Schedule:
Please note: All rankings shown are the rankings of the teams on the date that they played one another
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Score | Home Team (Rank) | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-06 | Illinois State (118) | 68 | 72 | Ohio (181) | Final | L | -4 |
| 2 | 2025-11-09 | Cornell (140) | 65 | 76 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 11 |
| 3 | 2025-11-14 | Illinois State (118) | 67 | 87 | USC (65) | Final | L | -20 |
| 4 | 2025-11-16 | Illinois State (118) | 82 | 80 | Long Beach State (333) | Final | W | 2 |
| 5 | 2025-11-20 | Rockford | 48 | 93 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 45 |
| 6 | 2025-11-23 | Coastal Carolina (327) | 42 | 94 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 52 |
| 7 | 2025-11-27 | Charlotte (265) | 69 | 79 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 10 |
| 8 | 2025-11-28 | Furman (111) | 65 | 72 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 7 |
| 9 | 2025-12-03 | Eastern Kentucky (306) | 78 | 89 | Illinois State (90) | Final | W | 11 |
| 10 | 2025-12-06 | Chicago State (349) | 53 | 95 | Illinois State (90) | Final | W | 42 |
| 11 | 2025-12-13 | Illinois State (82) | 78 | 83 | Utah State (39) | Final | L | -5 |
| 12 | 2025-12-18 | Illinois State (89) | 75 | 68 | Southern Illinois (172) | Final | W | 7 |
| 13 | 2025-12-21 | Indiana State (220) | 65 | 85 | Illinois State (74) | Final | W | 20 |
| 14 | 2025-12-29 | Illinois State (76) | 73 | 56 | Drake (183) | Final | W | 17 |
| 15 | 2026-01-01 | Evansville (276) | 47 | 73 | Illinois State (76) | Final | W | 26 |
| 16 | 2026-01-07 | Illinois State (68) | 71 | 77 | Valparaiso (233) | Final | L | -6 |
| 17 | 2026-01-10 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois State | Scheduled – 4:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 18 | 2026-01-14 | Illinois State | Indiana State | Scheduled – 7:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 19 | 2026-01-17 | Bradley | Illinois State | Scheduled – 1:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 20 | 2026-01-21 | Northern Iowa | Illinois State | Scheduled – 6:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 21 | 2026-01-25 | Illinois State | Belmont | Scheduled – 2:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 22 | 2026-01-28 | Illinois State | Murray State | Scheduled – 8:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 23 | 2026-02-03 | Southern Illinois | Illinois State | Scheduled – 6:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 24 | 2026-02-06 | Drake | Illinois State | Scheduled – 7:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 25 | 2026-02-09 | Illinois State | Evansville | Scheduled – 7:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 26 | 2026-02-12 | Valparaiso | Illinois State | Scheduled – 6:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 27 | 2026-02-15 | Illinois State | Illinois-Chicago | Scheduled – 2:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 28 | 2026-02-18 | Murray State | Illinois State | Scheduled – 6:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 29 | 2026-02-21 | Illinois State | Bradley | Scheduled – 7:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 30 | 2026-02-25 | Illinois State | Northern Iowa | Scheduled – 6:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 31 | 2026-03-01 | Belmont | Illinois State | Scheduled – 1:00 PM | – | – |