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 | 2025-11-03 | Jackson State (268) | 55 | 113 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 58 |
| 2 | 2025-11-07 | Florida Gulf Coast (186) | 70 | 113 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 43 |
| 3 | 2025-11-11 | Texas Tech (10) | 77 | 81 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 4 |
| 4 | 2025-11-14 | Colgate (266) | 65 | 84 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 19 |
| 5 | 2025-11-19 | Alabama (6) | 90 | 86 | Illinois (22) | Final | L | -4 |
| 6 | 2025-11-22 | Long Island (279) | 58 | 98 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 40 |
| 7 | 2025-11-24 | UTRGV (241) | 73 | 87 | Illinois (22) | Final | W | 14 |
| 8 | 2025-11-28 | Illinois (22) | 61 | 74 | Connecticut (35) | Final | L | -13 |
| 9 | 2025-12-06 | Illinois (38) | 75 | 62 | Tennessee (19) | Final | W | 13 |
| 10 | 2025-12-09 | Illinois (21) | 88 | 80 | Ohio State (46) | Final | W | 8 |
| 11 | 2025-12-13 | Nebraska (10) | 83 | 80 | Illinois (21) | Final | L | -3 |
| 12 | 2025-12-22 | Missouri (73) | 48 | 91 | Illinois (17) | Final | W | 43 |
| 13 | 2025-12-29 | Southern (285) | 55 | 90 | Illinois (14) | Final | W | 35 |
| 14 | 2026-01-03 | Illinois (14) | 73 | 65 | Penn State (135) | Final | W | 8 |
| 15 | 2026-01-08 | Rutgers (159) | 55 | 81 | Illinois (15) | Final | W | 26 |
| 16 | 2026-01-11 | Illinois (13) | 75 | 69 | Iowa (36) | Final | W | 6 |
| 17 | 2026-01-14 | Illinois (13) | 79 | 68 | Northwestern (105) | Final | W | 11 |
| 18 | 2026-01-17 | Minnesota (84) | 67 | 77 | Illinois (13) | Final | W | 10 |
| 19 | 2026-01-21 | Maryland (138) | 70 | 89 | Illinois (12) | Final | W | 19 |
| 20 | 2026-01-24 | Illinois (12) | 88 | 82 | Purdue (6) | Final | W | 6 |
| 21 | 2026-01-29 | Washington (68) | 66 | 75 | Illinois (8) | Final | W | 9 |
| 22 | 2026-02-01 | Illinois (7) | 78 | 69 | Nebraska (6) | Final | W | 9 |
| 23 | 2026-02-04 | Northwestern (87) | 44 | 84 | Illinois (7) | Final | W | 40 |
| 24 | 2026-02-07 | Illinois (7) | 82 | 85 | Michigan State (9) | Final/OT | L | -3 |
| 25 | 2026-02-10 | Wisconsin (39) | 92 | 90 | Illinois (8) | Final/OT | L | -2 |
| 26 | 2026-02-15 | Indiana (37) | 51 | 71 | Illinois (10) | Final | W | 20 |
| 27 | 2026-02-18 | Illinois (10) | 101 | 65 | USC (48) | Final | W | 36 |
| 28 | 2026-02-21 | Illinois (10) | 94 | 95 | UCLA (41) | Final/OT | L | -1 |
| 29 | 2026-02-27 | Michigan (1) | 84 | 70 | Illinois (9) | Final | L | -14 |
| 30 | 2026-03-03 | Oregon (100) | 54 | 80 | Illinois (11) | Final | W | 26 |
| 31 | 2026-03-08 | Illinois (10) | 78 | 72 | Maryland (119) | Final | W | 6 |
| 32 | 2026-03-13 | Wisconsin (27) | 91 | 88 | Illinois (10) | Final/OT | L | -3 |
| 33 | 2026-03-19 | Penn (131) | 70 | 105 | Illinois (12) | Final | W | 35 |
| 34 | 2026-03-21 | Virginia Commonwealth (52) | 55 | 76 | Illinois (12) | Final | W | 21 |
| 35 | 2026-03-26 | Illinois (12) | 65 | 55 | Houston (4) | Final | W | 10 |
| 36 | 2026-03-28 | Iowa (36) | 59 | 71 | Illinois (12) | Final | W | 12 |
| 37 | 2026-04-04 | Illinois (12) | 62 | 71 | Connecticut (8) | Final | L | -9 |