Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini (2-1)
Big Ten (0-0)
Live ELO
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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
Montana State
 -33.0
15
South Carolina State
 -125.9
16
Yale
 -128.3
17
Northern Arizona
 -133.9
18
Villanova
 -136.2
19
Mercer
 -144.1
20
Rhode Island
 -147.8
21
Columbia
 -152.0
22
Lamar
 -159.2
23
North Dakota
 -164.6
24
Western Carolina
 -164.7
25
Elon
 -166.6
26
Austin Peay
 -167.4
27
Idaho State
 -169.9
28
Dartmouth
 -170.6
29
Chattanooga
 -172.9
30
Southeastern Louisiana
 -183.2
31
Southeast Missouri
 -184.5
32
Abilene Christian
 -187.0
33
Stony Brook
 -189.4
34
Tennessee-Martin
 -189.8
35
Monmouth
 -191.2
36
William & Mary
 -192.9
37
Butler
 -194.9
38
Penn
 -195.6
39
Southern Illinois
 -197.3
40
Alabama State
 -197.9
41
Campbell
 -203.5
42
Saint Thomas
 -204.4
43
Tennessee State
 -205.1
44
Youngstown State
 -207.8
45
San Diego
 -208.2
46
Robert Morris
 -209.3
47
New Hampshire
 -210.2
48
Idaho
 -212.6
49
Eastern Kentucky
 -213.0
50
Morgan State
 -214.0
51
North Carolina Central
 -214.4
52
Albany
 -215.4
53
Weber State
 -223.6
75
Eastern Washington
 -251.4
100
Portland State
 -286.3
125
Stetson
 -354.0

Direct Impact Games

Peacock
Final 1 2 3 4 T
24 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