Illinois football rankings in final coaches, AP Top 25 polls

Illinois Football Finishes No. 16 in AP Poll as Fans and Experts Look Ahead
Even as the Illini celebrate their best finish in 23 years, jockeying for position in the 2025 rankings has already begun
Illinois football rankings in final coaches, AP Top 25 polls after turnaround 2024 season
Illinois won 10 games in 2024 including the Citrus Bowl. Here is how the Illini and coach Bret Bielema ranked in the final coaches and AP polls.
Illinois football finishes season at #16 in Final AP poll
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — The Fighting Illini finished strong at number 16 in the Final AP Top 25 released Tuesday. The win over #14 South Carolina in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl secured the team's best Top 25 finish since 2001, when they hit #12.
The final AP Top 25 College Football Poll
Buckeyes rule Ohio State is the national champion. That means the Buckeyes own the top spot in the final AP Top 25 college football poll. Now that the obvious is out of the way who followed Ohio State in the final rankings?
Illinois football lands first in-state high school prospect since turnaround season
The DeKalb junior is a 6-foot-4, 200-pounder in the Class of 2026. In the last two seasons, he has 109 receptions for 1,952 yards and 13 touchdowns. He chose Illinois over offers from Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, among others.
Georgia ranks outside of top five in final AP poll
The final AP rankings came out after the 2024-2025 college fotoball season and the Georgia Bulldogs ranked outside of the top five for the first time since the end of the 2020 season. No. 6 Georgia (11-3) earned the ranking after a Sugar Bowl loss to the No.
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Where Illinois football is ranked in early 2025 rankings in Bret Bielema's fifth season
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Illinois adds wide receiver for class of 2026
Illinois football has added a new wide receiver to its class 2026 with Kenyon Alston, marking the team’s fifth commitment to that class.
Warren's Aaron Stewart commits to Illinois for football and wrestling
Stewart can make a case as the state's premier multi-sport athlete. Also a sprinter in track, he's the state's most productive running back and is a defending state champ in wrestling.
Illinois football adds pair of transfers from top FCS programs
The Illinois football team reached into the transfer portal for a pair of players from two of the top FCS football programs ...
Illinois Football Adds Three-Star Offensive Lineman Landen Von Seggern
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Illinois football sends shockwaves through way-too-early top 25 for 2025
The Illinois football team will have a target on our backs come the 2025 campaign. With the success of the football field ...
Illinois football signs all-Big Ten punter out of the transfer portal
The Australian punter Keelan Crimmins has signed with the Illinois football program after transferring from Purdue.
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Analyst Danny Kanell defends Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, rips SEC's 'tiresome' college football bias
Former Florida State quarterback-turned-analyst Danny Kanell came to Illinois coach Bret Bielema's rescue following the release of Josh Pate's unofficial "JP Poll," which omitted the Fighting Illini ...