Illinois State

Best finish

No. 2

Seasons ranked

24 / 44

Best finish

No. 2 (2025-2026)

Sports

Football · Women's Basketball · Women's Volleyball

Polls

Media · Coaches · FCS Coaches · FCS Media

Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport

Season-final ranking by sport · 1984-1985 – 2026-2027

FootballWomen's Volleyball

Each point is Illinois State's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

A year is lit when Illinois State was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.

2020s5 ranked

2026 Best · No. 3 FB 2025 Best · No. 2 FB 2024 Best · No. 10 FB 2023 Best · No. 22 FB

2022Unranked

2021Unranked

2020 Best · No. 7 FB

2010s10 ranked

2019 Best · No. 6 FB 2018 Best · No. 7 FB 2017 Best · No. 7 FB 2016 Best · No. 5 FB 2015 Best · No. 2 FB 2014 Best · No. 2 FB 2013 Best · No. 10 FB 2012 Best · No. 8 FB 2011 Best · No. 14 FB 2010 Best · No. 19 FB

2000s7 ranked

2009Unranked

2008Unranked

2007 Best · No. 7 FBWomen's 2006 Best · No. 3 FB 2005 Best · No. 18 FB

2004Unranked

2003 Best · No. 23 FB 2002 Best · No. 25 FB 2001 Best · No. 16 FB 2000 Best · No. 5 FB

1990s0 ranked

1999Unranked

1998Unranked

1997Unranked

1996Unranked

1995Unranked

1994Unranked

1993Unranked

1992Unranked

1991Unranked

1990Unranked

1980s2 ranked

1989Unranked

1988Unranked

1987Unranked

1986Unranked

1985Unranked

1984 Best · No. 10 VB 1983 Best · No. 20 VB