Illinois rankings update
The Illinois football team moved into the national rankings on Sunday, jumping to No. 24 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Fighting Illini did not make the coaches’ top 25, but is first among teams receiving votes.
The Illini are 3-0 for the first time since 2011, with victories against Eastern Illinois, then-No. 19 Kansas and Central Michigan. Illinois is in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2022, when they were ranked for four consecutive weeks and reached as high as No. 14.
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No. 24 Illinois opens the Big Ten Conference season at 7 p.m. Friday against No. 22 Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. The game, which will air on FOX, will be Illinois’ first game between ranked teams since 2008, when No. 12 Penn State defeated No. 21 Illinois, 38-24.
Since 1942, Illinois has an 81-50-2 (.620) record when ranked in the AP Top 25, according to a release from the school.
College football rankings, Week 4
US LBM Coaches Poll top 25
First-place votes in parentheses.
1. Georgia (42)
2. Texas (10)
3. Ohio State (3)
4. Alabama
5. Ole Miss
6. Oregon
7. Tennessee
T-8. Penn State
T-8. Missouri
10. Utah
11. Miami
12. USC
13. Oklahoma
14. Kansas State
15. Oklahoma State
16. LSU
17. Michigan
18. Notre Dame
19. Clemson
20. Louisville
21. Iowa State
22. Nebraska
23. Memphis
24. Texas A&M
25. UNLV
AP Top 25 Poll
First-place votes in parentheses.
1. Texas (35)
2. Georgia (23)
3. Ohio State (5)
4. Alabama
5. Ole Miss
6. Tennessee
7. Missouri
8. Miami
9. Oregon
10. Penn State
11. USC
12. Utah
13. Kansas State
14. Oklahoma State
15. Oklahoma
16. LSU
17. Notre Dame
18. Michigan
19. Louisville
20. Iowa State
21. Clemson
22. Nebraska
23. Northern Illinois
24. Illinois
25. Texas A&M
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Publish date : 2024-09-15 22:54:44
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