Seasons since 2014 / 2018 / Illinois
ILL 2018 Illinois
Illinois finished the 2018 season with a CFB Market price of 69.23, No. 106 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 74.92 and closed down 7.6%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
74.92
CLOSE
69.23
HIGH (W6)
75.47
LOW (W12)
66.30
FINAL RANK
106 of 130
Biggest gain: +9.1% in W10 (W 55-31 vs Minnesota). Biggest drop: -7.0% in W12 (L 0-63 vs Iowa).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Kent State | W 31-24 | 74.19 | -1.0% |
| W2 | vs Western Illinois FCS | W 34-14 | 73.53 | -0.9% |
| W3 | n. South Florida | L 19-25 | 74.50 | +1.3% |
| W4 | vs Penn State | L 24-63 | 72.58 | -2.6% |
| W5 | Bye | 72.58 | +0.0% | |
| W6 | at Rutgers | W 38-17 | 75.47 | +4.0% |
| W7 | vs Purdue | L 7-46 | 70.78 | -6.2% |
| W8 | at Wisconsin | L 20-49 | 69.85 | -1.3% |
| W9 | at Maryland | L 33-63 | 66.52 | -4.8% |
| W10 | vs Minnesota BIGGEST GAIN | W 55-31 | 72.57 | +9.1% |
| W11 | at Nebraska | L 35-54 | 71.29 | -1.8% |
| W12 | vs Iowa BIGGEST DROP | L 0-63 | 66.30 | -7.0% |
| W13 | at Northwestern | L 16-24 | 69.23 | +4.4% |
Big Ten, 2018. 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.