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#5AP Rank
1228
57/57Ranked BallotsRanked average 4.46
0.65

Season Poll History

EditionPublishedRankPointsRanked / Ballots
Final2026-04-07#5122857/57

Every Voter’s Choice

VoterRankBallot
Brenna Greene#3Complete Ballot
Donna Ditota#3Complete Ballot
Andy Greder#4Complete Ballot
Anthony Kristensen#4Complete Ballot
Bob Ballou#4Complete Ballot
Brenden Martin#4Complete Ballot
Brice Cherry#4Complete Ballot
Chris Lea#4Complete Ballot
Chris Nee#4Complete Ballot
Connor Earegood#4Complete Ballot
Dave Borges#4Complete Ballot
Eric Crawford#4Complete Ballot
Jeff Borzello#4Complete Ballot
Johnny Congdon#4Complete Ballot
Jon Rothstein#4Complete Ballot
Justin Jackson#4Complete Ballot
Kate Rogerson#4Complete Ballot
Kevin McNamara#4Complete Ballot
Mark Berman#4Complete Ballot
Matt Young#4Complete Ballot
Michael McCleary#4Complete Ballot
Mick Shaffer#4Complete Ballot
Owen Siebring#4Complete Ballot
Pat Rooney#4Complete Ballot
Percy Allen#4Complete Ballot
Peter Rauterkus#4Complete Ballot
Randy Heitz#4Complete Ballot
Sam Rothman#4Complete Ballot
Scott Richey#4Complete Ballot
Seth Davis#4Complete Ballot
Shane Mettlen#4Complete Ballot
Abby Schnable#5Complete Ballot
Bruce Pascoe#5Complete Ballot
C.J. Moore#5Complete Ballot
Chris Murray#5Complete Ballot
Dave Preston#5Complete Ballot
David Jablonski#5Complete Ballot
Dick Vitale#5Complete Ballot
Dylan Sinn#5Complete Ballot
Jackson Payne#5Complete Ballot
Jeff Neiburg#5Complete Ballot
Joe Cook#5Complete Ballot
John Johnson#5Complete Ballot
John Wustrow#5Complete Ballot
Jon Wilner#5Complete Ballot
Kevin Sjuts#5Complete Ballot
Kyle Franko#5Complete Ballot
Mark Zeigler#5Complete Ballot
Mia O'Brien#5Complete Ballot
Parth Upadhyaya#5Complete Ballot
Scott Hamilton#5Complete Ballot
Stephen Means#5Complete Ballot
Tony Paul#5Complete Ballot
Toyloy Brown III#5Complete Ballot
Trevor Hass#5Complete Ballot
Victor Flores#5Complete Ballot
Geoff Grammer#7Complete Ballot

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public land-grant university spanning the neighboring cities of Urbana and Champaign. Founded in 1867, it is home to the Fighting Illini.

Location
Urbana and Champaign, Illinois
University Type
Public · Land-grant
Founded
1867
Undergraduate Enrollment
38,572Fall 2025 · CDS undergraduate headcount
Nickname
Illinois Fighting Illini
Sources & References
Illini Union at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Illini Union · 2013. Display images resized and converted to WebP.Photo: Beyond My Ken / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.