Seasons since 2014 / 2014 / Illinois
ILL 2014 Illinois
Illinois finished the 2014 season with a CFB Market price of 93.43, No. 73 of 128 FBS teams. It opened at 87.62 and closed up 6.6%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
87.62
CLOSE
93.43
HIGH (W14)
93.49
LOW (W6)
78.11
FINAL RANK
73 of 128
Biggest gain: +10.1% in W14 (W 47-33 at Northwestern). Biggest drop: -7.7% in W6 (L 27-38 vs Purdue).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Youngstown State FCS | W 28-17 | 85.87 | -2.0% |
| W2 | vs Western Kentucky | W 42-34 | 88.68 | +3.3% |
| W3 | at Washington | L 19-44 | 86.66 | -2.3% |
| W4 | vs Texas State | W 42-35 | 87.12 | +0.5% |
| W5 | at Nebraska | L 14-45 | 84.65 | -2.8% |
| W6 | vs Purdue BIGGEST DROP | L 27-38 | 78.11 | -7.7% |
| W7 | at Wisconsin | L 28-38 | 79.72 | +2.1% |
| W8 | Bye | 79.72 | +0.0% | |
| W9 | vs Minnesota | W 28-24 | 82.87 | +4.0% |
| W10 | at Ohio State | L 14-55 | 82.07 | -1.0% |
| W11 | Bye | 82.07 | +0.0% | |
| W12 | vs Iowa | L 14-30 | 80.75 | -1.6% |
| W13 | vs Penn State | W 16-14 | 84.92 | +5.2% |
| W14 | at Northwestern BIGGEST GAIN | W 47-33 | 93.49 | +10.1% |
| W15 | Bye | 93.49 | +0.0% | |
| W16 | Bye | 93.49 | +0.0% | |
| P1 | n. Louisiana Tech | L 18-35 | 93.43 | -0.1% |
Big Ten, 2014. P1 to P4 are 7-day postseason windows. Weekly % combines every game that week. A few pregame ratings against FCS opponents were filled from the team's adjacent games.