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#3AP Rank
1342
59/59Ranked BallotsRanked average 3.25
1.02

Season Poll History

EditionPublishedRankPointsRanked / Ballots
Preseason2026-10-19#3134259/59

Every Voter’s Choice

VoterRankBallot
CJ Moore#1Complete Ballot
Percy Allen#1Complete Ballot
Andrew Kahn#2Complete Ballot
Chris Murray#2Complete Ballot
Dave Preston#2Complete Ballot
Joe Cook#2Complete Ballot
Jon Wilner#2Complete Ballot
Kellan Olson#2Complete Ballot
Scott Richey#2Complete Ballot
Trevor Hass#2Complete Ballot
Andrew Quinn#3Complete Ballot
Anthony Kristensen#3Complete Ballot
Brenna Greene#3Complete Ballot
Chris Lea#3Complete Ballot
Dave Mackall#3Complete Ballot
Davis Baker#3Complete Ballot
Dick Vitale#3Complete Ballot
Dylan Sinn#3Complete Ballot
Eric Crawford#3Complete Ballot
Geoff Grammer#3Complete Ballot
Harold Kuntz#3Complete Ballot
Izzie Begley#3Complete Ballot
Jackson Payne#3Complete Ballot
Janyre Cooper#3Complete Ballot
Jeff Borzello#3Complete Ballot
Jeff Neiburg#3Complete Ballot
Jeff Rabjohns#3Complete Ballot
Jon Rothstein#3Complete Ballot
Joseph Duarte#3Complete Ballot
Kate Rogerson#3Complete Ballot
Keith Farmer#3Complete Ballot
Mark Zeigler#3Complete Ballot
Mia O'Brien#3Complete Ballot
Pat Rooney#3Complete Ballot
Peter Rauterkaus#3Complete Ballot
Randy Heitz#3Complete Ballot
Rob Gray#3Complete Ballot
Sam Rothman#3Complete Ballot
Scott Hamilton#3Complete Ballot
Stephen Means#3Complete Ballot
Toyloy Brown III#3Complete Ballot
Zach Klein#3Complete Ballot
Andrew Krammer#4Complete Ballot
Bob Ballou#4Complete Ballot
David Jablonski#4Complete Ballot
Ian Kress#4Complete Ballot
Kendall Duncan#4Complete Ballot
Kevin McNamara#4Complete Ballot
Kyle Franko#4Complete Ballot
Lance Allan#4Complete Ballot
Chris Nee#5Complete Ballot
Donna Ditota#5Complete Ballot
John Johnson#5Complete Ballot
Josh Wustrow#5Complete Ballot
Justin Jackson#5Complete Ballot
Kevin Sjuts#5Complete Ballot
Seth Davis#5Complete Ballot
Shane Mettlen#5Complete Ballot
Dave Borges#6Complete Ballot

Games and Season Record

5288 known games · Provider schedule captured; newly scheduled games may be added · Saved observation: 2026-10-19T11:38:20.457Z. Automatic provider updates are active.

0–0 in known completed results before 2026-10-19 (Eastern calendar day). 32 games have unresolved dates, results or season classification. Same-day games are excluded because this poll has no publication time.

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.