Illinois State
Illinois State Redbirds (12-5)
Missouri Valley (5-3)
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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
Montana State
 106.9
2
North Dakota State
 47.1
3
Villanova
 23.1
4
Montana
 2.3
5
Illinois State
 -
6
Lehigh
 -7.0
7
Tarleton State
 -22.6
8
South Dakota
 -32.7
9
Yale
 -47.6
10
Harvard
 -58.3
11
Rhode Island
 -59.0
12
UC Davis
 -61.2
13
Mercer
 -64.8
14
Stephen F. Austin
 -72.9
15
South Carolina State
 -80.9
16
Tennessee Tech
 -82.3
17
South Dakota State
 -92.7
18
Jackson State
 -95.2
19
Abilene Christian
 -95.9
20
Alabama State
 -103.0
21
Dartmouth
 -113.0
22
New Hampshire
 -117.1
23
Southeastern Louisiana
 -126.0
24
Drake
 -133.2
25
Southern Utah
 -135.2
50
Idaho State
 -198.2
75
Georgetown
 -260.1
100
East Texas A&M
 -333.8
125
Fordham
 -424.6

Direct Impact Games

ESPN+
Final 1 2 3 4 T
17 Illinois State
(12-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley)		 7 0 7 7 21
17 Southeastern Louisiana
(9-4, 7-1 Southland)		 0 3 0 0 3
FCS Playoffs - First Round
Strawberry Stadium
Illinois State Wins:
Illinois State Loses:
16.3 ELO Points
-33.7 ELO Points
ESPN+
Final 1 2 3 4 T
17 Illinois State
(12-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley)		 0 14 0 15 29
1 North Dakota State
(12-1, 8-0 Missouri Valley)		 14 7 0 7 28
FCS Playoffs - Second Round
Fargodome
Illinois State Wins:
Illinois State Loses:
28.4 ELO Points
-21.6 ELO Points
ESPN+
Final 1 2 3 4 T
17 Illinois State
(12-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley)		 21 0 14 7 42
11 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
17 Illinois State
(12-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley)		 7 14 6 3 30
9 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
17 Illinois State
(12-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley)		 0 7 7 14 6 34
2 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