Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini (2-1)
Big Ten (0-0)
Live ELO
34
Up 2 since
SUN, SEP 13th

2026 Illinois Fighting Illini 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
Texas
 103.4
15
Utah
 58.6
16
Washington
 57.9
17
Ohio State
 52.1
18
Oklahoma
 51.8
19
Florida
 51.8
20
LSU
 50.7
21
Missouri
 47.3
22
Vanderbilt
 44.0
23
Oregon
 43.2
24
Texas A&M
 39.4
25
Clemson
 29.5
26
SMU
 28.8
27
Louisville
 26.1
28
Houston
 12.0
29
Nebraska
 11.9
30
Boise State
 10.6
31
Virginia Tech
 9.9
32
Arizona
 4.4
33
Auburn
 0.5
34
Illinois
 -
35
TCU
 -1.0
36
Duke
 -2.9
37
Virginia
 -5.8
38
South Carolina
 -9.1
39
Pittsburgh
 -9.2
40
Memphis
 -10.7
41
James Madison
 -13.5
42
Oklahoma State
 -16.1
43
Kansas State
 -20.7
44
North Dakota State
 -23.8
45
West Virginia
 -29.4
46
UCLA
 -36.7
47
Georgia Tech
 -44.9
48
Arizona State
 -45.6
49
Mississippi State
 -52.2
50
South Florida
 -53.3
51
Western Michigan
 -53.4
52
Cincinnati
 -55.2
53
Appalachian State
 -56.1
75
Jacksonville State
 -87.1
100
East Carolina
 -120.9
125
Western Kentucky
 -162.4

Direct Impact Games

Peacock
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Southern Illinois
(2-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley)		 7 3 0 0 10
Illinois
(2-1, 0-0 Big Ten)		 14 17 0 17 48
Gies Memorial Stadium
Illinois Wins:
Illinois Loses:
12.2 ELO Points
-37.8 ELO Points