The Illinois Fighting Illini compete in the Big Ten and hold an all-time record of 1953–1084 (.643 winning percentage) across 120 recorded seasons dating back to 1905-06. The program has reached 5 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 24-8 | 15-5 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | AP #5 |
| 2024-25 | 22-13 | 12-8 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | AP #13 |
| 2023-24 | 29-9 | 14-6 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | AP #6 |
| 2022-23 | 20-13 | 11-9 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | AP #16 |
| 2021-22 | 23-10 | 15-5 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | AP #10 |
| 2020-21 | 24-7 | 16-4 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | AP #2 |
| 2019-20 | 21-10 | 13-7 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | AP #19 |
| 2018-19 | 12-21 | 7-13 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | |
| 2017-18 | 14-18 | 4-14 (Big Ten) | Brad Underwood | |
| 2016-17 | 20-15 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Jamall Walker,John Groce | |
| 2015-16 | 15-19 | 5-13 (Big Ten) | John Groce | |
| 2014-15 | 19-14 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | John Groce | AP #24 |
| 2013-14 | 20-15 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | John Groce | AP #23 |
| 2012-13 | 23-13 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | John Groce | AP #10 |
| 2011-12 | 17-15 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | AP #19 |
| 2010-11 | 20-14 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | AP #12 |
| 2009-10 | 21-15 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | AP #20 |
| 2008-09 | 24-10 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | AP #18 |
| 2007-08 | 16-19 | 5-13 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | |
| 2006-07 | 23-12 | 9-7 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | |
| 2005-06 | 26-7 | 11-5 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | AP #6 |
| 2004-05 | 37-2 | 15-1 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | AP #1 |
| 2003-04 | 26-7 | 13-3 (Big Ten) | Bruce Weber | AP #11 |
| 2002-03 | 25-7 | 11-5 (Big Ten) | Bill Self | AP #7 |
| 2001-02 | 26-9 | 11-5 (Big Ten) | Bill Self | AP #2 |
| 2000-01 | 27-8 | 13-3 (Big Ten) | Bill Self | AP #3 |
| 1999-00 | 22-10 | 11-5 (Big Ten) | Lon Kruger | AP #15 |
| 1998-99 | 14-18 | 3-13 (Big Ten) | Lon Kruger | |
| 1997-98 | 23-10 | 13-3 (Big Ten) | Lon Kruger | AP #18 |
| 1996-97 | 22-10 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Lon Kruger | AP #15 |
| 1995-96 | 18-13 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #12 |
| 1994-95 | 19-12 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #20 |
| 1993-94 | 17-11 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #16 |
| 1992-93 | 19-13 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | |
| 1991-92 | 13-15 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | |
| 1990-91 | 21-10 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | |
| 1989-90 | 21-8 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #4 |
| 1988-89 | 31-5 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #1 |
| 1987-88 | 23-10 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #13 |
| 1986-87 | 23-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #5 |
| 1985-86 | 22-10 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #7 |
| 1984-85 | 26-9 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #2 |
| 1983-84 | 26-5 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #6 |
| 1982-83 | 21-11 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | |
| 1981-82 | 18-11 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | |
| 1980-81 | 21-8 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #12 |
| 1979-80 | 22-13 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #20 |
| 1978-79 | 19-11 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | AP #4 |
| 1977-78 | 13-14 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | |
| 1975-76 | 14-13 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Lou Henson | |
| 1974-75 | 8-18 | 4-14 (Big Ten) | Gene Bartow | |
| 1973-74 | 5-18 | 2-12 (Big Ten) | Harv Schmidt | |
| 1972-73 | 14-10 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Harv Schmidt | |
| 1971-72 | 14-10 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Harv Schmidt | AP #16 |
| 1970-71 | 11-12 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Harv Schmidt | AP #15 |
| 1969-70 | 15-9 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Harv Schmidt | AP #10 |
| 1968-69 | 19-5 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Harv Schmidt | AP #4 |
| 1967-68 | 11-13 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Harv Schmidt | |
| 1966-67 | 12-12 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | |
| 1965-66 | 12-12 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | |
| 1964-65 | 18-6 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #6 |
| 1963-64 | 13-11 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | |
| 1962-63 | 20-6 | 11-3 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #3 |
| 1961-62 | 15-8 | 7-7 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | |
| 1960-61 | 9-15 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #19 |
| 1959-60 | 16-7 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #8 |
| 1958-59 | 12-10 | 7-7 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #18 |
| 1957-58 | 11-11 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #17 |
| 1956-57 | 14-8 | 7-7 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #5 |
| 1955-56 | 18-4 | 11-3 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #2 |
| 1954-55 | 17-5 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #3 |
| 1953-54 | 17-5 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #4 |
| 1952-53 | 18-4 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #2 |
| 1951-52 | 22-4 | 12-2 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #1 |
| 1950-51 | 22-5 | 13-1 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #5 |
| 1949-50 | 14-8 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #16 |
| 1948-49 | 21-4 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | AP #4 |
| 1947-48 | 15-5 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Harry Combes | |
| 1946-47 | 14-6 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1945-46 | 14-7 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1944-45 | 13-7 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1943-44 | 11-9 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1942-43 | 17-1 | 12-0 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1941-42 | 18-5 | 13-2 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1940-41 | 13-7 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1939-40 | 14-6 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1938-39 | 14-5 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1937-38 | 9-9 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1936-37 | 14-4 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Douglas Mills | |
| 1935-36 | 13-6 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1934-35 | 15-5 | 9-3 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1933-34 | 13-6 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1932-33 | 11-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1931-32 | 11-6 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1930-31 | 12-5 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1929-30 | 8-8 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1928-29 | 10-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1927-28 | 5-12 | 2-10 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1926-27 | 10-7 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1925-26 | 9-8 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1924-25 | 11-6 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1923-24 | 11-6 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1922-23 | 9-6 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1921-22 | 14-5 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Frank Winters | |
| 1920-21 | 11-7 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Frank Winters | |
| 1919-20 | 9-4 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Ralph Jones | |
| 1918-19 | 6-8 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Ralph Jones | |
| 1917-18 | 9-6 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Ralph Jones | |
| 1916-17 | 13-3 | 10-2 (Western) | Ralph Jones | |
| 1915-16 | 13-3 | 9-3 (Western) | Ralph Jones | |
| 1914-15 | 16-0 | 12-0 (Western) | Ralph Jones | |
| 1913-14 | 9-4 | 7-4 (Western) | Ralph Jones | |
| 1912-13 | 10-6 | 7-6 (Western) | Ralph Jones | |
| 1911-12 | 8-8 | 4-8 (Western) | Thomas Thompson | |
| 1910-11 | 6-6 | 6-5 (Western) | Thomas Thompson | |
| 1909-10 | 5-4 | 5-4 (Western) | Herb Juul | |
| 1908-09 | 7-6 | 5-6 (Western) | Herb Juul | |
| 1907-08 | 20-6 | 4-4 (Western) | Fletcher Lane | |
| 1906-07 | 1-10 | 0-8 (Western) | Frank Pinckney | |
| 1905-06 | 6-8 | 3-7 (Western) | Elwood Brown |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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