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Illinois State Redbirds

Men's College Basketball · 2026–27

Record
0–1
Our rank
#217
Efficiency
#96
Adj. margin
+7.6
Illinois St rank by day Our rankings Efficiency
#1#80#160#240#320#400NovEfficiency #96Our rank #217
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ThroughOur rankEfficiency
Nov 2#217#96
Nov 1#0#93
Oct 31#0#92

Illinois State Redbirds schedule & predictions

DateOpponent Result / TimeOur pickSignals
Nov 5vs Central St (non-D1)8:00 PM ET—
Nov 9at 263Purdue8:30 PM ETPurdue 84%RCECompare
Nov 13at 141N Dakota St8:00 PM ETN Dakota St 53%RCECompare
Nov 17vs 190Bellarmine8:00 PM ETIllinois St 90%RCECompare
Nov 19vs Eureka (non-D1)8:00 PM ET—
Nov 23vs 87Santa Clara (neutral)7:00 PM ETSanta Clara 74%RCECompare
Nov 24vs 160Tulsa (neutral)4:30 PM ETTulsa 56%RCECompare
Dec 2at 207E Illinois8:00 PM ETIllinois St 82%R EIUCECompare
Dec 5at 201Chicago St2:00 PM ETIllinois St 87%R CHSTCECompare
Dec 10vs 232Long Beach St7:00 PM ETIllinois St 82%RCECompare
Dec 13vs 141N Dakota St5:00 PM ETIllinois St 66%R NDSUCECompare
Dec 17at 61Murray St6:00 PM ETMurray St 66%RCECompare
Dec 21vs 174Belmont9:00 PM ETIllinois St 57%R BELCECompare
Dec 29at 179Evansville8:00 PM ETIllinois St 74%R EVANCECompare
Jan 2vs 219Indiana St5:00 PM ETIllinois St 81%RCECompare
Jan 8at 174Belmont8:00 PM ETBelmont 63%RCECompare
Jan 12at Northern IowaTBDNorthern Iowa 63%RCECompare
Jan 16vs 107Valparaiso5:00 PM ETIllinois St 64%R VALCECompare
Jan 18vs Drake8:00 PM ETIllinois St 78%RCECompare
Jan 24at 120BradleyTBDBradley 53%RCECompare
Jan 27vs 152S Illinois7:00 PM ETIllinois St 67%R SIUCECompare
Jan 30at 164UICTBDUIC 54%RCECompare
Feb 3vs Northern IowaTBDIllinois St 59%RCECompare
Feb 6at 219Indiana StTBDIllinois St 66%R INSTCECompare
Feb 9at 107ValparaisoTBDValparaiso 54%RCE ILSTCompare
Feb 12vs 61Murray StTBDIllinois St 52%R MURCECompare
Feb 15vs 164UICTBDIllinois St 65%R UICCECompare
Feb 18at 152S Illinois8:00 PM ETS Illinois 52%RCE ILSTCompare
Feb 21vs 179Evansville3:00 PM ETIllinois St 86%R EVANCECompare
Feb 24at Drake7:30 PM ETIllinois St 59%RCECompare
Feb 28vs 120BradleyTBDIllinois St 66%R BRADCECompare

Small numbers beside teams are our rankings, not the AP poll.

Illinois St 2026–27 results

DateOpponent Result / TimeOur pickSignals
Nov 2at 84Saint Mary'sL 85–90 OTSaint Mary's 81% ✓RCECompare

Our picks in finished games here: 1–0 (100%)

“Our pick” on a finished game is what we predicted before it was played.