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 | 2025-11-03 | Jackson State (268) | 55 | 113 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 58 |
| 2 | 2025-11-07 | Florida Gulf Coast (186) | 70 | 113 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 43 |
| 3 | 2025-11-11 | Texas Tech (10) | 77 | 81 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 4 |
| 4 | 2025-11-14 | Colgate (266) | 65 | 84 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 19 |
| 5 | 2025-11-19 | Alabama (6) | 90 | 86 | Illinois (22) | Final | L | -4 |
| 6 | 2025-11-22 | Long Island (279) | 58 | 98 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 40 |
| 7 | 2025-11-24 | UTRGV (241) | 73 | 87 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 14 |
| 8 | 2025-11-28 | Illinois (22) | 61 | 74 | Connecticut (35) | Final | L | -13 |
| 9 | 2025-12-06 | Illinois (38) | 75 | 62 | Tennessee (19) | Final | W | 13 |
| 10 | 2025-12-09 | Illinois (21) | 88 | 80 | Ohio State (46) | Final | W | 8 |
| 11 | 2025-12-13 | Nebraska (10) | 83 | 80 | Illinois (21) | Final | L | -3 |
| 12 | 2025-12-22 | Missouri (73) | 48 | 91 | Illinois (17) | Final | W | 43 |
| 13 | 2025-12-29 | Southern (285) | 55 | 90 | Illinois (14) | Final | W | 35 |
| 14 | 2026-01-03 | Illinois (14) | 73 | 65 | Penn State (135) | Final | W | 8 |
| 15 | 2026-01-08 | Rutgers | Illinois | Scheduled – 7:30 PM | – | – | ||
| 16 | 2026-01-11 | Illinois | Iowa | Scheduled – 11:00 AM | – | – | ||
| 17 | 2026-01-14 | Illinois | Northwestern | Scheduled – 7:30 PM | – | – | ||
| 18 | 2026-01-17 | Minnesota | Illinois | Scheduled – 11:00 AM | – | – | ||
| 19 | 2026-01-21 | Maryland | Illinois | Scheduled – 6:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 20 | 2026-01-24 | Illinois | Purdue | Scheduled – 3:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 21 | 2026-01-29 | Washington | Illinois | Scheduled – 8:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 22 | 2026-02-01 | Illinois | Nebraska | Scheduled – 3:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 23 | 2026-02-04 | Northwestern | Illinois | Scheduled – 8:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 24 | 2026-02-07 | Illinois | Michigan State | Scheduled – 8:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 25 | 2026-02-10 | Wisconsin | Illinois | Scheduled – 7:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 26 | 2026-02-15 | Indiana | Illinois | Scheduled – 12:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 27 | 2026-02-18 | Illinois | USC | Scheduled – 7:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 28 | 2026-02-21 | Illinois | UCLA | Scheduled – 5:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 29 | 2026-02-27 | Michigan | Illinois | Scheduled – 7:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 30 | 2026-03-03 | Oregon | Illinois | Scheduled – 8:00 PM | – | – | ||
| 31 | 2026-03-08 | Illinois | Maryland | Scheduled – 3:00 PM | – | – |