | #14 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 70–58 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 27 | 2006-02-21 | #8 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | L | 64–72 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 28 | 2006-02-25 | #8 Illinois | #20 Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 71–59 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 29 | 2006-02-28 | #10 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 71–65 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 30 | 2006-03-04 | #10 Illinois | #25 Michigan State | B10 | Away | W | 75–68 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 31 | 2006-03-10 | #9 Illinois | Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | L | 56–61 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 32 | 2006-03-16 | #9 Illinois | Air Force | Mountain West | Neutral | W | 78–69 | NCAA | Viejas Arena |
| 33 | 2006-03-18 | #9 Illinois | #17 Washington | Pacific 10 | Neutral | L | 64–67 | NCAA | Viejas Arena |