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 | 2017-11-10 | St. Francis (IL) | 0 | 0 | Northern Illinois (220) | Postponed | - | - |
| 2 | 2017-11-14 | Green Bay (170) | 65 | 85 | Northern Illinois (220) | Final | W | 20 |
| 3 | 2017-11-16 | St. Francis (IL) | 60 | 70 | Northern Illinois (220) | Final | W | 10 |
| 4 | 2017-11-20 | Northern Illinois (220) | 80 | 93 | Penn (197) | Final | L | -13 |
| 5 | 2017-11-21 | Florida Atlantic (269) | 77 | 67 | Northern Illinois (118) | Final | L | -10 |
| 6 | 2017-11-22 | Northern Illinois (118) | 70 | 68 | Manhattan (94) | Final | W | 2 |
| 7 | 2017-11-26 | Rockford | 53 | 105 | Northern Illinois (118) | Final | W | 52 |
| 8 | 2017-11-29 | Milwaukee (135) | 75 | 62 | Northern Illinois (193) | Final | L | -13 |
| 9 | 2017-12-02 | Northern Illinois (193) | 95 | 77 | Chicago State (341) | Final | W | 18 |
| 10 | 2017-12-04 | Northern Illinois (193) | 80 | 94 | Iowa State (88) | Final | L | -14 |
| 11 | 2017-12-09 | Central Connecticut State (179) | 55 | 61 | Northern Illinois (211) | Final | W | 6 |
| 12 | 2017-12-18 | Northern Illinois (189) | 70 | 79 | Marquette (64) | Final | L | -9 |
| 13 | 2017-12-21 | Illinois-Chicago (274) | 63 | 69 | Northern Illinois (204) | Final | W | 6 |
| 14 | 2017-12-29 | Northern Illinois (201) | 75 | 98 | Iowa (115) | Final | L | -23 |
| 15 | 2018-01-02 | Kent State (230) | 61 | 75 | Northern Illinois (215) | Final | W | 14 |
| 16 | 2018-01-06 | Northern Illinois (215) | 68 | 78 | Ohio (166) | Final | L | -10 |
| 17 | 2018-01-09 | Northern Illinois (218) | 57 | 66 | Bowling Green (195) | Final | L | -9 |
| 18 | 2018-01-13 | Eastern Michigan (222) | 66 | 72 | Northern Illinois (218) | Final | W | 6 |
| 19 | 2018-01-16 | Northern Illinois (210) | 67 | 95 | Buffalo (70) | Final | L | -28 |
| 20 | 2018-01-20 | Northern Illinois (210) | 67 | 82 | Akron (204) | Final | L | -15 |
| 21 | 2018-01-23 | Bowling Green (190) | 62 | 93 | Northern Illinois (237) | Final | W | 31 |
| 22 | 2018-01-27 | Northern Illinois (237) | 72 | 79 | Western Michigan (173) | Final | L | -7 |
| 23 | 2018-01-30 | Northern Illinois (219) | 67 | 81 | Central Michigan (181) | Final | L | -14 |
| 24 | 2018-02-03 | Miami (OH) (177) | 81 | 65 | Northern Illinois (219) | Final | L | -16 |
| 25 | 2018-02-06 | Northern Illinois (239) | 77 | 82 | Toledo (105) | Final | L | -5 |
| 26 | 2018-02-10 | Buffalo (72) | 88 | 90 | Northern Illinois (239) | Final/OT | W | 2 |
| 27 | 2018-02-13 | Central Michigan (178) | 80 | 72 | Northern Illinois (230) | Final | L | -8 |
| 28 | 2018-02-17 | Western Michigan (155) | 67 | 75 | Northern Illinois (230) | Final | W | 8 |
| 29 | 2018-02-20 | Northern Illinois (222) | 68 | 77 | Ball State (127) | Final | L | -9 |
| 30 | 2018-02-24 | Northern Illinois (222) | 53 | 82 | Eastern Michigan (185) | Final | L | -29 |
| 31 | 2018-02-27 | Toledo (111) | 97 | 67 | Northern Illinois (232) | Final | L | -30 |
| 32 | 2018-03-02 | Ball State (125) | 65 | 66 | Northern Illinois (232) | Final | W | 1 |
| 33 | 2018-03-05 | Northern Illinois (232) | 59 | 61 | Kent State (191) | Final | L | -2 |