Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini

20-3 - 1st in Big Ten
Joe Lunardi's men's Bracketology March Madness watch guide Joe Lunardi's men's Bracketology March Madness watch guide

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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

How are your team's chances to make the Big Dance shaping up in the final six weeks until Selection Sunday?

Men's college basketball Power Rankings: Can the top 5 survive the week? Men's college basketball Power Rankings: Can the top 5 survive the week?

An upcoming week of tough matchups could result in a shakeup of teams at the top of the rankings.

No. 5 Illinois makes 17 3-pointers, beats Northwestern 84-44 for 12th straight win No. 5 Illinois makes 17 3-pointers, beats Northwestern 84-44 for 12th straight win

— Andrej Stojakovic scored 17 points and No. 5 Illinois made 17 3-pointers in an 84-44 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night.

Ranking the top 12 men's Coach of the Year contenders at midseason Ranking the top 12 men's Coach of the Year contenders at midseason

From Fred Hoiberg and the turnaround he's authored at Nebraska to usual suspects, see who made the short list.

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

The Fighting Illini are the top 2-seed -- with plenty of time this season to move further up the board.

SVPod: SVP and Stanford Steve are here to preview Super Bowl 60, share their takeaways from a great weekend of college hoops, talk the top NBA storylines and more. SVPod: SVP and Stanford Steve are here to preview Super Bowl 60, share their takeaways from a great weekend of college hoops, talk the top NBA storylines and more.

SVP and Stanford Steve are here to preview Super Bowl 60, share their takeaways from a great weekend of college hoops, talk the top NBA storylines and more. Is Drake Maye’s shoulder really hurt? What’s at stake for the Seahawks and Patriots beyond what happens on the field Sunday? Stanford Steve likes New England straight up, and SVP may agree with him. Then, a full recap of the best of college basketball over the weekend, including the rivalry game in Spokane, Florida’s statement, Kansas and Illinois’ momentum and more. Plus, a shoutout to Jalen Duren and the Pistons, Novak Djokovic for continuing to defy logic and Carlos Alcaraz for accomplishing the career slam. Finally, the guys air out their grievances for the way the DC area has handled the snow, Punxsutawney Phil and more. | SVPod Time Codes/Topics (0:00) Intro (1:35) DMV is struggling to combat the snow (4:36) It’s Super Bowl week! (9:31) SB LX Preview (18:40) Radio row isn’t missed (20:35) Pro Bowl is here (Thank you Joe Burrow) (24:24) Illinois MBB is the REAL DEAL (27:10) CBB wknd thoughts (31:00) Gonzaga-St. Mary’s reaction (38:30) Shoutout to UCF (39:05) Kansas is scary with DP (42:50) Upcoming CBB schedule (44:44) Hoops update for Steve’s kids (46:00) Shoutout Jalen Duren (49:15) NBA storylines (52:38) Hats off to Novak (57:08) Alcaraz is unbelievable (58:38) SVP needs to pack and has homework (1:05:48) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 new top five. What's next for the ranked teams?

Keaton Wagler, No. 9 Illinois topple No. 4 Nebraska on road Keaton Wagler, No. 9 Illinois topple No. 4 Nebraska on road

Keaton Wagler scored 28 points and No. 9 Illinois won its 11th straight game, beating No. 5 Nebraska 78-69 on Sunday.

Big Ten Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Michigan 91.4 - 1 21
Illinois 84.6 1.5 3 20
Nebraska 80.0 1 2 20
Michigan State 78.9 2.5 4 19
Purdue 83.6 3 4 18
Wisconsin 83.2 5 6 16
UCLA 78.9 5.5 7 16
Iowa 78.2 4 5 17
Ohio State 82.2 6 7 15
USC 81.4 4.5 6 17
Indiana 81.2 6.5 8 15
Washington 78.1 9.5 11 12
Minnesota 72.0 10.5 12 11
Northwestern 75.2 11.5 13 10
Rutgers 70.2 12.5 14 9
Oregon 72.0 13 14 8
Maryland 72.0 13 14 8
Penn State 76.1 11.5 13 10
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Keaton Wagler
  • Assists Per Game

    Keaton Wagler
  • Field Goal Percentage

    Andrej Stojakovic

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    David Mirkovic
  • Steals Per Game

    Keaton Wagler
  • Blocks Per Game

    Zvonimir Ivisic