Illinois State
Illinois State Redbirds (12-5)
Missouri Valley (5-3)
Live ELO
5
Up 3 since
SUN, DEC 7th

2025 Illinois State Redbirds Impact Games

Impact Games are games that can move a team up or down the ELO Ladder (increase or decrease ELO Rank).
Direct Impact Games are head-to-head matchups for the team.

ELO Ladder

ELO Team ELO Pts
Needed
1
Oregon
 232.6
2
Indiana
 229.4
3
Miami (FL)
 214.8
4
Georgia
 197.9
5
Ole Miss
 196.4
6
Notre Dame
 160.2
7
Ohio State
 160.1
8
Texas
 156.4
9
Alabama
 148.8
10
Texas Tech
 146.8
11
Oklahoma
 146.0
12
Utah
 143.5
13
Texas A&M
 141.7
14
BYU
 139.3
15
James Madison
 83.4
16
Michigan
 81.7
17
Iowa
 78.7
18
Navy
 75.4
19
USC
 73.3
20
SMU
 69.8
21
Vanderbilt
 69.8
22
TCU
 66.1
23
Tulane
 61.6
24
North Texas
 55.4
25
Illinois
 55.1
50
Kennesaw State
 -16.9
75
California
 -79.2
100
Stanford
 -142.1
125
Middle Tennessee
 -223.7

Direct Impact Games

ESPN+
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Illinois State
(12-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley)		 21 0 14 7 42
UC Davis
(9-4, 6-2 Big Sky)		 17 0 0 14 31
FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals
UC Davis Health Stadium
Illinois State Wins:
Illinois State Loses:
20.6 ELO Points
-29.4 ELO Points
ESPN2
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Illinois State
(12-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley)		 7 14 6 3 30
Villanova
(12-3, 7-1 Coastal Athletic)		 0 6 0 8 14
FCS Playoffs - Semifinals
Villanova Stadium
Illinois State Wins:
Illinois State Loses:
26.7 ELO Points
-23.3 ELO Points
ESPN
Final/1OT 1 2 3 4 OT T
Illinois State
(12-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley)		 0 7 7 14 6 34
Montana State
(14-2, 8-0 Big Sky)		 7 14 7 0 7 35
FCS Playoffs - Championship Game
FirstBank Stadium
Illinois State Wins:
Illinois State Loses:
32.5 ELO Points
-17.5 ELO Points