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Named ballot coverage is unavailable for Illinois State in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
The Bigger Picture · Men’s Basketball
Illinois State Program Titles
Men’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles
6 Missouri Valley Conference Regular-Season Championships
- 1983–84
- 1991–92
- 1992–93
- 1996–97
- 1997–98
- 2016–17
Men’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles
4 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championships
- 1982–83
- 1989–90
- 1996–97
- 1997–98
Partial list of conference and national titles compiled from the cited Wikipedia conference and team pages, checked 2026-10-05. Conference tournament, regular-season and division titles are separate entries; seasons use the starting year. Earlier titles in conferences outside Division I, unlabeled or ambiguous years, and any title not found on a cited page are omitted, so absence is not zero. Regular-season entries from team infobox lists do not distinguish outright from shared titles unless marked shared.
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Illinois State University
Illinois State University is a public university in Normal, Illinois. Founded in 1857, its athletic teams compete as the Redbirds.
- Location
- Normal, Illinois
- University Type
- Public university
- Founded
- 1857
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 19,107Fall 2024 · Undergraduate students only
- Nickname
- Redbirds
- Men’s Basketball Conference
- Missouri Valley ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Recorded Men’s Basketball Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championships
- 41982–83 · 1989–90 · 1996–97 · 1997–98
- Recorded Men’s Basketball Missouri Valley Conference Regular-Season Championships
- 61983–84 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 2016–17
Sources & References
- NCAA Directory: Illinois State University ↗
- Illinois State University · Government enrollment ↗
- Illinois State University · Institution history ↗
- Wikipedia: Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, checked 2026-10-05 ↗
- Wikipedia: Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball (title lists), checked 2026-10-05 ↗
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.