Seasons since 2014 / 2017 / Illinois
ILL 2017 Illinois
Illinois finished the 2017 season with a CFB Market price of 71.50, No. 109 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 76.49 and closed down 6.5%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
76.49
CLOSE
71.50
HIGH (W2)
84.09
LOW (W7)
71.25
FINAL RANK
109 of 130
Biggest gain: +10.1% in W2 (W 20-7 vs Western Kentucky). Biggest drop: -6.5% in W7 (L 24-35 vs Rutgers).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Ball State | W 24-21 | 76.37 | -0.1% |
| W2 | vs Western Kentucky BIGGEST GAIN | W 20-7 | 84.09 | +10.1% |
| W3 | at South Florida | L 23-47 | 82.43 | -2.0% |
| W4 | Bye | 82.43 | +0.0% | |
| W5 | vs Nebraska | L 6-28 | 78.24 | -5.1% |
| W6 | at Iowa | L 16-45 | 76.20 | -2.6% |
| W7 | vs Rutgers BIGGEST DROP | L 24-35 | 71.25 | -6.5% |
| W8 | at Minnesota | L 17-24 | 73.44 | +3.1% |
| W9 | vs Wisconsin | L 10-24 | 75.40 | +2.7% |
| W10 | at Purdue | L 10-29 | 74.19 | -1.6% |
| W11 | vs Indiana | L 14-24 | 74.06 | -0.2% |
| W12 | at Ohio State | L 14-52 | 75.09 | +1.4% |
| W13 | vs Northwestern | L 7-42 | 71.50 | -4.8% |
Big Ten, 2017. 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.