Seasons since 2014 / 2015 / Illinois
ILL 2015 Illinois
Illinois finished the 2015 season with a CFB Market price of 95.03, No. 71 of 128 FBS teams. It opened at 87.54 and closed up 8.6%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
87.54
CLOSE
95.03
HIGH (W10)
96.70
LOW (PRE)
87.54
FINAL RANK
71 of 128
Biggest gain: +8.1% in W10 (W 48-14 at Purdue). Biggest drop: -7.4% in W9 (L 0-39 at Penn State).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Kent State | W 52-3 | 94.18 | +7.6% |
| W2 | vs Western Illinois FCS | W 44-0 | 96.06 | +2.0% |
| W3 | at North Carolina | L 14-48 | 89.94 | -6.4% |
| W4 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 27-25 | 90.64 | +0.8% |
| W5 | vs Nebraska | W 14-13 | 95.56 | +5.4% |
| W6 | at Iowa | L 20-29 | 96.37 | +0.8% |
| W7 | Bye | 96.37 | +0.0% | |
| W8 | vs Wisconsin | L 13-24 | 96.54 | +0.2% |
| W9 | at Penn State BIGGEST DROP | L 0-39 | 89.43 | -7.4% |
| W10 | at Purdue BIGGEST GAIN | W 48-14 | 96.70 | +8.1% |
| W11 | vs Ohio State | L 3-28 | 95.99 | -0.7% |
| W12 | at Minnesota | L 23-32 | 95.91 | -0.1% |
| W13 | n. Northwestern | L 14-24 | 95.03 | -0.9% |
Big Ten, 2015. 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.