Illinois 2025–26
Coach: Brad Underwood (28-9)
Big Ten Conference
28-9
overall
24-7
regular season
15-5
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (37)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-03 | #17 Illinois | Jackson State | SWAC | Home | W | 113–55 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2025-11-07 | #17 Illinois | Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | Home | W | 113–70 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2025-11-11 | #14 Illinois | #11 Texas Tech | B12 | Home | W | 81–77 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 4 | 2025-11-14 | #14 Illinois | Colgate | Patriot | Home | W | 84–65 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 5 | 2025-11-19 | #8 Illinois | #11 Alabama | SEC | Neutral | L | 86–90 | Regular | United Center |
| 6 | 2025-11-22 | #8 Illinois | Long Island University | NEC | Home | W | 98–58 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 7 | 2025-11-24 | #13 Illinois | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | Southland | Home | W | 87–73 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 8 | 2025-11-28 | #13 Illinois | #5 Connecticut | Big East | Neutral | L | 61–74 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 9 | 2025-12-06 | #14 Illinois | #13 Tennessee | SEC | Neutral | W | 75–62 | Regular | Bridgestone Arena |
| 10 | 2025-12-09 | #13 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Away | W | 88–80 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 11 | 2025-12-13 | #13 Illinois | #23 Nebraska | B10 | Home | L | 80–83 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 12 | 2025-12-22 | #20 Illinois | Missouri | SEC | Neutral | W | 91–48 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 13 | 2025-12-29 | #20 Illinois | Southern | SWAC | Home | W | 90–55 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 14 | 2026-01-03 | #20 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | W | 73–65 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 15 | 2026-01-08 | #16 Illinois | Rutgers | B10 | Home | W | 81–55 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 16 | 2026-01-11 | #16 Illinois | #19 Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 75–69 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 17 | 2026-01-14 | #13 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 79–68 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 18 | 2026-01-17 | #13 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 77–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 19 | 2026-01-21 | #11 Illinois | Maryland | B10 | Home | W | 89–70 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 20 | 2026-01-24 | #11 Illinois | #4 Purdue | B10 | Away | W | 88–82 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 21 | 2026-01-29 | #9 Illinois | Washington | B10 | Home | W | 75–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 22 | 2026-02-01 | #9 Illinois | #5 Nebraska | B10 | Away | W | 78–69 | Regular | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| 23 | 2026-02-04 | #5 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 84–44 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2026-02-07 | #5 Illinois | #10 Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 82–85 OT | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 25 | 2026-02-10 | #8 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 90–92 OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 26 | 2026-02-15 | #8 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 71–51 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 27 | 2026-02-18 | #10 Illinois | Southern California | B10 | Away | W | 101–65 | Regular | Galen Center |
| 28 | 2026-02-21 | #10 Illinois | UCLA | B10 | Away | L | 94–95 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 29 | 2026-02-27 | #10 Illinois | #3 Michigan | B10 | Home | L | 70–84 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 30 | 2026-03-03 | #11 Illinois | Oregon | B10 | Home | W | 80–54 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 31 | 2026-03-08 | #11 Illinois | Maryland | B10 | Away | W | 78–72 | Regular | Xfinity Center |
| 32 | 2026-03-13 | #9 Illinois | #23 Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | L | 88–91 OT | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 33 | 2026-03-19 | #13 Illinois | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Neutral | W | 105–70 | NCAA | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| 34 | 2026-03-21 | #13 Illinois | Virginia Commonwealth | A10 | Neutral | W | 76–55 | NCAA | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| 35 | 2026-03-26 | #13 Illinois | #5 Houston | B12 | Neutral | W | 65–55 | NCAA | Toyota Center |
| 36 | 2026-03-28 | #13 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Neutral | W | 71–59 | NCAA | Toyota Center |
| 37 | 2026-04-04 | #13 Illinois | #7 Connecticut | Big East | Neutral | L | 62–71 | NCAA | Lucas Oil Stadium |