Illinois was the week's biggest riser, jumping nine spots from No. 22 to No. 13 after sweeping a West Coast swing.

Over that same stretch, Illinois has soared in most metrics-based rankings – including in the KenPom rankings. After a Dec.

With yet another quick turnaround, Illinois will host Penn State (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) in Champaign on Wednesday (8 p.m. CT, on Big Ten Network) in its next opportunity to climb up Katz’s rankings – and ...

Get real-time COLLEGEBASKETBALL basketball coverage and scores as Penn State Nittany Lions takes on Illinois Fighting Illini. We bring you the latest game previews, live stats, and recaps on CBSSports ...

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Since losing two of three at the Players Era Festival, Houston has been the best team in college hoops, per Bart Torvik, and has a ridiculous 79.6 adjusted defensive efficiency. Tennessee is just ...

Tennessee won at Illinois last month in what is its biggest ... morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings (Tennessee) on the road against the team sitting at ...

Few sights get the pulse racing like watching Gibbs-Lawhorn spot a lane, put his head down and attack the rim, which he did to great effect against UW. He finished with eight points on 4-for-7 ...

Western Illinois takes on the UT Martin Skyhawks after Marko Maletic scored 25 points in Western Illinois' 75-67 win over the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

Preview the January 8 matchup between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Penn State Nittany Lions with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Illinois hosts the No. 23 Iowa Hawkeyes after Genesis Bryant scored 20 points in Illinois' 68-61 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.