The biggest reason? Former Cal standout Andrej Stojakovic, who transferred to Illinois after a breakout sophomore year in the ...

Illinois college basketball power rankings 1. Illinois: 17-8, 9-6 Big Ten. ... ISU rebounded from a 2-5 start to conference play to sit at 7-8 in February.

The Illini entered ESPN's early college basketball rankings, ... to grow around Illinois basketball. ... shaping up as the deepest and most talented conference in college basketball. ...

College basketball rankings: Auburn, ... The arrival of 2025 means that conference play is in full swing in college basketball and the road to March kicks up a couple of ... What did Illinois show ...

Illinois rankings update. The Illinois men's basketball team remained at No. 20 in the latest USA TODAY Sports coaches poll released Monday. The Illini also is No. 25 in the newest Associated ...

The conference race is clear at the top but cloudy in the middle with at least 10 teams capable of reaching the NCAAs.

These crucial college basketball rankings could determine the fate of ... Top 68 teams in NET ratings entering conference ... three minutes of its regular-season finale contest at Illinois Friday ...

Illinois is one of just seven squads in Division I to rank among KenPom's top 20 in efficiency on both ends of the court. And if the Illini start sinking shots from the outside at a rate they seem ...