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Fighting Illini

School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

Overall Record2–32026 · Updated Oct 5Schedule & Results →

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Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

ProgramCurrent AffiliationSources & References
Football · FBSBig Ten Conference
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The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Illinois Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Conference Titles

15 Big Ten Championships

  • 1910*
  • 1914
  • 1915*
  • 1918*
  • 1919
  • 1923*
  • 1927*
  • 1928
  • 1946
  • 1951
  • 1953*
  • 1963
  • 1983
  • 1990*
  • 2001

* Shared conference title

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Sources & References
Top 25 Finishes
6 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
1 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#10
Last Ranked Finish
#16 in 2024

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
Illinois · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024#16Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007#20Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2003Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2002Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2001#12Source ↗
2000Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1999#24Source ↗
1998Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1997Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1996Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1995Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1994Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1993Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1992Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1991Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1990#25Source ↗
1989#10Source ↗
Sources & References

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
Football Conference
Big Ten ConferenceReviewed affiliation · 2026
FBS / Major College Football National Championships
5School-Recognized Titles1914 · 1919 · 1923 · 1927 · 1951
Football Big Ten Championships
151910 · 1914 · 1915 · 1918 · 1919 · 1923 · 1927 · 1928 · 1946 · 1951 · 1953 · 1963 · 1983 · 1990 · 2001
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

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.

Football AP Poll Analysis

Existing Football ranking history and individual voter analysis.

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2026 AP Football Poll

Illinois · Week 5

Ranked in 0 of 6 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 4

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked Illinois and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked Illinois
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
—

No ranked votes available

2026 Games & Scores

Full Schedule & Results →

Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

Oct 102:30 PM CDT
Illinois
Michigan State
Latest AP RanksView Game →
Oct 24Time TBD
Oregon
Illinois
FootballView Game →
Oct 3Final
Purdue24
Illinois17
BTNView Game →
Sep 26Final
Illinois19
#7 Ohio State42
FOXView Game →

2026 Season at a Glance

AP rank and voter agreement across available polls.

Poll
2026 · PreseasonNR94%3/69 Voters2.16
2026 · Week 1NR64%3/69 Voters0.00
2026 · Week 2NR00%0/68 Voters—
2026 · Week 3NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 4NR00%0/70 Voters—
2026 · Week 5NR00%0/70 Voters—

A Look at the Individual Votes

Week 5 · First 10 of 70 voters, sorted by highest vote. Open the weekly view for the complete list.

VoterVote
Creg StephensonNRBoth Unranked
Jerry HumphreyNRBoth Unranked
Cameron CoxNRBoth Unranked
Tom MurphyNRBoth Unranked
Haley SawyerNRBoth Unranked
Jon WilnerNRBoth Unranked
Kirk KenneyNRBoth Unranked
Brian HowellNRBoth Unranked
Joe ArrudaNRBoth Unranked
Jamal St. CyrNRBoth Unranked

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Ballot Distribution

Every complete ballot for Illinois.

Illinois—

0% · 0 of 70 Voters
Average When Ranked: — · 70 Unranked

Ranked High — · Low —70 / 70 Ballots
View Exact Distribution
Illinois votes by rank, including zero counts
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NR70