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 | 2026-11-01 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Illinois | Scheduled - 11:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 2 | 2026-11-04 | Penn | Illinois | Scheduled - 11:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 3 | 2026-11-09 | Illinois | Texas Tech | Scheduled - 11:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 4 | 2026-11-12 | Sam Houston State | Illinois | Scheduled - 11:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 5 | 2026-11-17 | Illinois | Duke | Scheduled - 12:00 AM | - | - | ||
| 6 | 2026-11-19 | Eastern Illinois | Illinois | Scheduled - 11:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 7 | 2026-11-22 | Winthrop | Illinois | Scheduled - 11:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 8 | 2026-11-26 | Western Kentucky | Illinois | Scheduled - 11:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 9 | 2026-12-04 | Illinois | Connecticut | Scheduled - 12:00 AM | - | - | ||
| 10 | 2026-12-19 | Illinois | Missouri | Scheduled - 11:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 11 | 2026-12-28 | Illinois | Seattle | Scheduled - 9:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 12 | 2027-01-30 | Illinois | North Carolina | Scheduled - 12:00 AM | - | - |