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Western Illinois · School Profile

School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

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
Men’s Basketball · Division IOhio Valley Conference
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Women’s Basketball · Division IOhio Valley Conference
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The Bigger Picture · Men’s Basketball

Western Illinois Program Titles

Men’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

2 Summit League Regular-Season Championships

  • 1982–83
  • 2012–13
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Men’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Summit League Tournament Championship

  • 1983–84
Sources & References

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. Summit League entries before 2007 are from the conference under its earlier name (Mid-Continent Conference).

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The Bigger Picture · Women’s Basketball

Western Illinois Program Titles

Women’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship

  • 2025–26
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Women’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Ohio Valley Conference Regular-Season Championship

  • 2025–26
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Women’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

2 Summit League Tournament Championships

  • 1994–95
  • 2016–17
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Women’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

6 Summit League Regular-Season Championships

  • 1994–95
  • 2002–03
  • 2003–04
  • 2004–05
  • 2005–06
  • 2016–17
Sources & References

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. Summit League entries before 2007 are from the conference under its earlier name (Mid-Continent Conference).

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Beyond the Ballot

Meet Western Illinois University

Western Illinois University is a public institution in Macomb, Illinois. Founded in 1899, its athletic teams compete as the Leathernecks.

Location
Macomb, Illinois
University Type
Public
Founded
1899
Nickname
Leathernecks
Men’s Basketball Conference
Ohio Valley ConferenceReviewed affiliation · 2026
Women’s Basketball Conference
Ohio Valley ConferenceReviewed affiliation · 2026
Recorded Men’s Basketball Summit League Regular-Season Championships
21982–83 · 2012–13
Recorded Men’s Basketball Summit League Tournament Championships
11983–84
Recorded Women’s Basketball Summit League Tournament Championships
21994–95 · 2016–17
Recorded Women’s Basketball Summit League Regular-Season Championships
61994–95 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2016–17
Recorded Women’s Basketball Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championships
12025–26
Recorded Women’s Basketball Ohio Valley Conference Regular-Season Championships
12025–26
Sources & References
Western Illinois University campus: Shermantall1
Shermantall1 · Photograph taken 2009 · Resized WebP versions for displayPhoto: IlliniGradResearch / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Available AP Poll Analysis

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