Seasons since 2014 / 2019 / Illinois
ILL 2019 Illinois
Illinois finished the 2019 season with a CFB Market price of 86.37, No. 86 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 69.23 and closed up 24.8%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
69.23
CLOSE
86.37
HIGH (W13)
97.27
LOW (PRE)
69.23
FINAL RANK
86 of 130
Biggest gain: +10.1% in W9 (W 24-6 at Purdue). Biggest drop: -7.9% in W14 (L 10-29 vs Northwestern).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Akron | W 42-3 | 74.16 | +7.1% |
| W2 | at UConn | W 31-23 | 73.15 | -1.4% |
| W3 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 31-34 | 73.17 | +0.0% |
| W4 | vs Nebraska | L 38-42 | 73.29 | +0.2% |
| W5 | Bye | 73.29 | +0.0% | |
| W6 | at Minnesota | L 17-40 | 71.11 | -3.0% |
| W7 | vs Michigan | L 25-42 | 71.13 | +0.0% |
| W8 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-23 | 77.89 | +9.5% |
| W9 | at Purdue BIGGEST GAIN | W 24-6 | 85.77 | +10.1% |
| W10 | vs Rutgers | W 38-10 | 88.89 | +3.6% |
| W11 | at Michigan State | W 37-34 | 94.67 | +6.5% |
| W12 | Bye | 94.67 | +0.0% | |
| W13 | at Iowa | L 10-19 | 97.27 | +2.8% |
| W14 | vs Northwestern BIGGEST DROP | L 10-29 | 89.60 | -7.9% |
| W15 | Bye | 89.60 | +0.0% | |
| P2 | n. California | L 20-35 | 86.37 | -3.6% |
Big Ten, 2019. 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.