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 | 2026-11-02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Illinois | Scheduled - 7:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 2 | 2026-11-05 | Penn | Illinois | Scheduled - 7:30 PM | - | - | ||
| 3 | 2026-11-10 | Illinois | Texas Tech | Scheduled - TBD | - | - | ||
| 4 | 2026-11-13 | Sam Houston State | Illinois | Scheduled - 6:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 5 | 2026-11-17 | Illinois | Duke | Scheduled - 7:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 6 | 2026-11-20 | Eastern Illinois | Illinois | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 7 | 2026-11-23 | Winthrop | Illinois | Scheduled - 7:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 8 | 2026-11-27 | Western Kentucky | Illinois | Scheduled - 5:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 9 | 2026-12-04 | Connecticut | Illinois | Scheduled - 6:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 10 | 2026-12-08 | Illinois | Minnesota | Scheduled - 6:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 11 | 2026-12-12 | Penn State | Illinois | Scheduled - 1:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 12 | 2026-12-20 | Illinois | Missouri | Scheduled - 6:30 PM | - | - | ||
| 13 | 2026-12-29 | Seattle | Illinois | Scheduled - 6:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 14 | 2027-01-02 | Illinois | Wisconsin | Scheduled - 7:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 15 | 2027-01-05 | Purdue | Illinois | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 16 | 2027-01-09 | Ohio State | Illinois | Scheduled - 3:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 17 | 2027-01-13 | Illinois | Northwestern | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 18 | 2027-01-16 | Illinois | Maryland | Scheduled - 2:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 19 | 2027-01-19 | Nebraska | Illinois | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 20 | 2027-01-24 | Illinois | Indiana | Scheduled - 12:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 21 | 2027-01-27 | USC | Illinois | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 22 | 2027-01-30 | Illinois | North Carolina | Scheduled - TBD | - | - | ||
| 23 | 2027-02-02 | UCLA | Illinois | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 24 | 2027-02-05 | Illinois | Michigan State | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 25 | 2027-02-09 | Illinois | Michigan | Scheduled - 7:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 26 | 2027-02-12 | Illinois | Purdue | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 27 | 2027-02-16 | Northwestern | Illinois | Scheduled - 8:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 28 | 2027-02-20 | Illinois | Oregon | Scheduled - 2:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 29 | 2027-02-23 | Illinois | Washington | Scheduled - 7:00 PM | - | - | ||
| 30 | 2027-02-28 | Wisconsin | Illinois | Scheduled - 12:30 PM | - | - | ||
| 31 | 2027-03-03 | Illinois | Rutgers | Scheduled - 6:30 PM | - | - | ||
| 32 | 2027-03-06 | Iowa | Illinois | Scheduled - 7:00 PM | - | - |