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 | 2016-11-11 | Southeast Missouri State (343) | 62 | 81 | Illinois (118) | Final | W | 19 |
| 2 | 2016-11-13 | Northern Kentucky (283) | 64 | 79 | Illinois (118) | Final | W | 15 |
| 3 | 2016-11-15 | McKendree | 65 | 112 | Illinois (118) | Final | W | 47 |
| 4 | 2016-11-18 | Detroit (180) | 69 | 89 | Illinois (118) | Final | W | 20 |
| 5 | 2016-11-21 | Winthrop (142) | 84 | 80 | Illinois (118) | Final/OT | L | -4 |
| 6 | 2016-11-24 | Illinois (118) | 57 | 89 | West Virginia (9) | Final | L | -32 |
| 7 | 2016-11-25 | Florida State (52) | 72 | 61 | Illinois (118) | Final | L | -11 |
| 8 | 2016-11-29 | North Carolina State (45) | 74 | 88 | Illinois (153) | Final | W | 14 |
| 9 | 2016-12-03 | Illinois (153) | 64 | 46 | Virginia Commonwealth (30) | Final | W | 18 |
| 10 | 2016-12-06 | IUPUI (198) | 77 | 85 | Illinois (65) | Final | W | 8 |
| 11 | 2016-12-10 | Central Michigan (111) | 73 | 92 | Illinois (65) | Final | W | 19 |
| 12 | 2016-12-17 | BYU (74) | 73 | 75 | Illinois (51) | Final | W | 2 |
| 13 | 2016-12-21 | Missouri (157) | 66 | 75 | Illinois (44) | Final | W | 9 |
| 14 | 2016-12-27 | Illinois (44) | 59 | 84 | Maryland (26) | Final | L | -25 |
| 15 | 2017-01-01 | Ohio State (52) | 70 | 75 | Illinois | Final | W | 5 |
| 16 | 2017-01-07 | Illinois (42) | 80 | 96 | Indiana (40) | Final | L | -16 |
| 17 | 2017-01-11 | Michigan (49) | 69 | 85 | Illinois (54) | Final | W | 16 |
| 18 | 2017-01-14 | Maryland (29) | 62 | 56 | Illinois (54) | Final | L | -6 |
| 19 | 2017-01-17 | Illinois (51) | 68 | 91 | Purdue (21) | Final | L | -23 |
| 20 | 2017-01-21 | Illinois (51) | 57 | 66 | Michigan (49) | Final | L | -9 |
| 21 | 2017-01-25 | Iowa (81) | 64 | 76 | Illinois (61) | Final | W | 12 |
| 22 | 2017-01-28 | Illinois (61) | 67 | 71 | Penn State (74) | Final | L | -4 |
| 23 | 2017-01-31 | Wisconsin (11) | 57 | 43 | Illinois (67) | Final | L | -14 |
| 24 | 2017-02-04 | Minnesota (33) | 68 | 59 | Illinois (67) | Final | L | -9 |
| 25 | 2017-02-07 | Illinois (65) | 68 | 61 | Northwestern (28) | Final | W | 7 |
| 26 | 2017-02-11 | Penn State (83) | 83 | 70 | Illinois (65) | Final | L | -13 |
| 27 | 2017-02-18 | Illinois (64) | 70 | 66 | Iowa (77) | Final | W | 4 |
| 28 | 2017-02-21 | Northwestern (29) | 50 | 66 | Illinois (61) | Final | W | 16 |
| 29 | 2017-02-26 | Illinois (61) | 73 | 57 | Nebraska (79) | Final | W | 16 |
| 30 | 2017-03-01 | Michigan State (37) | 70 | 73 | Illinois | Final | W | 3 |
| 31 | 2017-03-04 | Illinois (53) | 59 | 62 | Rutgers (126) | Final | L | -3 |
| 32 | 2017-03-09 | Illinois (55) | 55 | 75 | Michigan (30) | Final | L | -20 |
| 33 | 2017-03-14 | Valparaiso (85) | 57 | 82 | Illinois (59) | Final | W | 25 |
| 34 | 2017-03-20 | Boise State (93) | 56 | 71 | Illinois (59) | Final | W | 15 |
| 35 | 2017-03-22 | Illinois (59) | 58 | 68 | Central Florida (69) | Final | L | -10 |