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 | 2025-11-06 | Illinois State (118) | 68 | 72 | Ohio (181) | Final | L | -4 |
| 2 | 2025-11-09 | Cornell (140) | 65 | 76 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 11 |
| 3 | 2025-11-14 | Illinois State (118) | 67 | 87 | USC (65) | Final | L | -20 |
| 4 | 2025-11-16 | Illinois State (118) | 82 | 80 | Long Beach State (333) | Final | W | 2 |
| 5 | 2025-11-20 | Rockford | 48 | 93 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 45 |
| 6 | 2025-11-23 | Coastal Carolina (327) | 42 | 94 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 52 |
| 7 | 2025-11-27 | Charlotte (265) | 69 | 79 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 10 |
| 8 | 2025-11-28 | Furman (111) | 65 | 72 | Illinois State (118) | Final | W | 7 |
| 9 | 2025-12-03 | Eastern Kentucky (306) | 78 | 89 | Illinois State (90) | Final | W | 11 |
| 10 | 2025-12-06 | Chicago State (349) | 53 | 95 | Illinois State (90) | Final | W | 42 |
| 11 | 2025-12-13 | Illinois State (82) | 78 | 83 | Utah State (39) | Final | L | -5 |
| 12 | 2025-12-18 | Illinois State (89) | 75 | 68 | Southern Illinois (172) | Final | W | 7 |
| 13 | 2025-12-21 | Indiana State (220) | 65 | 85 | Illinois State (74) | Final | W | 20 |
| 14 | 2025-12-29 | Illinois State (76) | 73 | 56 | Drake (183) | Final | W | 17 |
| 15 | 2026-01-01 | Evansville (276) | 47 | 73 | Illinois State (76) | Final | W | 26 |
| 16 | 2026-01-07 | Illinois State (68) | 71 | 77 | Valparaiso (233) | Final | L | -6 |
| 17 | 2026-01-10 | Illinois-Chicago (307) | 63 | 59 | Illinois State (68) | Final/OT | L | -4 |
| 18 | 2026-01-14 | Illinois State (100) | 89 | 94 | Indiana State (233) | Final | L | -5 |
| 19 | 2026-01-17 | Bradley (99) | 62 | 88 | Illinois State (100) | Final | W | 26 |
| 20 | 2026-01-21 | Northern Iowa (108) | 54 | 59 | Illinois State (98) | Final | W | 5 |
| 21 | 2026-01-24 | Illinois State (98) | 69 | 80 | Belmont (66) | Final | L | -11 |
| 22 | 2026-01-28 | Illinois State (97) | 70 | 65 | Murray State (75) | Final | W | 5 |
| 23 | 2026-02-03 | Southern Illinois (184) | 54 | 50 | Illinois State (85) | Final | L | -4 |
| 24 | 2026-02-06 | Drake (178) | 76 | 86 | Illinois State (85) | Final | W | 10 |
| 25 | 2026-02-09 | Illinois State (92) | 80 | 88 | Evansville (310) | Final | L | -8 |
| 26 | 2026-02-12 | Valparaiso (174) | 64 | 86 | Illinois State (92) | Final | W | 22 |
| 27 | 2026-02-15 | Illinois State (105) | 56 | 83 | Illinois-Chicago (145) | Final | L | -27 |
| 28 | 2026-02-18 | Murray State (104) | 61 | 78 | Illinois State (105) | Final | W | 17 |
| 29 | 2026-02-21 | Illinois State (105) | 60 | 74 | Bradley (101) | Final | L | -14 |
| 30 | 2026-02-25 | Illinois State (108) | 71 | 69 | Northern Iowa (97) | Final | W | 2 |
| 31 | 2026-03-01 | Belmont (58) | 74 | 81 | Illinois State (97) | Final | W | 7 |
| 32 | 2026-03-06 | Northern Iowa (99) | 74 | 52 | Illinois State (97) | Final | L | -22 |
| 33 | 2026-03-18 | Kent State (93) | 58 | 79 | Illinois State (104) | Final | W | 21 |
| 34 | 2026-03-22 | Illinois State (104) | 78 | 75 | Wake Forest (65) | Final | W | 3 |
| 35 | 2026-03-25 | Illinois State (104) | 61 | 55 | Dayton (91) | Final | W | 6 |
| 36 | 2026-04-02 | Illinois State (104) | 66 | 88 | Auburn (42) | Final | L | -22 |