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2026–27 · Men’s Basketball

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#3AP Rank
1366
60/60Ranked BallotsRanked average 3.23
0.69

Season Poll History

EditionPublishedRankPointsRanked / Ballots
Preseason2026-10-19#3134259/59
Week 12026-11-09#3136660/60

Every Voter’s Choice

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

Games and Season Record

5408 known games · Partial schedule coverage; missing games are unavailable · Saved observation: 2026-11-13T20:12:16.206Z. Automatic provider updates are active.

2–0 in known completed results before 2026-11-09 (Eastern calendar day). 28 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.