2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall28-90.757
Conference15-50.750
StreakL1
Home14-3
Away8-2
Neutral6-4
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 (Sun) | 2 pm CT | Home | Illinois State (Exh.) | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 92-65 | |
| Nov 3 (Mon) | 7:30 pm CT | Home | Jackson State | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 113-55 | |
| Nov 7 (Fri) | 7:30 pm CT | Home | Florida Gulf Coast | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 113-70 | |
| Nov 11 (Tue) | 7:30 pm CT | Home | #11 Texas Tech | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 81-77 | |
| Nov 14 (Fri) | 8 pm CT | Home | Colgate | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 84-65 | |
| Nov 19 (Wed) | 8 pm CT | Neutral | #11 Alabama | Chicago Ill. (United Center) | L 86-90 | |
| Nov 22 (Sat) | 1 pm CT | Home | Long Island | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 98-58 | |
| Nov 24 (Mon) | 7 pm CT | Home | UT Rio Grande Valley | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 87-73 | |
| Nov 28 (Fri) | 11:30 am CT | Neutral | #5 UConn | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | SentinelOne Showdown | L 61-74 |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Neutral | #13 Tennessee | Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena) | Music City Madness | W 75-62 |
| Dec 9 (Tue) | 6:30 pm CT | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 88-80 | |
| Dec 13 (Sat) | 3 pm CT | Home | #23 Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 80-83 | |
| Dec 22 (Mon) | 7 pm CT | Neutral | Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center) | McBride Homes Braggin' Rights | W 91-48 |
| Dec 29 (Mon) | 2 pm CT | Home | Southern | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 90-55 | |
| Jan 3 (Sat) | 6 pm CT | Away | Penn State | Philadelphia, Pa. | W 73-65 | |
| Jan 8 (Thu) | 7:30 pm CT | Home | Rutgers | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 81-55 | |
| Jan 11 (Sun) | 11 am CT | Away | #19 Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W 75-69 | |
| Jan 14 (Wed) | 7:30 pm CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 79-68 | |
| Jan 17 (Sat) | 11 am CT | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 77-67 | |
| Jan 21 (Wed) | 6 pm CT | Home | Maryland | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 89-70 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Away | #4 Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | W 88-82 | |
| Jan 29 (Thu) | 8 pm CT | Home | Washington | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 75-66 | |
| Feb 1 (Sun) | 3 pm CT | Away | #5 Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W 78-69 | |
| Feb 4 (Wed) | 8 pm CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 84-44 | |
| Feb 7 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Away | #10 Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 82-85 | |
| Feb 10 (Tue) | 7 pm CT | Home | Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 90-92 | |
| Feb 15 (Sun) | 12 pm CT | Home | Indiana | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 71-51 | |
| Feb 18 (Wed) | 9 pm CT | Away | Southern California | Los Angeles, Calif. | W 101-65 | |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Away | UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | L 94-95 | |
| Feb 27 (Fri) | 7 pm CT | Home | #3 Michigan | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | L 70-84 | |
| Mar 3 (Tue) | 8 pm CT | Home | Oregon | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) | W 80-54 | |
| Mar 8 (Sun) | 2 pm CT | Away | Maryland | College Park, Md. | W 78-72 | |
| Mar 13 (Fri) | 1:30 pm CT | Neutral | #23 Wisconsin | Chicago Ill. (United Center) | Big Ten Tournament | L 88-91 |
| Mar 19 (Thu) | 8:25 pm CT | Neutral | Penn | Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours Wellness Arena) | NCAA Tournament | W 105-70 |
| Mar 21 (Sat) | 6:50 pm CT | Neutral | VCU | Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours Wellness Arena) | NCAA Tournament | W 76-55 |
| Mar 26 (Thu) | 9:05 pm CT | Neutral | #5 Houston | Houston, Texas (Toyota Center) | NCAA Tournament | W 65-55 |
| Mar 28 (Sat) | 5:09 pm CT | Neutral | Iowa | Houston, Texas (Toyota Center) | NCAA Tournament | W 71-59 |
| Apr 4 (Sat) | 5:09 pm CT | Neutral | #7 UConn | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium) | NCAA Tournament | L 62-71 |