Illinois
Polls ranked75of 906
Seasons ranked13of 51
Best rankingNo. 5
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak28polls
Season by season · 13 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | No. 23→No. 23 now | 1/1 | |||
| 2025-2026 | unranked→unranked | 1/20 | |||
| 2024-2025 | unranked→unranked | 5/21 | |||
| 2023-2024 | No. 23→unranked | 1/21 | |||
| 2022-2023 | unranked→unranked | 4/19 | |||
| 2000-2001 | unranked→unranked | 3/19 | |||
| 1999-2000 | No. 12→unranked | 13/19 | |||
| 1998-1999 | No. 25→unranked | 3/18 | |||
| 1997-1998 | No. 7→No. 16 | 18/18 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1996-1997 | unranked→No. 16 | 7/18 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1987-1988 | unranked→unranked | 3/17 | |||
| 1986-1987 | unranked→unranked | 9/16 | |||
| 1981-1982 | unranked→unranked | 7/18 |
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 5 | First: December 8, 1997 | All 8 |
| # Polls Ranked | 75 | First: November 29, 1981 (19) Most recent: October 20, 2026 (23) | All 75 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 1 | First: December 8, 1997 (5) | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 11 | First: November 7, 1997 (7) Most recent: November 29, 1999 (10) | All 11 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 29 | First: December 13, 1981 (15) Most recent: January 17, 2000 (13) | All 29 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 55 | First: November 29, 1981 (19) Most recent: November 25, 2024 (19) | All 55 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 28 | January 27, 1997 - November 23, 1998 | All 14 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 1 | December 8, 1997 - December 8, 1997 | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 5 | November 7, 1997 - December 8, 1997 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 16 | November 7, 1997 - February 23, 1998 | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 24 | February 3, 1997 - March 9, 1998 | All 7 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 13 | First: 1981-1982 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 13 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 1 | First: 1997-1998 | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 2 | First: 1997-1998 Most recent: 1999-2000 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 5 | First: 1981-1982 Most recent: 1999-2000 | All 5 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 7 | First: 1981-1982 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 7 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 5 | First: 1997-1998 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 5 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 1 | First: 1997-1998 | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 2 | First: 1997-1998 Most recent: 1999-2000 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 2 | First: 1997-1998 Most recent: 1999-2000 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 2 | First: 1996-1997 Most recent: 1997-1998 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 2 | First: 1996-1997 Most recent: 1997-1998 | All 2 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 5 | 2 times Most recent: 2022-2023 - (Active) | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 1 | 1997-1998 - 1997-1998 | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 1 | 2 times | All 2 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 2 | 1996-1997 - 1997-1998 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 2 | 2 times | All 5 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 14 | Unranked (March 8, 1999) → No. 12 (November 9, 1999) | All 26 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 7 | No. 25 (January 27, 1997) → No. 18 (February 3, 1997) | All 22 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 10 | Unranked (November 12, 1996) → No. 16 (March 10, 1997) | |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 9 | No. 16 (March 9, 1998) → No. 25 (November 6, 1998) | All 24 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 8 | 2 times First: No. 5 (December 8, 1997) → No. 13 (December 15, 1997) Most recent: No. 13 (January 17, 2000) → No. 21 (January 24, 2000) | All 23 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 14 | No. 12 (November 9, 1999) → Unranked (March 13, 2000) | All 4 |