Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini

21-5 - 2nd in Big Ten
Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament

Seton Hall is still fourth in a Big East expected to send three teams to the NCAA tournament.

David Mirkovic scores 25, Kylan Boswell returns as No. 8 Illinois beats Indiana 71-51 David Mirkovic scores 25, Kylan Boswell returns as No. 8 Illinois beats Indiana 71-51

— David Mirkovic had 25 points and seven rebounds and No. 8 Illinois rebounded from back-to-back overtime losses with a 71-51 victory over Indiana on Sunday.

NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2026 men's March Madness field NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2026 men's March Madness field

The Last Four In and First Four Out groupings feature teams with big wins -- and high potential for March.

2026 NBA draft big board rankings: Top 100 prospects 2026 NBA draft big board rankings: Top 100 prospects

Which rising prospects have entered the draft conversation? Here's the updated top 100 big board for the 2026 class.

Men's college basketball Power Rankings: The top 5 gets a big reshuffle Men's college basketball Power Rankings: The top 5 gets a big reshuffle

The latest top 25 features plenty of movement after a week of ranked upsets, including a new No. 1.

Building men's college basketball's version of USA vs. the World Building men's college basketball's version of USA vs. the World

The college basketball version of the new NBA All-Star format features elite talent, including 11 freshmen.

Wisconsin rallies from 12-point second-half deficit for 92-90 overtime win over No. 8 Illinois Wisconsin rallies from 12-point second-half deficit for 92-90 overtime win over No. 8 Illinois

— Nick Boyd scored 25 points and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime victory over No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday night.

Cameron Boozer headlines freshman-heavy men's Wooden Award top 20 Cameron Boozer headlines freshman-heavy men's Wooden Award top 20

Big names make the top 20 short list, including seven underclassmen and two players from Texas Tech.

Arizona unanimous No. 1 in AP men's college basketball poll Arizona unanimous No. 1 in AP men's college basketball poll

Arizona remained firmly atop the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for a ninth consecutive week, while Houston jumped back into the top 5.

Big Ten Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Michigan 90.6 - 1 24
Illinois 84.2 3.5 5 21
Nebraska 79.4 2 3 22
Purdue 82.6 3 4 21
Michigan State 78.8 4 5 20
Wisconsin 83.7 6 7 18
UCLA 77.9 7 8 17
Iowa 77.0 6 7 18
Ohio State 81.0 8 9 16
Indiana 80.3 7.5 9 17
USC 81.3 6 7 18
Washington 76.8 11.5 13 13
Minnesota 71.0 13 14 11
Rutgers 70.0 14 15 10
Maryland 71.4 14 15 10
Oregon 72.2 15 16 9
Penn State 75.4 13.5 15 11
Northwestern 74.0 14.5 16 10
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Keaton Wagler
  • Assists Per Game

    Keaton Wagler
  • Field Goal Percentage

    Keaton Wagler

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    David Mirkovic
  • Steals Per Game

    Keaton Wagler
  • Blocks Per Game

    Zvonimir Ivisic