Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini

20-5 - 2nd in Big Ten
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Which rising prospects have entered the draft conversation? Here's the updated top 100 big board for the 2026 class.

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

Another ranked upset adds more intrigue to the race for the NCAA tournament.

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.

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Right now, it's about looking beyond UNC's numbers and taking into account the context that has the Tar Heels as a 4-seed.

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.

AP men's college basketball Top 25 poll breakdown AP men's college basketball Top 25 poll breakdown

The latest Top 25 poll is out, with a reshuffled top 5. What's next for the ranked teams?

Jeremy Fears' 26 points and 15 assists help No. 10 Michigan State beat No. 5 Illinois 85-82 in OT Jeremy Fears' 26 points and 15 assists help No. 10 Michigan State beat No. 5 Illinois 85-82 in OT

— Jeremy Fears scored 26 points, including a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:47 left in overtime, and had 15 assists to help

Big Ten Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Michigan 90.8 - 1 23
Illinois 84.7 3.5 5 20
Nebraska 79.8 2 3 21
Purdue 82.8 3 4 20
Michigan State 79.1 3 4 20
Wisconsin 83.3 6 7 17
UCLA 78.8 6 7 17
Iowa 77.8 5 6 18
Indiana 81.5 6.5 8 17
Ohio State 81.6 7 8 16
USC 81.3 5.5 7 18
Minnesota 71.5 12 13 11
Washington 77.2 11.5 13 12
Maryland 72.0 13 14 10
Rutgers 70.1 14 15 9
Penn State 75.6 12.5 14 11
Northwestern 75.0 13.5 15 10
Oregon 71.8 15 16 8
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