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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.
AP College Football Poll 2024-25: Final Top 25 Rankings After CFP Championship
The final Associated Press college football poll for the 2024-25 season has been released after Ohio State's 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in the
Five Big Ten teams lead final US LBM Coaches Poll of 2024 college football season
Ohio State leads the coaches’ final top 25. It is followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Oregon and No. 5 Penn State. Four of those five top teams were CFP semifinalists. Oregon, which fell in the quarterfinal to Ohio State, boasted the year’s best regular-season resume.
Coaches Poll top 25: Ohio State at No. 1, Indiana lands top-10 finish in final college football rankings
Ohio State finished as the No. 1 team after defeating Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship
How Illinois football is on track to develop more standout NFL Draft prospects moving forward
One of the biggest sells is the success of former Fighting Illini standout Devin Witherspoon, who now plays cornerback for ...
Notre Dame football offseason news: Transfer portal, roster updates, recruiting by Fighting Irish insiders
The Irish Illustrated team has its finger on the pulse of Notre Dame transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves ...
Illinois Football Adds Three-Star Offensive Lineman Landen Von Seggern
Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini boosted their 2026 class and began building their offensive line of the future ...
Illinois football adds offensive line commit with a 'nasty streak'
The Illinois football team added its fourth high school recruit for the Class of 2026, a physical interior lineman from Omaha ...
How did CFP finalist Notre Dame football lose to Northern Illinois?
Notre Dame football was rolling after a win at Texas A&M, a game many thought would slingshot the Irish to an undefeated ...
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