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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

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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.

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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.

Notre Dame football sees 3 players enter transfer portal

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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 season. Then NIU happened.

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Notre Dame football sees 3 players enter transfer portal after CFP loss

The Notre Dame football program came up just short on Monday night in the College Football Playoff national title game against Ohio State. Still, it was a fantastic season, especially after an early upset loss to Northern Illinois in South Bend.

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Notre Dame players threatened reporter after loss

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff national championship game, but an incident that occurred after the game seems to be causing quite a bit of controversy.

Major College Football Head Coach Calls Out Josh Pate For Final Top 25 Rankings

On Wednesday, college football analyst Josh Pate dropped his final top-25 of the year, and he had a top-five of Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Notre Dame and Georgia, respectively. However, Illinois head ...

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Where Illinois football is ranked in early 2025 rankings in Bret Bielema's fifth season

Illinois football had a turnaround season in 2024, winning 10 games and getting a victory over South Carolina in the Citrus ...

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Can't Wait For Saturday | Altmyer's return gives Illinois a leg up at QB over most of the Big Ten

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer celebrates during the Illini’s 21-17 win against South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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