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Champaign, ILL. –– Illinois will open the 2022-23 season at No. 23 in the Associated Press Top 25.

This marks the third year in a row that the Illini are ranked in the preseason poll, after starting at No. 8 in 2020-21 and No. 11 in 2021-22. 

Head Coach Brad Underwood's Illini appearing in the AP preseason rankings for three straight seasons is a first for the program since the introductory polls of 2003-04 (No. 13), 2004-05 (No. 5) and 2005-06 (No. 17).

It is the 19th time in program history, meanwhile, that the Illini are ranked in the preseason poll.

Illinois is one of just three Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason poll, along with Indiana (No. 13) and Michigan (No. 22). The Illini once again play a challenging non-conference schedule featuring No. 8 UCLA, either No. 5 Baylor or No. 18 Virginia, and No. 12 Texas.

Ticket Info
Tickets for Fighting Illini basketball continue to move fast, with season ticket sales ahead of last year's pace and both student season tickets and mobile passes sold out for the second year in a row.

Single-game tickets go on sale to the public Wednesday at 9 a.m. CT. 

I FUND members will have presale access for single-game tickets on Tuesday, prior to the start of public sales. Join the I FUND

Season tickets remain on sale, with Friday Night Frenzy and Super Saturday mini plans currently on sale as well.

Limited premium seating tickets are also available in the Traditions Club and Legacy Club. To purchase Traditions Club tickets, contact premiumseating@illinois.edu or call 217-244-7722. Legacy Club tickets (sections 134-138) can be purchased online here.

The B1G's Best
Illinois is the reigning Big Ten Champion after going 15-5 in league play last year to win its first regular season title since 2005. Illinois also is the Big Ten's winningest team in conference play over the last three years with a 44-16 league record, the winningest stretch in program history.

The Illini return five letterwinners, add one of the most accomplished transfer groups in the nation, and welcome a top-10 recruiting class in 2022-23. 

Illinois All-Time in the AP Preseason Poll
1962-63, No. 8
1984-85, No. 2
1985-86, No. 7
1986-87, No. 14
1988-89, No. 9
1989-90, No. 8
1993-94, No. 17
1994-95, No. 25
1999-2000, No. 16
2000-01, No. 8
2001-02, No. 3
2003-04, No. 13
2004-05, No. 5
2005-06, No. 17
2009-10, No. 23
2010-11, No. 13
2020-21, No. 8
2021-22, No. 11
2022-23, No. 23